Example sentences of "wo [not/n't] hurt " in BNC.
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| 1 | Critics have sniped that the dividing line between the political and the profit motive has never been too sharply defined on Hamnett 's agenda , a feeling provoked by such off-the-cuff comments as her enthusiasm for an idea that will ‘ make me rich and wo n't hurt animals ’ . |
| 2 | The advantage of this is that social secretaries deal with other people 's money , so a few wrong decisions wo n't hurt their own wallet . |
| 3 | What 's more , the prices wo n't hurt your pocket , either ; a small investment for a clearer , smoother skin . |
| 4 | It ai n't necessarily so , but you wo n't hurt the engine by trying — only your wallet . |
| 5 | ‘ I wo n't hurt him , ’ said Simon , ‘ if that 's what you 're worried about . |
| 6 | It wo n't hurt her a bit if another dog growls at her , as it will make her realise she is not considered top dog by them . |
| 7 | He 's just a bit crazy , but he wo n't hurt you . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ You wo n't hurt him ? ’ she said . |
| 9 | ‘ No Mariana I wo n't hurt him . ’ |
| 10 | It 's hard to fall anywhere but on your face when the snow is reaching your thigh , and you know it wo n't hurt . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , it wo n't hurt there for a bit till I can get down , ’ murmured Peggy , and struggled up higher and on to the topmost branches . |
| 12 | If the father is trying to instil good table manners while the mother is arguing , ‘ What does it matter , so long as she eats ? ’ , or the mother is trying to set up a sensible bedtime routine while father says ‘ Another half-hour wo n't hurt ’ , mealtimes and bedtimes will soon turn into problem areas . |
| 13 | If Wolf lets you up , you wo n't hurt us ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ Wolf , she wo n't hurt us , ’ aware that he was repeating himself . |
| 15 | It wo n't hurt . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ I wo n't hurt you . |
| 17 | Try and give out one ‘ thank you ’ a day ; it wo n't hurt too much , I promise ! |
| 18 | ‘ She wo n't hurt you , ’ he repeated , but he could feel Willie trembling so he decided not to pursue the matter . |
| 19 | Ebbw Vale wo n't hurt , and it might even help , but there will undoubtedly be some irony in the hillsides this summer . |
| 20 | ‘ I wo n't hurt you , ’ he said . |
| 21 | The only returners that some companies regard as worth training are young high-flyers coming back from maternity leave ; it wo n't hurt to shake them up a little . |
| 22 | It certainly wo n't hurt to write to them or telephone to ask if they have any vacancies . |
| 23 | That wo n't hurt you . ’ |
| 24 | I know some readers wo n't agree that a hard slap on the bottom or leg wo n't hurt , but I would never agree to a clip round the ear or head . |
| 25 | Do n't worry Russell , this wo n't hurt a bit ! |
| 26 | He left hold of one arm and thrust his hand into his coat pocket and brought out what looked like a narrow tube ; then glancing first one way then the other , he said : ‘ This wo n't hurt you and you 'll come quietly . ’ |
| 27 | Downing his tot in one go , he smacked his lips and said , ‘ Come on , Laddie , a thimbleful wo n't hurt you . |
| 28 | Let's have a peep under that bandage — no — I wo n't hurt . |
| 29 | NOW , THIS wo n't hurt a . |
| 30 | The reduction wo n't hurt Midland much because the connection to the grid will still be necessary , and it will make a profit from the schemes installed , not just in its own area but throughout the UK . |