Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their squad could just prove to be too big , ie Ferguson may not know who to pick . |
| 2 | As Oreste grew he would become more expensive to keep and Ellen might not find his maintenance so easy . |
| 3 | Meredith might not like him but he was a box office draw and bearing in mind that unfortunate incident in Windsor … . |
| 4 | There were some reports so confidential that even Jean might not see them ; they were better kept at home . |
| 5 | Sally-Anne , her heart thudding in the strangest way when he asked her this , as though he had said something much more intimate , and then suddenly understanding by the ambiguous way in which he had spoken that he had offered her other games than chess , and his wicked expression betraying that he had seen her confusion , flushed , and he added softly , so that Matey could not hear him , ‘ Come , McAllister , give me your answer — you surely wish to please the Master in every way possible , ’ the last bit in a fake American accent so bad that she laughed out loud . |
| 6 | Because I 'm a bit patterny , flowers , with this little bit here and being cropped there , just made my leg look a bit , and I thought oh dear , and I was n't convinced , Richard could n't stand them , he thought I looked absolutely gross in them . |
| 7 | She and David could not do anything about it , of course , but it was wonderful . |
| 8 | Corbett could n't make his features out because of the hood pulled over his head . |
| 9 | Bernice could n't take her eyes from the tall woman , and realized that her companions , too , must have been staring . |
| 10 | Bernice could n't see what he thought he would be able to do even if they did catch up with the shapechangers . |
| 11 | Bernice could n't work it out . |
| 12 | Bernice could n't work it out . |
| 13 | And Amabel could not stop herself from thinking that this dreadful , dirty town must surely be to blame , that if Gemma had been less stubborn about remaining here , in this dark old manor , standing cheek-by-jowl with the brewery and the foundry and those hundreds and hundreds of unwashed , unlettered people who worked in them , then this tragedy would not have occurred . |
| 14 | Doreen Wranklin could n't understand it as she had always paid up on time . |
| 15 | They laughed , swam in the Humber ( which , strangely , was as warm as bathwater and a dazzling , transparent blue ) , chased each other , in slow motion , through the sand dunes , caught each other and kissed , fed each other with — Marie could not decide what they should feed each other with . |
| 16 | The third missed opportunity could have been the try of the season after Botica broke brilliantly from his own line and beat man after man but Offiah could not hold his pass on halfway with no-one between him and the Bradford line . |
| 17 | At the last Arlott could not bring himself to sign the contract . |
| 18 | Eventually Angalo could n't stand it any more . |
| 19 | By the time they reached her landing Madge could n't bear it . |
| 20 | Ramsey could not say he was a pacifist . |
| 21 | Although his new wife knew of his past , including the part played by Sara Hart and her two young offspring , Tawell could not ignore them and decided to do something about it . |
| 22 | Charlie looked in , wanting Josie , but Lucy could n't tell him where she 'd gone . |
| 23 | But Mrs Wright could n't hear anything . |
| 24 | Even Ken could n't keep his mind on the action . |
| 25 | His mother cried , Elspeth was so proud , Becky could n't believe it , but John was very solemn and quietly ordered his son from the house . |
| 26 | With England running in four tries past the static Springbok forwards , Botha could not hide his contempt for the country 's administrators . |
| 27 | Bobby could n't believe it . |
| 28 | Though Bobby could not return his feelings their friendship survived : Bobby had a knack for making something out of any situation and in Minton 's company a lot of fun was to be had . |
| 29 | Manville could not help himself gloating slightly as he digested the essence of the message . |
| 30 | Meredith could n't see it properly in the absence of proper street-lights and wondered if it was Tom Fearon 's Mercedes . |