Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] [not/n't] make [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Of course I know that I must not make this mistake . |
| 2 | And I was told that he was going to die shortly , and that if I wished , the measures that they were using with the respirator could be removed at my request , because he was in a terminal stage ; it was just a matter of time , and I really felt that I could n't make that decision myself . |
| 3 | But all the same I could n't make such a move without giving it some thought , ’ Paula said grandly . |
| 4 | And at that time he wrote in a letter , ‘ In these concerts I could n't make enough slowings and accelerations . ’ |
| 5 | I could n't make any sense out of it at all . |
| 6 | The troubles of the spirit are not always translated into the grosser medium of the flesh , but if I could not make this transfer with Miller then there would be no point in making him ill in the first place . |
| 7 | I would n't make good friends with Kelly . |
| 8 | But I would not make this a necessary condition when designing a border , since to do so would be to deny oneself the pleasure of many first-rate foliage plants . |
| 9 | I , I s I ca n't , I ca n't make that decision . |
| 10 | ‘ I ca n't make that decision for you , ’ he said raggedly . |
| 11 | But I ca n't make that point cos it just gets enemies and it just wo n't do , it wo n't do any good . |
| 12 | you know , if you do n't pay half year they come and demand the lot which I ca n't make that |
| 13 | I ca n't make these decisions on my own , removed from the rest of BBC Radio ; but I have a clear idea of what Radio 3 is about . |
| 14 | Yeah , no well we , we can let you have a copy erm but erm , you know , I , I ca n't make these reservations at at normal prices , my delegates wo n't accept that . |
| 15 | I ca n't make this out , Lex . |
| 16 | " I ca n't make this out , " I say ( as myself , not the alien ) , to which several children respond : " No , that 's because it 's written in the alien 's language . " |
| 17 | I ca n't make any promises of course . |
| 18 | ‘ I ca n't make any promises , but I 'll do what I can . |
| 19 | I ca n't make any appointments for going |
| 20 | If it 's got a full criminal record if their known er that could be it could be as cheap as fifty pounds , for a criminal record I ca n't make any guarantees on that |
| 21 | ‘ Look , I ca n't make any sense of all this , so try and calm down , ’ said Melissa . |
| 22 | ‘ I ca n't make any promises . ’ |
| 23 | I ca n't make any promises , mind . ’ |
| 24 | I ca n't make any sense of what he 's saying because it seems to me that erm our common and everyday and perhaps very deficient notion of individuation is , what makes me different from the rest of you ? |
| 25 | and she said it 's on Saturday night so I 'm sor , you know , I 'm sorry it 's short notice and erm she said I 'll ring Marie and find out , I said well you know ring her but I said I ca n't make any promises I said , I know mum should have been out Friday night and I do n't know what else she 's got on |
| 26 | I ca n't make any appointments for going |
| 27 | I was n't saying , no I ca n't do another television show , no I ca n't make another public appearance . |
| 28 | I shall not make any further comment about it today , but it must be one of several essential issues which the inquiry will have on the table . |
| 29 | ‘ I will not make such a mistake again ! ’ |
| 30 | I got ta make a dozen mince pies for the , she said can you make a dozen mince for the , I said no Sheila , she said pardon , I said no , I said I 'd buy twelve I will not make twelve , so after that she 's , then went round everybody could make twelve mince pies , it 's a bit of a nerve is n't it ? , seems a bit of a nerve asking us to buy the wool and make |