Example sentences of "[noun prp] [noun] [verb] n't [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Rehearsals on the Sheffield play did n't actually begin till two days later , but she 'd promised to be there as soon as she could to discuss make-up with the director . |
| 2 | When I think of the difference between Carla and Neil Neil does n't really want to do anything ! |
| 3 | Psychologically Bury does n't quite produce the adrenalin rush one expects at London and you do n't have the crowds to pander to . |
| 4 | Old Mother Walsh did n't always mean what she said to be taken literally . |
| 5 | Lillian Gish , Bette Davis and Ann Sothern do n't quite gel together in The Whales Of August ( U Vestron 23 Oct ) . |
| 6 | Neil Kinnock does n't actually smoke , and neither do I. I gave up smoking on 1 January ; since then I have smoked well over 100 cigarettes . |
| 7 | OK , maybe not your first , though I personally think the Jeff thing does n't even qualify . |
| 8 | David Carlson did n't really like his daughter staying for hours at the Davis 's . |
| 9 | Indeed , the Ventura manual does n't even get around to mentioning the ruler until the end of section 5 in its manual and there are books on the program that do n't mention it at all ! |
| 10 | Jane Eyre did n't really look upon erm , erm herself as giving up her independence er by marrying Rochester did she ? |
| 11 | Brien fitzCount did n't even glance at Isabel . |
| 12 | Mr Wiseman does n't only have the safety of his hands to consider : in this case he might stand to lose his sight or sustain laceration from bits of flying clothespegs , blocks and cramps into the bargain . |
| 13 | Princess Diana took the top position of children 's favourite royals , and the Corgis polled tenth overall , while Prince Philip did n't even get a mention . |
| 14 | Mr Stevens did n't even loosen his tie . |
| 15 | The same applies to monetary targets , now just a melange of notes and coins ; and to nominal GDP , which Mr Major did n't even mention . |
| 16 | Mrs Lomax did n't exactly shrink back , but she seemed nervous as she glanced over the instruments . |
| 17 | Mrs Thatcher did n't even talk to me . |
| 18 | Mrs Cullam did n't even look at him and when he asked her at what time her husband had come home on Friday night she said laconically , ‘ Quarter past eleven . ’ |
| 19 | Brian Johnson and Mike Grindley did n't even know each other when they were part of the seven thousand strong workforce at GCHQ … now they regularly share breakfast … and a long campaign since they were sacked . |
| 20 | Er the reason want referring because has n't commenced it 's considered er view and the last thing we want is to be in business actually doing is enclosing on St Albans and anything that St Albans does n't actually want . |
| 21 | Rushie picked up a few lira and an Armani suit but it 's probably fair to say our golden boy from St Asaph did n't exactly win the freedom of Turin . |
| 22 | WHEN Derry announced their championship ambitions with a comprehensive victory over Down four months ago Joe Brolly did n't even make the squad . |
| 23 | We should be trying to enhance cooperative arrangements of referral and support between health and social work departments and private homes , and Mike O'Reilly did n't actually say that they had that problem but he said that their clients had been referred by GPs or by the psychogeriatric service . |
| 24 | Try it again Tim daddy did n't quite understand , say it again . |
| 25 | Guy Sterne did n't just avoid seeing his family , he did n't like talking about them either . |
| 26 | The proof of the pudding is in the eating and while I found that McAfee VirusScan did n't quite live up to the advertisers ‘ claims , it was able to spot over 84 per cent of the infected files in my library . |
| 27 | Commander Abigail did n't even like the area : it caused him shame and guilt to consider it , he tried not to think about it . |
| 28 | The clocks were ticking strangely fortissimo and Fru Møller did n't even notice . |
| 29 | But John Drake does n't really want to talk about rare plants . |
| 30 | Er just for the record really it 's erm Mr Mr er 's not necessarily alone er in in his views , and and Selby District does n't necessarily accept the view that erm development in this location would be prejudicial to West Yorkshire . |