Example sentences of "had n't [verb] [adv] [adv] [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had n't complained too fiercely because that was not her nature , and also something told her that Camille undoubtedly ate other people 's parents ' mangoes with the same insouciance . |
| 2 | We had n't gone very far when we met up with another Lancaster returning from a Cook 's Tour , and to my horror the two aircraft then flew wing-tip to wing-tip all the way home . |
| 3 | We had n't gone as far as we would have liked , and it was touch and go until the very last moment , but we just squeezed past the point between Tanakeke island and the mainland . |
| 4 | They had n't walked very far when they came to a tiny dirt track off the road . |
| 5 | They had n't got as far as stating any intention on that subject — for the simple reason that marriage had n't been part of the plan . |
| 6 | Dysart nodded , considered the point for a moment then said : ‘ Some might say it was a sign she had n't recovered as well as we 'd hoped . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I had n't thought as far as that , ’ she said , quivering . |
| 8 | Maria questioned him , aware that his desire for her had n't died yet even if the need to respect himself again had dictated that he put an end to their affair . |