Example sentences of "not [vb pp] [noun prp] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The accent was good enough to fool Canadian-born Bernard Braden , who had appeared in The War Lover but had not met Crawford during the filming , into thinking he really was American . |
| 2 | I had not seen Leeds at the time ’ ? |
| 3 | She had not seen Angela since the weekend before the one on which she had disappeared , but had spoken to her twice on the telephone . |
| 4 | Mother Francis had not told Eve about the letter . |
| 5 | it 's not got Vich on the end of it , it 's Sloberdan Vich |
| 6 | How an argument began , then a fight , how Leonard would have been killed had she not hit Otto over the head . |
| 7 | Abse has not put Thatcher on the analyst 's couch , and does not pretend to have done so . |
| 8 | That is surely what most people want , and if only Mr Major had not taken Britain into the ERM and so impoverished them unnecessarily , they would be backing him in a clear majority now . |
| 9 | Rachaela had not repaid Emma for the plethora of pink clothes , the blankets and toys , the pram and cot . |
| 10 | I ai n't seen Sarah since the party , no . |
| 11 | She had n't seen Luke since the afternoon when she 'd run from the office , having confined her windsurfing to early Saturday mornings , safe in the knowledge that his tuition of the children took place later in the day . |
| 12 | ‘ I have n't seen Doug since the day you … since Thursday of last week . ’ |
| 13 | I have n't seen Leeds of the Day , and it 's always better to hear from the fans on the spot in any case . |
| 14 | We had n't issued a certificate because the school or college had n't told SCOTVEC of the outcome of the module by filling in a Form NC6 . ’ |
| 15 | She had n't told John about the colour scheme because she did n't quite know what he would say . |
| 16 | ‘ So he still has n't contacted Bailey about the hit ? ’ |
| 17 | Culley had n't pictured Mathers in the role — throwing a football to some kid with braces on his teeth , wearing a Snoopy apron at the barbecue , sleeping easily alongside the same woman each night . |