Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] not [verb] in [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | An overwhelming body of evidence indicates that Nazareth did not exist in biblical times . |
| 2 | He said the changes were unjustified because civil legal aid spending in Scotland had not increased in real terms from 1987-88 to 1991-92 . |
| 3 | Considering that Russia had not engaged in naval warfare for some 50 years and that its industrial economy had been almost totally destroyed during the war , it came as a considerable shock to discover that it was capable of building such a strikingly graceful , and powerful , class of warship . |
| 4 | Ipswich had n't won in any of their previous 5 games , with us winning our last 5 . |
| 5 | Paul Biya did not appear in public for over six months , and his position has never fully recovered in spite of winning a new term in the March 1988 presidential election . |
| 6 | The bean casserole really was n't bad and was followed by a savoury because Aunt Lou did not believe in sweet puddings . |
| 7 | JAMES Bulger did not die in vain , we were told at his funeral this week . |
| 8 | Nutty did not take in much of what the Sergeant said the first night . |
| 9 | ‘ Believe me , Moodie did not die in vain . ’ |
| 10 | But the story of the Gesta did not end in 1109. just as later monks came back to the Flemish comital genealogies to keep them up to date and to add new material , so the Gesta attracted amplification . |
| 11 | ‘ Cheta did n't put in enough oil . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ They said Tim had not died in vain . |
| 13 | And unlike Picasso Braque did not see in African art an answer to some of the problems of contemporary painting . |
| 14 | Terry did n't believe in social workers , left-wing politicians , radical lawyers , liberals or gradual improvement . |
| 15 | Given that Chinese elections have no element of uncertainty and that Mr Deng had not appeared in public for almost six months , perhaps he felt the reformers on the Central Committee were in urgent need of help . |
| 16 | Charity did n't deal in small talk so she did n't bother to play that game . |
| 17 | But Anselm did not think in these terms . |
| 18 | Law consulted Balfour and replied that Balfour had not promised in such a way as to bind his successor . |