Example sentences of "had not [verb] [pers pn] [prep] this " in BNC.
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| 1 | His education had not prepared him for this in any way . |
| 2 | Sir Charles , whose practice as a family solicitor in Hertfordshire had not prepared him for this sort of thing , was losing control . |
| 3 | Eden wrote : ‘ After three months without a comment from the Prime Minister ’ ( he had not seen him during this period , which included the ‘ internationalization ’ of the Spanish Civil War ) , ‘ I found this an astonishing doctrine , ’ |
| 4 | Young Daniel 's death had been as great a tragedy , but had not taken him like this . |
| 5 | She saw that he had changed colour , and , always affected by other people 's feelings , she now experienced some of his embarrassment and wished she had not put him in this position . |
| 6 | Mitch looked stunned and she felt an incredible burst of guilt that she had not told him about this girl 's problem . |
| 7 | Missed me programme I had n't put it on this morning . |
| 8 | But today had shown her that she was n't immune to normal natural feelings , and even her imaginery passion for the handsome singer had n't protected her from this very real and very frightening feeling of genuine affection . |