Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] [vb pp] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know said the pendulum ! |
| 2 | And I did n't make any mess whatsoever , I mean you would n't know replaced the window . |
| 3 | But why should n't staff put the same process into operation lower down the school ? |
| 4 | 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 … |
| 5 | They wo n't have booby-trapped the front door . |
| 6 | They wo n't have booby-trapped the front door . |
| 7 | He knew he should n't have hit the animal , but he 'd been angry . |
| 8 | ‘ They ca n't have felt a thing . ’ |
| 9 | The only consolation is that he would n't have felt a thing . |
| 10 | It would n't have stopped the rope going round their necks ! ’ |
| 11 | Marr would n't have turned a hair on that , thought Theodora , but she said nothing . |
| 12 | ‘ It was freezing cold outside and the boy would n't have survived the night . ’ |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | Someone enquired as to the price of the SB305 whilst I was playing it ; to their great surprise I told them £395 , but I 'm sure I could have put a ‘ 1 ’ in front of that figure and it would n't have raised an eyebrow . |
| 15 | And if I had , I would n't have called the police . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | I honestly believe that the rail workers would n't have accepted the one and a half per cent , other workers would n't have accepted the one and a half per cent if they believed that they were on their own that they were gon na fight in isolation . |
| 20 | I honestly believe that the rail workers would n't have accepted the one and a half per cent , other workers would n't have accepted the one and a half per cent if they believed that they were on their own that they were gon na fight in isolation . |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | However , even if the L.G.U. was left wondering if it should n't have kept the public better informed , it must have been greatly heartened by the number of spectators who not only came to this out-of-the-way championship but made it abundantly clear that they were greatly taken with the high standard of play . |
| 23 | It would n't have kept the prisoners in , but they could have gone anyway had they chosen to do so . |
| 24 | You would n't have touched the pitch . |
| 25 | Sergeant Barry Middleton added : ‘ Tosh 's feet would n't have touched the ground . ’ |
| 26 | That was reassuring in itself — the Irishman had a highly sensitive nose for coppers ; he would n't have touched the coins if he had caught a whiff of police involvement . |
| 27 | It did n't matter what I bought ; it still would n't have satisfied the continual , gnawing desire for more . ’ |
| 28 | A term which certainly I , would n't have understood a few years ago . |
| 29 | We could n't have understood the message , but we sensed undisclosed meaning and were afraid . |
| 30 | ‘ My dear girl , you 'd have thought him very ill-bred if he 'd talked about money to you , and even if he had , you would n't have understood the relevance of what he was saying , any more than he understands how well off we are . |