Example sentences of "n't [vb pp] to [adj] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had n't come to any grief by not having a comprehensive view of that crocodile pool , ignorance really was bliss that day ; but when it comes to organizing a major event , failure to see the overall picture from the start can blight the whole business . |
| 2 | I had n't come to this place with the conscious intention of divesting myself of my now cumbersome virginity ; but from the moment I saw the actor again — certainly from the moment his arms went round me and I felt the sense of fond familiarity , of affection rediscovered — I knew it was inevitable that we should , sooner or later , make love . |
| 3 | She ai n't used to this kind of pressure . |
| 4 | I ai n't used to this sort of thing . |
| 5 | ‘ If we were n't tied to this bit of the country , I 'd almost think about chucking it all in and heading off somewhere different — Canada , or Australia , or South Africa . ’ |