Example sentences of "[vb past] [not/n't] [pers pn] [modal v] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Culture thus transcends the lives of its living exponents in any one generation : if it did not it could not survive . |
| 2 | It was in Mr Dunn 's interests to return the summons with his answers , because if he did not he would never know of judgement made against him in court declaring he owed Mr Rich the sum he claimed . |
| 3 | Oh yes , there were n't no argument about that , if they did n't they wo n't do the bloody work . |
| 4 | Erm I do n't think I did no , oh no they did n't they would n't think of doing that then , but they do now and erm then I , I 've been around at Wiggens the old hall table where people you know , worked in the warehouse there and I 've done all sorts |
| 5 | He never writes a memo saying you know we are supporting or attacking this government as about this election campaign , never , but journalists know what his view is and they write in a code with that view and if they did n't they would quickly find out where they should be and it would not be working for one of those newspapers and the thing that 's quite perverse about it is the . |
| 6 | If you did n't you would n't accept his arrangement . |
| 7 | You did n't you could n't come out any other way , just the one way in and that was the finish of it . |
| 8 | ‘ She has a heart of gold , ’ Mrs Porter said decisively , then added , ‘ Which is a good thing , actually , because if she did n't I would n't stay ! |
| 9 | If people stopped to look at the borders alongside the house he would be perfectly charming ; if they did n't he would n't bother them . |
| 10 | I am glad now she did lose her budgie — and find it — because if she had n't she would n't have seen my puppy trapped right down in the hollow tree . |