Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [modal v] not [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ And who said he was n't ? ’ she demanded , and , pulverising as well as crushing , added , ‘ Go and tidy your room or you wo n't watch television tonight . ’ |
| 2 | Each consumer and each producer is a price-taker and knows that he or she can not affect market prices . |
| 3 | Yeah , but do n't rip the book , do n't rip the book or we ca n't show daddy |
| 4 | They are , Hemingway writes , ‘ doing coolie labor for a top wage of $45 a month and they have been put down on the Florida Keys where they ca n't make trouble . |
| 5 | ‘ They wo n't live where they ca n't get food and comfort . |
| 6 | What it comes down to is that I ca n't handle happiness . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's just that I ca n't understand French . |
| 8 | I said a few moments ago that I would not exclude consideration or the need for consideration of the greenbelt purposes served . |
| 9 | ‘ Another reason for setting up my workshop near here was so that I would n't lose touch with my mother . ’ |
| 10 | I 'm not saying that I wo n't win World and Olympic titles , just that , at this time , I can not conceive of myself achieving that time . |
| 11 | I must emphasise that this paper is only attempting to deal with one aspect of Irigaray 's thought and will inevitably touch on issues that I wo n't have space to develop . |
| 12 | It 's only that I can not stand possessiveness , it diminishes people . ’ |
| 13 | I refer to your letter dated 6 July 1993 and would advise that after consideration , I have decided that I can not grant permission for day release . |
| 14 | I enjoyed reading your material , but after consideration I 'm afraid to say that I can not make use of short stories . |
| 15 | I tell you this because I know that I can not expect trust if I do not give it . |
| 16 | ‘ I told the police I would take them off in this country , but that I could n't give confirmation I would n't use them abroad . ’ |
| 17 | I explained to the man that I could not carry cheese to my appointment but that I would be back another day . |
| 18 | The simile was so striking and no doubt so apt , and one that was so delightfully Eliotish , that I could not take offence , though a critical word from that quarter could deal a heavy blow to one 's morale . |
| 19 | He apparently forgot that I could not understand German or else decided that what he wanted to say could not be left unsaid , for he began to talk fast and seriously . |
| 20 | ‘ I gave him my heart , and he destroyed it , so I ca n't feel pity for him . |
| 21 | Like the hon. Member for Copeland , I have reduced my time considerably , so I will not give way . |
| 22 | Although you ca n't shrink CPAV down to an icon while it does a lengthy scan , you can use Alt+Tab to bring other Windows apps to the top of the pile . |
| 23 | Yes , I could tell from Aunt Nessy 's breathing that she would not recover consciousness ; nevertheless , before I crept out I did kiss her , just in case some little part of her , still aware , should feel it . |
| 24 | When Her Majesty decided that she would not pay poll tax , even though it was supposed to be levied on every adult in the country , it changed people 's thinking , he says . |
| 25 | On June 28 she announced that she would not seek re-election in the forthcoming general election . |
| 26 | It was Penelope , to tell Sophia that she had suddenly been asked to go to dinner at Rupert Stonebird 's that evening , but that she would n't have time to go home and change first . |
| 27 | I 'd been so quiet so that she would n't breathe fire on me . |
| 28 | ‘ No , ’ she agreed blankly , avoiding his eyes , so that she would n't see distaste in them . |
| 29 | She rang the Sunday Herald number , placating her conscience with the thought that she might not have time to ring Tracey that evening after all ; but when she got through to the news desk , she discovered that he had taken the shuttle to Glasgow the morning before . |
| 30 | She occupies herself all day , the old woman decided , so that she will not have time to think . |