Example sentences of "had n't [verb] [noun] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In fact , I had n't lived south of the river for nearly five years and that had been further over in Southwark until a small matter of an exploding terrace house had persuaded me to go flat-hunting . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I had n't set foot inside the place since my visit with The Fat Controller . |
| 5 | It was generally felt he would have won at St Andrews after his 29 for the first nine in the first round if he had n't had part of the round washed out and had to continue the next day . |
| 6 | If the rifle was all right and had n't got sand inside the sights or anywhere else awkward to clean , it would almost have been worth it . |
| 7 | ’ Perhaps it was the estrangement of Washington perhaps that he had n't expected Agnes at the Smithsonian but it had been a surprising thrill to see the familiar smile in the crowd . |
| 8 | The fact is that if I had n't taken part in the BBC television previews of the big event I would probably be riding my old friend Bonanza Boy . |
| 9 | She had n't taken part in the questioning but the others , Mair knew , would assume that that was because he had already told her the answers . |
| 10 | 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 . ’ |
| 11 | She had n't told John about the colour scheme because she did n't quite know what he would say . |