Example sentences of "[noun sg] [verb] n't [adv] [vb pp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your steel-mesh underflesh has n't quite knitted properly . |
| 2 | Ironically , the Somerset bowling has n't quite lived up to the predictions . |
| 3 | My mum has n't even noticed yet . |
| 4 | Joanne , 13 , says simply : ‘ Mum has n't just looked after her own children , she has looked after so many others . |
| 5 | ‘ Are you sure , ’ said Simon , speaking slowly as if to someone with a poor knowledge of English , ‘ that Gazzer has n't already got the money ? |
| 6 | But gossip has n't always had such bad press . |
| 7 | But football has n't always landed the 6ft 3in ‘ keeper so squarely on his feet three frustrating years at Spurs left him ‘ thoroughly pigged off ’ he admits . |
| 8 | At least the telly has n't yet cottoned on to the dogs , I told him , but he said in Mexico it had . |
| 9 | Fortunately the actress has n't ever faced the situation for real . |
| 10 | ‘ You look quite tired , and term has n't even started . |
| 11 | The problem certainly runs in families , although research has n't yet identified a genetic basis . |
| 12 | It was obvious that the news of a murder had n't yet spread . |
| 13 | The reviewer had n't even bothered to check on basic personal details . |
| 14 | Well my sister 's dog boxer had n't long had puppies ? |
| 15 | The Easter Road club have n't even scored against Hearts in their last five games and they 'll almost certainly face the new Hearts strikeforce of Mo Johnston and John Robertson tomorrow . |
| 16 | And deal with the issue actually on the Economic Development Committee budget , because er , I mean in a sense , Economic Development Committee has n't always played the game , you never know when you 're being asked to identify target reductions by an authority , they have found those target reductions , so have the Planning Committee , so have Trading Standards . |
| 17 | The real battle has n't even begun . ’ |
| 18 | You will become increasingly shifty about the fact that your child has n't actually taken the safety wheels off his bike yet . |
| 19 | The Fat Controller had n't really killed the woman , had he ? |
| 20 | She felt as if she 'd already been questioned on the rack , and fitzAlan had n't even tried to force any definite answers out of her . |
| 21 | Develop will be erm , shown , but it is not about running it 's about medieval Shrewsbury , many towns have these , the Yorvik one 's been spectacularly successful , and has been copied in places like Canterbury for those that saw Songs of Praise last night , with even , erm , it is evident that this will be a new visitor attraction for the town with a generation of jobs , permanent jobs in , in that er , facility , it will improve the erm , appearance of main entrance into the town centre , very important in terms of attracting other people in the future , unfortunately the Borough Council have n't quite got enough money , or they tell us . |
| 22 | The forensic biologist had n't yet arrived . |
| 23 | Nils had told her Madreidetic had n't yet stolen the secret of imminence-awareness from the Company but that was no reassurance . |
| 24 | For most people in England the war had n't yet begun . |
| 25 | I might 've considered coming into the business if dear Daddy had n't already got Big Brother as a co-director , ready to take over from him , and if he did n't make it so plain that he only tolerates me because I 'm your husband . |
| 26 | Mm , so people that just believe that you 're going to heaven have n't quite got the faith to believe that there 'll be people on earth as well |
| 27 | It was a tricky move and the delay has n't altogether suprised us but we are very sorry for all the problems . |
| 28 | Maybe selection has n't yet had time to do its work . |
| 29 | Obvious because it stares you in the face as you walk in to the corrie , and also because you can see that the icicle has n't quite formed despite rumours that it does . |
| 30 | and the trouble is of course , they 've , the Methodist have n't really joined up themselves |