Example sentences of "n't [verb] [vb pp] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | then came controversy … and dispute … watch for Steve White he clearly handles the ball on his way through … the ref did n't see it … would n't give United a free kick and within seconds from a corner the match was over … |
| 2 | ‘ They ca n't have felt a thing . ’ |
| 3 | The only consolation is that he would n't have felt a thing . |
| 4 | Marr would n't have turned a hair on that , thought Theodora , but she said nothing . |
| 5 | If he 'd picked her up and laid her on the bed and taken her with all the passion and strength his virile body was promising her at that moment , she would n't have raised a finger to stop him , so when he swung her around in his arms and deposited her nearer to the bathroom door before removing his arms from her she was left gasping with surprise and a sinking feeling of disappointment mixed with humiliation which shook her with its intensity . |
| 6 | Besides , they were cold and wet and the burrow , while it would n't have sounded a very comfortable proposition back at the quarry , was suddenly much better than the horrible night outside . |
| 7 | Six more contestants we need , the only rule is that you must n't have played a phone-in competition on this programme in the last four weeks . |
| 8 | So if you 'd like to play the game the only rule is that you must n't have played a phone in competition on this programme in the last four weeks . |
| 9 | Unfortunately , as I said , my mother is allergic to feathers , so I could n't have kept a bird at home even if I 'd had one . |
| 10 | A term which certainly I , would n't have understood a few years ago . |
| 11 | The way Amanda had it rigged , it would n't have killed a sparrow … ’ |
| 12 | You would have thought The Woman In Black would n't have stood a ghost of a chance of survival with just two actors , a simple set and some offstage sound effects going for it . |
| 13 | ‘ Without funds being raised he would n't have stood a chance . |
| 14 | Dougal did n't struggle : even if he could have got out of the duvet , he would n't have stood a chance . |
| 15 | If I 'd known that , I would n't have stood a chance . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Dad would n't have wanted a solemn shrine , ’ says Brian . |
| 17 | One of Luke Hunter 's ‘ usual harem ’ would n't have wanted a porter to chaperon her . |
| 18 | Dad would n't have wanted a promise to ruin your life . ’ |
| 19 | And he would n't have dismissed a Melissa with a kiss as light as thistledown — the sort of kiss he might had bestowed on a child . |
| 20 | I could n't have run a raid yesterday , and I 'm certain sure he could n't . |
| 21 | He could n't have said a truer word . |
| 22 | ‘ I would n't have said a word , but yes , I noticed . ’ |
| 23 | " And I would n't have said a word , ducky , if I had n't heard you phoning that doctor . " |
| 24 | ‘ Would n't have missed a second of it . ’ |
| 25 | If they had had gear , they would n't have served a stranger . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ My father would n't have given a lift to anyone . |
| 27 | ‘ If he had lived any longer , the world would n't have given a toss for any of our compositions . ’ |
| 28 | Each year the amount has gone up by inflation , and yet we see something approaching thirty thousand underspent on previous years , and here we are looking in the first year of this council to a , a , at least a five percent overspend and er , I wonder if we 've erm , excluded the time when there were n't many meetings at the beginning if we would n't have seen a considerably larger overspend . |
| 29 | As feasts went , it would n't have rated a mention , but to Paige it was the best food she could ever remember eating . |
| 30 | Always comes over for the hunting — do n't know why , for she ca n't have ridden a horse for centuries ! — and leads poor Woolacombe a dog 's life . ’ |