Example sentences of "[noun] he [vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a Napoleon he can not discover anybody to be ; a Napoleon is a projected , dreamed-up , aimed-at type , a ‘ generalhuman ’ . |
| 2 | The pilot stated that as the aircraft rose above the treeline , at about 150 feet above the ground it involuntarily banked to the right , and despite maintaining the climb speed he could not prevent the roll to the right — which continued past ninety degrees of bank . |
| 3 | ‘ Under the veil of darkness cities take on a universal quality ’ , thought American artist DOUG DAWSON , until he brought his pastels to London and discovered that it held certain characteristics he could n't ignore . |
| 4 | ‘ Under the veil of darkness cities take on a universal quality ’ , thought American artist DOUG DAWSON , until he brought his pastels to London and discovered that it held certain characteristics he could n't ignore . |
| 5 | yeah , that 's the only thing I 've , it 's the only horse he might not have got all the way round this time |
| 6 | He heard two men arguing , but with water lapping in his ears he could n't make out the words . |
| 7 | ‘ When Chelsea signed me Ian Porterfield told me that if I got in the side he would n't drop me so I want to make up for lost time . ’ |
| 8 | They were the one side he dare not lose sight of and United are off to Highbury at the weekend only four points adrift . |
| 9 | Well yeah but he said without this card he ca n't get no money , cos he 's used what money he had to pay off the card . |
| 10 | And Sunderland manager Malcolm Crosby said : ‘ If Anton plays for Northern Ireland on Tuesday he will not play for us at Blackburn the next night . ’ |
| 11 | If I have the heat up very high in the bedroom he ca n't sleep . |
| 12 | You bet him sixpence he could not eat a maggot and he promptly swallowed a live one and grabbed your tanner . |
| 13 | By late November , however , Demirel was understood to have secured from Özal an undertaking that in future he would not stray beyond his constitutional role as President . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'll have to tell Meredith he ca n't keep her on , ’ St Ives decided . |
| 15 | She turned to the bookcase : ‘ Those were his books , but after he had his stroke he could n't read for any length of time without tiring his eyes and I used to read to him . |
| 16 | ‘ The important thing is that everyone has a blinding time , ’ says Dermot with the quiet confidence of a promoter who never promises attractions he ca n't deliver . |
| 17 | He hurried out into the garden but to his disappointment he could n't see a pear tree anywhere let alone one with a partridge in it . |
| 18 | Under the old law of larceny he may not have been guilty of attempted larceny . |
| 19 | Concern was also expressed in some quarters when it became known that Christopher Ball was to be appointed Chairman of the Board , on the grounds that as head of an Oxford College he would not appear to have the intimate knowledge of the further education system that such a post requires . |
| 20 | When Mr. Gosling picked the apples for me last month he left a few on the top branches he could n't reach , and they 're rather a temptation to boys , I expect . |
| 21 | There were no answers , just agonising riddles he could not solve . |
| 22 | She stopped abruptly , suddenly afraid to say the words aloud in case they were words he would n't want to hear . |
| 23 | In the last chapter , in prison , he says that without the crime he would not have found within himself such questions , desires , feelings , needs , strivings , and development . ’ |
| 24 | If she fell at a fence he could not avoid trampling her . |
| 25 | On the team coach to away games when he was with Crystal Palace he could n't sit still for five minutes . |
| 26 | Christo in that car in the dark he ca n't work late , I ca n't get you over there in that car . |
| 27 | In the dark he would not see the obstacle . |
| 28 | Also deduction of the Fund 's initial charge ( where applicable ) means that if an investor withdraws from his investment in the short term he may not get back the amount he originally invested . |
| 29 | In practice he could not officiate everywhere in person and would be represented by a priest . |
| 30 | It was what Nigel wanted in theory , but in practice he could n't bear the whole thing ending acrimoniously , especially with her getting the last word . |