Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] [vb mod] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I eat I can not help but notice the Frenchman attending to the pig ; he has now cut the animal 's throat and has set alight to the straw , the flames and smoke engulfing the unfortunate pig . |
| 2 | I regret I can not give the correct pronunciation of the Gaelic names of the mountains : I never mastered them , adopting instead roughly similar English equivalents ; thus , for example , Ceathreamhnan to me was Chrysanthemum … |
| 3 | I regret I can not give the petitioner relief . |
| 4 | But I regret I can not agree with some of the reasoning in the judgments . |
| 5 | No , I fear I ca n't help you in this search . ’ |
| 6 | You must forgive me , Mrs O'Dell , I fear I can not stay for coffee — I have many other calls upon my time . |
| 7 | And I fear I can not answer that question to anyone 's satisfaction . |
| 8 | ‘ I fear I can not help you . |
| 9 | ‘ I fear I can not help you , ’ the voice concluded smoothly . |
| 10 | I mean I dare n't say anything |
| 11 | I mean I wo n't go into detail , but I mean she could do endowment , she could do it on a maximum investment plan basis , to back up her P E P , erm and save regularly through different funds . |
| 12 | I mean I wo n't come and do the record . |
| 13 | So I mean I wo n't take them now if you have thought erm and if y if you have er decided on a name I wo n't erm make a note of it now , erm but if you can all remember that that we definitely need the confirmation names sorted out . |
| 14 | I mean I would n't want to labour that too much . |
| 15 | I mean I would n't want to give away how it all works , but you have actually won five times and so how much have you actually picked up this season ? |
| 16 | Yes , when we came out here I 'll never forget Mark , not even saying thank you , not , not even for raising the money I mean I would n't expect that from the parishioners , that 's what we should be trying to do , but even for the food and that , till erm Kitty and and the way he got up then and said it , most ungraciously |
| 17 | I mean I do n't like , I mean I would n't do that to I mean that 's out of order you know . |
| 18 | I mean I would n't think of her sending the camera over |
| 19 | I mean I would n't change things for the world with him [ the child ] but how else can you do it ? |
| 20 | Sandra does it , but I mean I would n't bother with |
| 21 | And she called him in on Sunday night , I mean I would n't have . |
| 22 | Stay with that a minute , erm , erm , I mean I would n't have thought we were in a position to give an assurance that er erm , that that no other complaints which appear to be outside the local ombu ombudsman 's restriction will be dealt with by support staff , I mean I should think we 're continuing looking continually looking for ways of dealing with complaints at the most efficient and effective way , and if that |
| 23 | Oh I do n't know but I mean I would n't have thought so . |
| 24 | I would n't , I , I mean , yeah , but I mean I would n't have thought I mean they 're certainly |
| 25 | I mean I would n't have any feeling |
| 26 | Again we 're back to the the the same arguments on the capital receipt and I do n't intend to begin re-rehearsing those but quite frankly , I mean I would n't claim by any to have a vast or a a slightly deeper knowledge of housing finance but obviously since you 've been on the council the same length of time as I have , I mean you 've got even less . |
| 27 | I mean I would n't ask him if he is n't very well . |
| 28 | it would n't be any thicker than that I do n't suppose , but I mean I would n't know |
| 29 | Did , even with the few times my parents have gone away , I 've never held parties , I may of had a couple of mates round just to let them kip over or something , come back I 've never , ever held a party , I would n't , I respect them , well I mean I would n't respect them make , every er penny they earned in the last fifteen years gone into that house , they 've had one holiday in that time and erm , gorgeous house , no its a lovely house , full of nice stuff as well , I , I , I would n't dare have a party |
| 30 | Well I do n't know I mean I ca n't answer for them . |