Example sentences of "n't be bothered " in BNC.
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| 1 | Erm I have n't been bothered with it for a couple of months now Doctor , and |
| 2 | then you know why should it be seen as a disincentive for them to that and services that had n't been bothered to do that be given money . |
| 3 | Now , could argue that Greater York could be bigger or smaller , the local government commission , erm er there report is a very interesting read , I mean a number of the options that they 've looked at would be a gra er a city of York going out to the ring road , erm that might be one option , there 's a there there idea of of Greater York , they did harden , they did see some merit in in a Greater York unitary authority based on the Greater York planning study I think , erm whether that is going to come to pass only Mr Gummer presumably er knows , so my idea of Greater York is that it 's an area which is tied socially and economically to the city , you could argue as mobility increases , as the A ni nineteen is improved up through the County that really Northallerton now is perhaps more within the sphere of influence of York than it was ten years ago , erm e it was probably to a degree influenced by York even twenty years ago , erm I do n't think er there is much to be gained by debating where Greater York ought to be , the Secretary of State previously has n't been bothered about er amending it er it seems to us to be the reasonable area , and it 's a combination of five districts , erm erm erm who who who hopefully should be working together towards sorting out the er other problems of Greater York . |
| 4 | we booked The Crunchy Frog which was a hippy commune/warehouse/community centre by the Thames in Rotherhithe down in South East London , but we could n't be bothered to go . |
| 5 | It is perishing in the tent , but I ca n't be bothered to dress — it will only take a moment , I tell myself . |
| 6 | Under strain for a start because it was technically ill-equipped to avert disaster or to cope with the consequences when disaster struck ; under strain from commercial pressures which , as the inquiry puts it , ‘ compromised ’ safety ; under strain above all because the people on the spot could n't or would n't cope , were weary from gruesome working hours ( the senior signal technician who heads the list of the culpable had had only one day off in the past 13 weeks ) , lacked adequate training , or simply could n't be bothered . |
| 7 | You see , there are many talkers about : politicians who want to change society but have not got time to help their next door neighbour ; Christians who want to sing their hymns but ca n't be bothered to get involved in their local church . |
| 8 | After that Dot could n't be bothered . |
| 9 | Janet 's bedroom is painted pink , which she says is ‘ how it 's always been , I ca n't be bothered to repaint it ’ . |
| 10 | Once , this woman from an agency stopped me in the street and offered me a job and I travelled to Manchester to her agency , but they said : you 'd need to lose a few pounds , and get rid of this spot , and things like that ; and I thought : I ca n't be bothered . |
| 11 | But I 've become scruffier and scruffier , and although I do keep myself immaculately clean , I ca n't be bothered about my clothes any more . |
| 12 | ‘ I ca n't be bothered , ’ Harry said in his easy-going way . |
| 13 | ‘ Exhausted people ca n't be bothered to stick to life-saving routines . |
| 14 | Kuffs ( 15 ) is a comedy-thriller about George Kuffs ( Christian Slater ) , an irresponsible youth who drops out of San Francisco high school , walks out on his pregnant girlfriend ( Milla Jovovich ) and ca n't be bothered to hold down a job . |
| 15 | It was when he attempted to argue , ‘ I would n't be bothered if I never had another ride in the National , ’ that he began to give himself away . |
| 16 | I ca n't be bothered with gym or PE . |
| 17 | And Trent could n't be bothered . |
| 18 | He thought of holding one shell back but he could n't be bothered . |
| 19 | ‘ Because they 'd have to take off their overalls , ’ said Wilcox , ‘ and they ca n't be bothered . |
| 20 | Unless you have regular lessons , which many owners do n't , either because they ca n't afford to or because they ca n't be bothered , it is unlikely that horse ownership will actually improve your riding . |
| 21 | Essentially , it is because they ca n't be bothered to do things for themselves . |
| 22 | We were tired and hungry and could n't be bothered . |
| 23 | I will be 83 next week and just ca n't be bothered any more … |
| 24 | But Moira says no it 's paperbacks only , insisted on lending us some of those Virgo Books and Woman 's Press and that , you know ‘ I Stand Here Ironing ’ and so on , could n't be bothered to try and make sense of them . |
| 25 | There 's another up your end of town somewhere , but I ca n't be bothered . ’ |
| 26 | She danced in a haze of misery , scarcely noticing when the music changed from vibrant rock-and-roll to ‘ the creep ’ and when the lights were lowered and he pulled her close she could n't be bothered to protest though she was revolted by the smell of beer on his breath ( where had he got it ? ) mingling with strong body odours . |
| 27 | I suppose you thought you 'd paint Paula in a bad light and make it seem as though she could n't be bothered to go . |
| 28 | Annie could n't be bothered to spell out his response for him to become aware of . |
| 29 | He knew very well that , without my running to and fro , the passengers mostly would n't be bothered to move to drink , so he accepted fast , no doubt considering me a mug as well as an actor . |
| 30 | ‘ Oh , I ca n't be bothered now . ’ |