Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] n't [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Well , they erm , they use the latest techniques , agriculture has n't become , er , has n't stagnated in the presence of protectionism , because there 's always been an incentive there for farmers to maximize their yields .
2 What photographer has n't heard of Picture Post — though I suppose the American in me world argue that all those magazines were imitators of Life . ’
3 Perhaps this link has n't occurred to you , and perhaps when you consider it , it 'll make sense to you .
4 Because of privatization plans , British Rail has n't got any rolling stock on order .
5 Nella was thirty-two , an age by which if a blonde woman 's hair has n't turned dark , it never will .
6 The story has n't changed since we heard it on the radio .
7 During intercourse , check that the condom has n't broken or slipped off .
8 It 's eight now and Mr Vigo has n't seen it for years .
9 Yes , I , I mean , I think , I do n't want to come in there , but I think the difference between the point that you 've made Mr and , and some of the others is the district auditor has n't put a thing in a box .
10 And progress has n't stopped even yet .
11 The division has n't taken a completely structured approach to its use of FDC , and much of the necessary data is still input manually .
12 The Galway International winner has n't given up hope of bidding yet again for one of the few big Irish rallies to elude him but describes his chances of being on the start line on Good Friday as ‘ remote ’ .
13 Armstrong has n't trained since an elbow in the face from Curtis Fleming in the derby win over Middlesbrough .
14 It 's got instant character , whereas a new guitar has n't had the years of beating on it and fiddling with to give it the character .
15 Mr Horacio Paredes , the Malacanang spokesman , said yesterday : ‘ Mrs Marcos has n't made any effort to seek formal permission .
16 This geezer has n't got much in the way of skills , but he 's fairly popular with the fans .
17 It has to be at Downes 's place : Kemp has n't got a room in college , and it ca n't be at Kemp 's place because his wife is a house-bound invalid .
18 They 're furious that a promised reduction in hours has n't happened , although health chiefs say they 're doing all they can .
19 And he said he did n't know that , that he would get hold of Sen and ring me first thing , thing in the morning er , to tell me why Sen has n't paid .
20 Clark is too good a player to slide into obscurity , but a brittle temperament has n't helped the recovery process .
21 in those four weeks , if I do n't realize that that cheque has n't cleared , like I do n't even no what cheques are cleared 'cos I have n't got a date written on it .
22 Why that silly cow has n't realised by now there is nothing doing as far as Ace is concerned God knows !
23 ‘ Mr Newman has n't come here to upset you , ’ she said gently .
24 IN THE HALL OF THE MERGER KING Growth is crucial , and the recession has n't affected the accountancy world 's appetite for mergers .
25 The chairman of the Northern Development Company — Sir Ron Dearing — said in The Northern Echo on 17 September : ’ I am not saying the recession has n't hurt .
26 Meanwhile , recession has n't helped the programme .
27 And the racism has n't gone away , it 's just better hidden . ’
28 There 's little Bill Ward has n't turned his hand to in the first sixty years … from Tragic opera … to Singing puppets
29 The result is that the reader feels lost — because the writer has n't bothered to say where they are .
30 I 'm tired and hungry your mum has n't had dinner yet , put him up and dress and I thought I 'm not gon na hang around doing something for dinner
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