Example sentences of "[that] [pron] [modal v] not [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I found that I could say things with colour and shapes that I could n't day in any other way — things that I had no words for .
2 She hoped that she would not disgrace herself by fainting , or by being unable to help him through fear or disgust of what she might be seeing .
3 It seemed to me that you could not edge in a word ! ’ retorted Theda .
4 But again , there is the other side to Beccaria 's version of the social contract mentioned in Chapter 1 — that we would not will for others what we would not will for ourselves — and Hart 's view that Beccaria 's position was sensitive to individual rights .
5 White House officials insist this is a misunderstanding ; US interest in the coup evaporated rapidly when the rebels made it clear that they would not hand over Noriega .
6 Predictably they will tell the adviser that they can not rehouse all those families and perhaps the tenant can contact the police .
7 Always check to make sure that electrical wires attached to the television or any other appliances , such as reading lamps , are well secured , so that they can not trip people up .
8 A recent suggestion that he ca n't DJ irks the most .
9 The acussed alledged that he could not forsee the harm he would do , and proceeded to argue that since he acted inavertently , he did not committ the offence .
10 But Selznick knew that he could not hand over the selection process to assistants .
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