Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] [verb] [pron] at [art] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The second job of the day is to light the stove , a monument in itself , taking up a quarter of the thatched hut with its various extensions — a sill ( pod ) with an area for keeping dishes warm ( chestok ) , niches ( pechurki ) for small objects and matches , holes on the side for drying out leg and foot wrappings ( for lack of shoes ) , holes near the summit for reviving chilled hens in winter , and on the triumphal summit worn clothing on which to stretch out and sleep in the delicious warmth — ‘ U hholodnoi pechi ne sogreesh'sia ’ ( ‘ You ca n't heat yourself at a cold stove ’ ) . |
| 32 | I 'm afraid we ca n't help you at the moment — we 've been told simply that Mr. Andrew is away from the office . |
| 33 | If you ca n't hear me at the back because my voice drops from time to time then shout away because I 'm not always aware of how well it carries . |
| 34 | I 'm sorry , people ca n't hear you at the back . |
| 35 | Well we ca n't hear it at the moment I 'm just about to run it again for you . |
| 36 | I mean a , I 've been throwing mine away now we ca n't get them at the other farm , I mean and I said if we do , we 'd better keep |
| 37 | They ca n't gazump you at the last minute cos it makes |
| 38 | O M O V you ca n't buy it at the chemist it is n't a new type of bread for some religious festival it 's not a new cleaning detergent O M O V what is O M O V ? |
| 39 | er Monday when I get back , I ca n't find it at the moment . |
| 40 | I 'm looking forward to Hamlet , but I wo n't bother you at the theatre ; I 'll see you at the flat . |
| 41 | ‘ If they 're sensible they do and their daughters will know what it 's all about and wo n't throw themselves at the first lad who looks at them . |
| 42 | ‘ They wo n't know us at the station , in London , ’ said Jonathon suddenly . |
| 43 | ‘ So we wo n't see you at the meet on Tuesday ? ’ |
| 44 | More than that we can not tell you at the moment , but we will , of course , give you a full ( p ) review as soon as it is possible . |
| 45 | You can not do everything at the same time . |
| 46 | I can not chuck them at the last minute . |
| 47 | ‘ You know , Comrade Andropov is getting ready for the Party Congress , so he can not receive you at the moment , but you can make a detailed written statement of everything , saying who it is you suspect , and so on and so forth ’ . |