Example sentences of "n't [verb] [art] [noun] [conj] [pron] " in BNC.

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1 She was living hand to mouth and she would n't spare the cash if she could help it .
2 ‘ I do n't broadcast the fact that I live in a castle .
3 Tony Greig obviously was n't seeing the situation as I was and bowled him a bouncer first ball , which struck him on the point of the elbow .
4 But he ca n't repress a shudder as he recalls the day he learned of his wife 's death , at first being told that she had drowned .
5 I wo n't explain the method unless you want me to it 'll only muddle you .
6 And he got some packages made but unfortunately he did n't patent the idea because what he actually was made what he actually made was random access memories .
7 De Sede , in turn , feigned surprise and stated that he had n't given the solution because he did n't know it .
8 Many of us got caught this way years ago , but I do n't think yarns for weaving are sold at Knitting Shows anymore — at least I have n't heard the complaints that I used to do .
9 Apparently he had n't heard the door and I stood there until slowly , still reading , he set his head in my direction and smiled .
10 And I do n't fancy a house that somebody 's actually living in .
11 We take him off and do n't cover the breaks while you want him .
12 ‘ Do n't make a noise when you come in , ’ Guthrie warned his son , and Travis uttered his adieux and went on his way .
13 Though it does n't make a noise cos I was doing it wrong .
14 not a lot of cost , compared to what it will cost if you do n't make a will and there are complications or if you make a home-made will and there are complications .
15 ‘ I know that I did n't make a mistake when I heard my telephone ringing last night .
16 ‘ He wo n't make a decision until he 's seen her , though he 's having the surgical team paged and prepped .
17 Confidence is coming back to Oxford United … three games without defeat does n't make a season but it does build the foundations for the future … tomorrow it 's Leicester City away … no changes to a winning team … the only fresh face is Paul Wanless he takes over from Dave Penney on the bench … form favours Leicester but they were beaten by Stoke last week … and Oxford are on a high …
18 Mm , yeah but it does n't make a difference if you think about it , technically you buy a car on H P , that ai n't your car
19 Whatever you do , do n't make a fuss when she has an accident or wo n't use the potty .
20 So I did n't make a loss but I did n't make a profit on the bit of space that I need that I was using for storage cos I thought it was only fair to the poor bloke .
21 Her soft-soled sandals did n't make a sound as she crossed the terrace , then she began to make her way through the walled garden , towards the corner where she thought she had seen something — or someone — move .
22 Her mouth was open , but she did n't make a sound as he whirled her into the darkness .
23 ‘ There are grilles high up in the walls , so whatever happens do n't make a sound or we 'll be in a cell so fast your head will spin . ’
24 But lock the gate and take the key with you , and do n't make a rattle when you come back .
25 So , but what I 'm saying is you 've got a twelve here and oh well that would n't make no difference cos she 'll have that back , that 'll be ready for them na yeah well then we got a twelve there as well !
26 ‘ Does n't the Prime Minister realise that she is the only person in this whole shameful episode that ca n't make the excuse that I was only obeying orders , because she was the person giving the orders — and the orders are tyrannical . ’
27 Does , does the manufacturer , does the production and they ca n't make the part and we need part B for it .
28 To cut a long story short , he could n't make the grade so he ended up as a pharmacist in the business his father bought for him as a going concern .
29 We were invited to Stuart Johnston 's retirement party in the English Department ( Stuart met us off the ship when we first arrived in NZ , in 1969 ) ; but Val did n't make the party as she tripped in a gutter and pulled her ankle ( she got free treatment for it from the doctor , thanks to NZ 's Accident Compensation scheme ! ) .
30 take it in the end but erm anyway I got this diploma and er then I was quite annoyed because erm Social Services then erm pu the Welfare for the Blind was dealt with by the Public Health Department and a vacancy occurred in the Public Health Department for erm Blind Welfare Officer , or at least a Welfare Officer for the Blind and I applied for it and erm , they er did n't make an appointment because they did n't er get in other applications but they di they did n't offer me the appointment .
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