Example sentences of "[coord] [noun] [vb past] n't [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately Anthony usually chose college friends and Nigel did n't really take to bluestocking women . |
| 2 | She felt as if she 'd already been questioned on the rack , and fitzAlan had n't even tried to force any definite answers out of her . |
| 3 | it seems to me that often , especially with this committee er start at half ten we get to about half twelve and everyone starts shuffling and think of their lunch and often not so much recently , but in , in , in , over the last five years there have been issues I think it almost left you on because it was so close to lunch , er and people did n't then want to have to break for an hour , hour and a half and then come back , whereas if you start at two fifteen erm I think it 's easier to go on till half four , five seems to be to go to this psychological one o'clock barrier , seems to er upset people greatly agitation and er their argument is th th that er that in the afternoon |
| 4 | Another , at both A and B , was that very little genuine help was given with problems ; the question and answer sheets were not marked , for example , and tutorials did n't always provide the key to understanding what the work was about : |
| 5 | Paul 's house was always full of people and Steve did n't really have a home at all — when his mum remarried , his stepfather could n't stand him and did n't want him around . |
| 6 | I liked Chapman , and even saw the odd game where he played the ball well on the ground , but he and Cantona did n't quite blend . |
| 7 | ‘ I know you and Niall did n't exactly get off to a good start , but if it 's any consolation you caught him at a bad time . |
| 8 | Kelly would understand , of course , but she was many miles away , working on location , and Shae did n't even have a contact number . |
| 9 | Maybe he was unlucky on the last day , but on the first day he holed-in-one at the 5th and Seve had n't even started . |
| 10 | She had partied with Andrew Jean , Cheeks and So Long Suin the night before last , and Herman had n't even tried to clear up . |
| 11 | But Ken did n't always follow his advice . |
| 12 | But Ken did n't always respect his own talent . |
| 13 | In the end he gave up trying to analyse his own feelings , or even totally understand them , and lay there relaxed , listening for the slow , regular breathing of sleep , and was n't sure if he detected it or not — The door opened briefly at one point and a young man 's voice said " Shit , " but Graham did n't even turn to look ; he knew it could be nothing which would disturb them . |
| 14 | But things did n't always go smoothly . |
| 15 | But things did n't quite go as expected during filming outside the Daily Mirror building in Holborn , London … |
| 16 | But choice did n't really come into it . |
| 17 | He should have let him through but Steve did n't even know he was there . |
| 18 | But Koresh did n't just take Davidians wives . |
| 19 | It 's alright , but mother did n't really mean it ! |