Example sentences of "[pers pn] [modal v] do [not/n't] " in BNC.

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1 Oh I 'll do n't know I pastry , I ca n't do that , I can do the rest but I ca n't make the pastry .
2 whatever o overtime they sling at me , I 'll do not because I feel like doing it but I need to do it there 's
3 It was as much as I could do not to join in .
4 As he tottered back to his seat it was as much as I could do not to applaud .
5 She was heavy and it was all I could do not to let her slide through my arms .
6 I 'd do n't do that again !
7 It is all I can do not to reply , ‘ Fuck you , get your own dinner . ’
8 You might do n't it ?
9 And that 's the way around that little er Again it 's something that you 'll Does n't occur to you until it 's come upon you , you 've dealt with it and you 've realized it is a problem .
10 But you 'll do n't you with it ?
11 She could do n't know she could
12 Sometimes it was all she could do not to reproach Liza for her lack of consideration , for her supine acceptance in letting her mother take on the role which should have been her own .
13 Suddenly she wanted him gone so urgently that it was all she could do not to order him to get out .
14 She was so weary that it was all she could do not to put her head down on the table and close her eyes .
15 His eyes narrowed on her pale , proud face as she backed away from him , her heart beating so rapidly that it was all she could do not to betray her agitation by raising her hands to calm it .
16 He took a step towards her , and it was all she could do not to back away .
17 He took a step towards her , and it was all she could do not to back away from the menacing look on his face .
18 Already her entire body seemed to be turning to fire and ice , and it was all she could do not to let her trembling knees fold , collapsing her at his feet like a rag doll — which was exactly where he probably imagined she should be .
19 It was all she could do not to respond .
20 He took a couple of strides towards her , and it was all she could do not to cower away .
21 She 'd does n't put up with them !
22 So if there are any further specific details you need do not hesitate to call into or telephone the : Tourist Information Centre .
23 ‘ If there 's anything you need do n't hesitate to ask . ’
24 she said she would did n't she ?
25 That 's what I 'm saying , if , if , if , a a we hope you 're never in the situation but if you was describing that man , try and describe that man as honestly , honestly and as best as you can do n't say , if I say to you oh did he have jeans on ?
26 But the fact that a child can slide down a mountain more quickly than you can does not mean he can catch lifts , follow pistes , order lunch , or even find the Herren plonked with Austrian efficiency at the summit of each skiable peak .
27 I mean th they , they might do n't necessarily see why it 's improving and what 's behind it , but their lot must improve if there 's industrialization and weapons and things to be made , that they they have jobs and presumably have more money than they had before when they were just sort of not doing very much .
28 What 's in it for the businesses is this : at the moment they can see Eastern Europe as an emerging market , but it 's very difficult to get in there because the hard cash and the skills that they need do n't exist in those countries , but they want to do something , they want to demonstrate their interest , they want to make contact , and what Enterprise Europe gives them is the opportunity to make a good business contact amongst one the young generation of er of business leaders in those countries er in order , and keep those contacts in order that when they do have an opportunity to go into those markets they 've got some young people there to start off with .
29 And they all say you get in there to finish off as quick as they can do n't they ?
30 May I remind the honourable member that there is no reason why he should not tear to pieces these four statutory instruments if that 's what he wishes , but that is what he must do not deal with all the others .
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