Example sentences of "had not [vb pp] [verb] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had not wanted to love this man , especially when she knew he could never love her back . |
| 2 | Dexter sat with the superintendent while she dialled the head of the Press Bureau , who told her his phone had not stopped ringing all day : press and television news editors were demanding to know why Scotland Yard was keeping such a low profile on the Nicola Sharpe story . |
| 3 | If Robson Rhodes had not decided to make fundamental changes in its operating style five years ago , the chances are that it would have long since been swallowed up by one of its rivals . |
| 4 | She had not intended to go that way . |
| 5 | He had not intended to cause serious injury to Mr Redmond . |
| 6 | He had not intended to cause serious injury . |
| 7 | Isabel had not offered to refund that money . |
| 8 | Until then the English had been sailing to places so far from effective Spanish opposition and so thinly populated that the government had not had to provide any help . |
| 9 | Kathleen had not dared to mention those things , must pretend that she had not noticed their absence . |
| 10 | Diplomatic throughout , Dr Greenspan insisted that he was no expert on the Soviet economy , and had not come to offer instant solutions . |
| 11 | On Nov. 18 and 20 the Iraqi government had announced that orders for supplies to meet humanitarian needs costing US$3,240 million worth would not be met , because Western governments had not agreed to free Iraqi assets [ see p. 38211 ] , estimated at around US$4,000 million [ see p. 38361 ] . |
| 12 | She was glad Mam had n't lived to see another war . |
| 13 | ‘ Actually even if we had n't wanted to see each other again she would have got the flowers , ’ laughs Colin . |
| 14 | She had n't wanted to feel this way about him — a man who was n't interested in her . |
| 15 | And , judging from what he 'd said today about — about eyes and lips , she had n't managed to conceal those needs . |
| 16 | We had n't managed to get any speakers this year but had all enjoyed the previous meeting in Oc in October . |
| 17 | She suddenly remembered that she had n't thought to offer him a tip — although , unlike the awful Elise , he had n't seemed to expect any payment . |
| 18 | Jessamy had been swept along by the force of his emotions and , confused by her own emotional and physical needs , had n't tried to put any curbs on their relationship . |
| 19 | She had n't expected to get much sleep , but exhaustion finally overcame her and she lapsed into a fitful , restless doze , tossing and turning through the long night as dreams haunted her mind . |
| 20 | I had n't expected to find this turmoil . ’ |
| 21 | It had been a night to remember , not least because even Lord C had n't thought to include such tricks in his training schedule at Holmsly Manor . |