Example sentences of "he [adv] [vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Yesterday party leaders voiced their total opposition to violent acts and one SNP MP , Andrew Welsh , claimed he had been misquoted at a recent press conference when he apparently would not rule out sabotage . |
2 | So he obviously would n't have thought the union would have been much of a threat to him seeing as he |
3 | She immediately discounted that idea , realising that , had Lubor known , then he obviously would n't have asked her to dine himself . |
4 | ‘ Three , crowd shot — not the bloody clouds — CROWDS — somebody get to three , he obviously ca n't hear . ’ |
5 | They had control of all Stanley 's finances , as he obviously could not manage them himself . |
6 | He obviously could n't give a damn what she did , tucked away in his cosy room , dressed in his nice dry clothes . |
7 | But he admits , cost-effectiveness does depend on the number of users involved — with up to 100 users it is cheaper to use Unix , while he personally would n't suggest running a mainframe with fewer than 200 users . |
8 | He personally could n't give a monkey 's whether I went out or.not as long as the CID boys knew where they could get me . |
9 | Well he perhaps wo n't do it any more now you 've told him . |
10 | After 1174 , however , Henry hoped that the presence of his sons in different parts of the empire would in some measure provide the mobility , flexibility and speed of response which he alone could not give . |
11 | He just would n't hold a conversation with him . |
12 | Why would n't he like it ? said Mr Rose , and Marcus said the idea frightened him , he would be trapped , there was a lot of noise , he just would n't like it . |
13 | And he just would n't let anybody near him who would n't kiss his ass . ’ |
14 | there was no sort of , you know , about handshake or anything daft like that he just , he just would n't let go of my hand so I had to pull off really . |
15 | Er the er the lady he was a widower and his , er his f er he was with a lady who was a widow and erm I know for a fact that she 'd not spent a penny , she had n't p you know for a you know , of the trip or , or he just would n't let her , I mean , I mean you , you 've got to have some money have n't you to keep |
16 | I do n't think the I do n't think the D T I would have issued a investment management certificate to Robert Maxwell you know because he 'd done naughty things in the past , so he just would n't have got the certificate . |
17 | He just would n't come to Rose Cottage again , and she would not know whether ‘ Time ’ had been the culprit , or some long ago and nameless enemy . |
18 | He just would not diversify , that boy . |
19 | Gorfang Rotgut really hates Dwarfs — he just ca n't stand stunties . |
20 | He just ca n't stand it if things do n't work . |
21 | Neighbour Sue Read said : ‘ He just ca n't face it . ’ |
22 | Perhaps he just ca n't face the parting ! ’ |
23 | He just ca n't bring himself to say it . ’ |
24 | He just ca n't stop entertaining his public . |
25 | He just ca n't manage money , full stop . |
26 | ‘ He just ca n't seem to understand that it 's different now . |
27 | He just ca n't seem to take it in about his daddy . ’ |
28 | He just ca n't help himself , can he . |
29 | He says he just ca n't backtrack . |
30 | He just ca n't put it forward , so you have to get a book and do it yourself , and then I ask for the syllabus so I can make sure |