Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] in a " in BNC.
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| 1 | So the ministers in charge of the measure felt they could not bring in a guillotine or send the bill to a committee upstairs because most of the Conservatives would have voted against and , not being an issue of confidence between the parties , sufficient Labour dissidents might also have voted against the government to leave it in a minority . |
| 2 | Vaguely she wondered why the daily woman who had been with them for years had not put in an appearance before now , and listened in vain for the cheerful clatter of tea-cups in the passage outside . |
| 3 | It is a pity , therefore , that the Beckman sceptics — and they do exist , as was obvious during casual conversations in the breaks — did not indulge in a little more aggressive questioning . |
| 4 | I have a younger brother , Huw , who might or might not put in an appearance with resident girlfriend in tow . |
| 5 | I have another sister , Phena , who I hope will not put in an appearance , but I 'm not entirely confident of the fact . ’ |
| 6 | She had n't filled in a card for Anna , but somehow it was too much trouble . |
| 7 | Right , well , well , actually yes , what , what you look at , is , is what 's important to you and you put a cash value on it , and it might be the mortgage , it might be education , it might be giving yourself a couple of years ' salary and paying debts or whatever , er , and the security of knowing that O K , if I die , I 'm not leaving a problem for my family , but at the same time if I 'm in a situation where I get a serious illness and I ca n't bring in an income , I 'm securing my , my , my future in that respect . |
| 8 | Do you actually fail the year if you do n't hand in a piece of work ? |
| 9 | You ca n't breathe in a village — ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Your uncle did n't put in an appearance yet ? ’ |
| 11 | Called for lunch , he kept answering , ‘ Yes , I 'm coming , ’ and often did n't put in an appearance until an hour or more later . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm willing to bet that if Mr Taylor had n't put in an appearance — ’ |