Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] not [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may not wear a mob cap , but I rake our coal-fired Rayburn daily and ‘ clouds of ash ’ is an understatement of the result . |
| 2 | I may not have a lot to give but what I 've got I 'll give to you |
| 3 | ‘ If I may not die a king I shall die like a gentleman ’ , he reflected . |
| 4 | I must n't become a bore on the subject , but I have to say that in physical terms Tod and I are now feeling absolutely terrific . |
| 5 | He exclaimed , " Woe is me , if I only had my two darling nephews I should not lack a champion . " |
| 6 | I should n't change a hair . |
| 7 | Yeah the week after that week I should n't have a day off |
| 8 | ‘ Are you sure I should n't get a doctor ? ’ she asked . |
| 9 | I 'll admit from the start that my own attempt to arpeggiate the Gambale way sounds more like Sooty than Sweep picking , but I console myself by thinking that I should n't let a signature model impose another player 's personality on my own style ! |
| 10 | I might not get a chance this week to read of the collapse of reason , of the loneliness of standing for something . |
| 11 | Sandy was already in the side , and I got talking to him again , Calero was struggling , and I said I might not have a bag for the Ryder Cup . |
| 12 | But if it 's a lie , then you 'll end your days as an old maid , Ann , for I 'll not marry a liar , and no other man will have you either , not while I 've aught to say about it . " |
| 13 | ‘ I 'll not start a fight if that 's what 's troubling thee . |
| 14 | Do n't worry yerself , I 'll not mention a word of it to anyone . |
| 15 | ‘ I 'll not have a babby in the place , I told them . |
| 16 | I 'll drive you to Glasgow the minute the snow lets up but I 'll not hear a word about it . ’ |
| 17 | I could n't move a muscle , my whole body felt like jelly . |
| 18 | I 'm sure you can imagine how I felt the next morning — I could n't move a muscle ! |
| 19 | I could n't do a session without one now . ’ |
| 20 | It 's just cos I , I could n't do a lot more about that one . |
| 21 | I saw it happen , and I could n't do a thing to help them . |
| 22 | It was as familiar almost as my own , but I could n't pin a face to it . |
| 23 | One day when I could n't answer a question about the workings of the British Parliament , Terry said , ‘ What 's the matter , you dumb or what ? ’ |
| 24 | I could n't open a book , attend a seminar , lecture or tutorial , even go to the library , without getting an erection . |
| 25 | ‘ Sorry , I could n't manage a table . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ When I arrived I could n't speak a word of Spanish , did n't know anything about the photographic scene in Madrid and had never worked as a professional photographer before , so it was n't the easiest of situations to begin with . ’ |
| 27 | but on Monday I could n't speak a word |
| 28 | Now today … but aside from the cost I could n't make a suit like that today : I could n't get the material . |
| 29 | ‘ I could n't make a sound , ’ said Sadie . |
| 30 | It was hard to explain to a youngster who was bright but not particularly well educated that I could n't make a nerve work . |