Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb mod] n't do [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I ca n't see why the ordinary housewife should n't do it . ’ |
| 2 | First , the right to redeem on the ground of relationship , a stranger could n't do it , it had to be a near kinsman . |
| 3 | But Dot could n't do anything for her because she had to escape . |
| 4 | Howard says drearily if Labour ca n't do it this time they never will . |
| 5 | And this was a particularly popular view in the nineteen sixties and you found lots of people arguing that the American system needed reform that here was the president who was hamstrung by congress , or in the er in the er question I 've set in the , in the programme , you know , the president is less Gulliver in Lilliput , you know , as more like Pinocchio in Lilliput erm that the president has enormous responsibilities , that the nation looks to the president , the world looks to the president but the president ca n't do anything and that you need an increase in presidential power . |
| 6 | And Mummy wo n't do anything that upsets Daddy . |
| 7 | Someone had to respond to this demand , the small little shop in the village could n't do it , even the big Co-ops could n't do it . |
| 8 | But the broomstick could n't do anything to avert the crash . |
| 9 | A day 's work would n't do none of 'em any ‘ arm . ’ |
| 10 | A child would n't do it . |
| 11 | ‘ People do n't seem to understand that a hypnotherapist ca n't do it for them , and neither can any other magic ingredient . |
| 12 | And contract could n't do it . |
| 13 | but erm , I imagine what 's his name would n't do it , Walt Disney |
| 14 | Not so much fear as knowing Conker would n't do what he wanted . |
| 15 | Both dishes may taste scrumptious and once in a while wo n't do you any harm , but foods like that eaten regularly are no basis for a healthy diet . |
| 16 | Once the deed is done Father could n't do anything about it , especially if you 're away from the town . |
| 17 | anyway she said , er Catherine said she was surprised that the woman could n't do it for me , before the end of June |
| 18 | BIRDS do it , bees do it , but you used to be able to watch Emmerdale Farm with your granny and be confident that the cast would n't do it . |
| 19 | For instance , I admit freely that I would expect my desktop publisher to be able to flow and reflow copy from one column to another automatically ; that seems a basic requirement for general-purpose DTP and PagePlus ca n't do it . |
| 20 | Zain ca n't do it on a Wednesday any more . |
| 21 | but the computer ca n't do it and so |
| 22 | Anyway , he said that they had imposed this , and the Government could n't do anything about it . |
| 23 | Obviously , the government wo n't do anything , so we needed to create a pressure group . |
| 24 | He was a wanted man in the Lebanon and UNACO could n't do anything publicly without endangering their own clandestine existence . |
| 25 | And all the money and Mercedeses in the world ca n't do it either . |
| 26 | They 're proud of it , never mind what you said before , Unite Uni City would n't do what ? |
| 27 | A few weeks back here in the World wo n't do my career serious harm . |
| 28 | A good feed would n't do it any 'arm , ’ the old man growled back . |
| 29 | Mr Gould said : ‘ If a Minister ca n't do his job properly , he should consider his position . |
| 30 | ‘ Janine wo n't do anything around the place . ’ |