Example sentences of "n't [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When questioned about his long-suffering wife Maggie , now his ex , he often said : ‘ She does n't chain me . ’ |
| 2 | she would n't chain it up , and it got hit and killed on the erm road just outside the Post Office was n't it ? |
| 3 | And , I must say , it would have to be a very bad year if I did n't double my clients ’ money ! ’ she added , before breaking off to answer more phone calls . |
| 4 | All he 'd say was that nature meant men and women to be attracted by each other and if they were n't , the species would n't reproduce themselves . ’ |
| 5 | They ca n't spare me , poorly , though I may be . |
| 6 | I 'm sure you ca n't be keeping her so busy that she ca n't spare me an hour or so . ’ |
| 7 | I ca n't spare her , I ca n't — ’ |
| 8 | He still could n't spare him a drop of real hatred , though — Carter was the one . |
| 9 | ‘ But it 's my time , ’ I said as I stood up , ‘ and I ca n't spare it . |
| 10 | The wire is guided down the hole as the lid closes so it does n't obstruct anything inside the box ; lift out trays can be fitted flush to the top of the box . |
| 11 | Well , he did n't mention Niki , he did n't congratulate him , embrace him , he did n't hand him so much as a crumb . |
| 12 | ‘ You should n't goad her , ’ said Enid . |
| 13 | ‘ Parents , do n't goad your children into resentment . ’ |
| 14 | Do n't dirty me , Bruce ! |
| 15 | Do n't dirty your mouth , old mate . |
| 16 | For it was certain , Leith considered , that with the evidence Naylor Massingham had of seeing Travis in bed at her flat , and again seeing her with Travis in that hotel dining-room , he was going to want more from Travis than any declaration of , ‘ Leith is n't my girlfriend , so do n't sack her ’ . |
| 17 | Yeah , Oh you ca n't sack her for that ! |
| 18 | They could n't sack me , though . |
| 19 | MacArthur did n't say to Truman hey you ca n't sack me , I 'm the emperor of Japan , no ? |
| 20 | Lorrimer ca n't sack him . |
| 21 | I mean he would n't sack his ex wife . |
| 22 | No , we did n't sack anybody who worked in children 's homes , we did n't sack anybody who was at the front line of s services and we certainly did n't expect other people to pay for our circus tickets . |
| 23 | No , we did n't sack anybody who worked in children 's homes , we did n't sack anybody who was at the front line of s services and we certainly did n't expect other people to pay for our circus tickets . |
| 24 | did n't sack anybody |
| 25 | of our officers who work in children 's homes , we did n't sack anybody who was at the front line of s services and we certainly did n't expect other people to pay for our circus tickets . |
| 26 | did n't sack anybody |
| 27 | Yeah but they ca n't sack you . |
| 28 | What still seems most important to me , after seven years , is still the callers and the way that we do or do n't service their needs . |
| 29 | All that 's doing is for the senior associates , saying well look , I 've got such a large client bank I ca n't service them myself , so what should I be thinking of doing ? |
| 30 | If you do n't service one then the other wo n't be happy . |