Example sentences of "he had not [verb] it [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had not believed it at first , but now he was not so sure . |
| 2 | It was held that he had not used it within s.12(1) . |
| 3 | It was pointed out to the Special Branch man behind the screen that the police team investigating the murders had no knowledge of his information and he was asked why he had not passed it to them . |
| 4 | Beckford was as impatient as Vathek to complete his building , but did not have a magical assistant ; the tower twice collapsed , for the last time in 1825 , and Beckford 's contractor confessed upon his death-bed that he had not provided it with foundations , although they had been specified and paid for . |
| 5 | Since he had not delivered it to his customer ( M ) he had ‘ continued ’ in possession ( albeit wrongfully ) . |
| 6 | He had not mentioned it in all this week that Hotspur had spent with him at the abbey , had asked no questions but the most current politenesses about his stay and his journey , and had shown no interest at all in the ceremony from which he had come . |
| 7 | He had not expected it of her and wished he could have gone away quickly without even asking if there was anything he could do for her . |
| 8 | He had not expected it to be so beautiful . |
| 9 | The head said he thought that on the whole it was a very fair report — he had not expected it to be without criticisms . |