Example sentences of "[verb] n't [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So why has n't such behaviour been recorded before ? |
| 2 | Has n't that campaign been going for |
| 3 | She really has n't much choice , there 's the glorified schoolmarm ; there 's the brave little woman who tries to be a good wife and housewife , and I daresay mother , as well , and makes a point of her pretty clothes ; and there 's the bluestocking , the eccentric and frump , the mathematic 's dean who does n't know which side her tea-cup is chipped . |
| 4 | The front bit has n't much blood in it , but the two side bits when they fill up with blood and they start to stretch , it 's like blowing up a balloon . |
| 5 | Jean has n't much time — and I think I might do it quite well . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ After all , Master Taplow has n't much time left , he 's to die at two this afternoon . |
| 7 | ‘ Has n't this door been locked ever since I put that coat up ? ’ |
| 8 | Mr Enright asked : ‘ If a principal duty of government is the prevention of crime , has n't this government failed spectacularly and should n't the Prime Minister immediately announce he will set up a Royal Commission to make urgent proposals to prevent this ? |
| 9 | For has n't this war been of immense gain to Bush and Major ? |
| 10 | It has n't any mark but it looks good . " |
| 11 | ‘ She rings up and complains to James that she has n't any money and she wants this and she wants that . |
| 12 | He has n't any money . ’ |
| 13 | And naturally Elise has n't any money to pay her own way , Leith thought , but , since she did n't want to part bad friends with her mother , she managed to hold back . |
| 14 | dirty , only bottoms , Paula he has n't any jackets |
| 15 | She has n't any friends , except one who is bad for her , and she wo n't mix with other young people . |
| 16 | ‘ He has n't any right to interfere ! ’ said Melissa angrily . |
| 17 | Lennie knows he has n't any time to play with if Boro are to stay in the big time . |
| 18 | Sometimes a clean break just wo n't work , where , for instance , there is n't any capital sum available for you to pay your wife and she has n't any job prospects ; then you may be saddled with having to fork out ‘ periodic payments ’ — the English term for alimony . |
| 19 | And he has n't any children . |
| 20 | ‘ She 's always talking about going to see her nephew and his children , but she 's never gone and it 's only because she has n't enough money for the ticket . ’ |
| 21 | If she wants to fight on she 'll have to pay and she says she has n't enough money . |
| 22 | Unfortunately your two attacks have left Samson very tired and he has n't enough energy to move . |
| 23 | As they were descending , Reynolds said , ‘ I get the impression that you did n't much rate Jenner . ’ |
| 24 | She did n't much rate her chances of getting hold of the key to Charlie 's desk , but the desk itself was so old and the drawer appeared to be so ill-fitting that a touch of leverage might just spring it open . |
| 25 | The sights and smells of death did n't much distress him . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm glad he did n't that night . ’ |
| 27 | Did n't that character Fole virtually say so ? |
| 28 | Did n't that work out ? |
| 29 | Did n't that suit you ? |
| 30 | Did n't that help ? |