Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [pos pn] [noun sg] at [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | The court recognised that the police officer 's description of TJ did not fit his appearance at court ; and there was a 17-month delay between the incident and the parade . |
2 | It was quite a new idea over here , you did n't do your washing at home but brought it out to these machines , and the courteous manager greeted you and put in the soap powder for you , and had the clothes all ready for you when you came back , but was n't alas , as it turned out , much of a hand at doing the accounts . |
3 | If they had not abandoned you then you would not be here , you would not be wanting to run the width of the compound to drink the shit you would n't give your dog at home . |
4 | Mr Gray said : ‘ Do n't poke your finger at Lord AldingtonDid you come here to nail him ? ’ |
5 | Well dad does n't read his newspaper at breakfast . |
6 | I 'd be a complete idiot if I thought that I could go through life and not bounce into the occasional person who did n't have my welfare at heart , and I 'm no idiot . |
7 | He 's unlikely to know how you feel , and until he does , he ca n't put your mind at rest . |
8 | Pity you did n't lose your voice at home today Charlotte is there |
9 | They did n't find my husband at home but I was there and they beat me terribly . |