Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [modal v] not [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Well , I looked a bit of a sight , but I thought well , well , you know , what else can I do , I mean I could n't take clothing to get changed in to .
2 They did n't know I would n't steal money like that .
3 Pity they ca n't record video on this it would be quite amusing .
4 They say they wo n't buy mahogany from loggers convicted of malpractice , but insisted an immediate stop on the trade would cost jobs .
5 The families of those shot at dawn , still hope that Ministers who say they wo n't rewrite history , may yet change their minds and give every victim of the great war , the same respect .
6 Many families do n't have a car and some say they can not afford taxi fares .
7 The girls who sign up for fashion 's survival course say they could n't imagine life on the other side of the camera .
8 So agriculture will have to play a role in that and therefore we want to increase agricultural output and in order to do that you want to protect the middle and rich peasants who are the most efficient producers , or I E managerial farms if , if they are more efficient , you want to , if you want it would not make sense to take land away from rich peasants in order to give to poor peasants when rich peasants might be more efficient producers .
9 I was glad to hear Lord Belstead say he would not use internment .
10 He says I ca n't afford scrap .
11 Not that particular I hope you wo n't tell mummy our secrets anyway .
12 ‘ I hope you would n't use language like that in New Zealand , young lady , ’ said the Brigadier .
13 Although there is no way of guaranteeing we will not develop cancer , the European code against cancer summarises in 10 points the practical advice that can help reduce our risk of developing certain types .
14 Steve Gilbert has had a beard for 20 years and says he ca n't imagine life without it .
15 But the consultant in charge says he ca n't run casualty like a supermarket .
16 A ninety day account you ca n't get access to .
17 A CHARGE of rape on a mentally handicapped girl was dropped yesterday after a judge ruled she could not give evidence against her alleged attacker .
18 And s n a look you wo n't have supply problems with us .
19 I suspect you wo n't need soul-binding .
20 WHAT sort of country is it where we are told we ca n't pay tribute to our heroes ?
21 A pensioner was told he could n't watch TV while his cheque for a new licence was being cleared .
22 Two Castles Housing Association has been told it will not receive funding to build a block of flats for pensioners on the Court Arcade site in Darlington during the current financial year .
23 ‘ I 'm sorry , ’ she swiftly apologised , when she could see he could n't make head or tail of what she was talking about .
24 Well , ca n't be helped , I mean we ca n't have water coming through that , that 's down the soil pipe , ca n't have that open for ever
25 One day I know I wo n't have room for everything but for the moment I wo n't bring myself to part with something I have found , ’ she said .
26 I like to think that the players and fans know I would n't do soemthing that .
27 I like to think that the players and fans know I would n't do soemthing that .
28 I know she ca n't get ticket , do you know where to get them from ?
29 In our enthusiasm for flying we should not lose sight of the fact that it is a voluntary occupation and therefore subject to the normal law of supply and demand .
30 When the Prime Minister said on Tuesday that if the Conservatives were re-elected they would not increase VAT , was he giving the House and the country a categorical assurance ?
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