Example sentences of "[vb past] n't [vb pp] he [adv] " in BNC.

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1 She had n't called him ever since she had insulted him .
2 Now that he 'd told her , she could n't understand why she had n't recognised him right from the start — she 'd seen the article , had even marvelled at the way the photographer had managed to capture those dark , brooding eyes .
3 It was n't just Frank they were looking for , if they had n't shot him already and buried him in some bog .
4 Although she had n't seen him again , he was always in her thoughts .
5 I had n't seen him before .
6 I had n't seen him before .
7 But Adam had taken that line and it had n't done him much good .
8 I cleared my throat and kept on eating my burgers , pretending I had n't heard him properly .
9 It may sound priggish , but she says it 's unwise to go against one 's nature , its fundamental requirements , she knew that she could only make a go of it , a real go — and that was what she wanted — with some very extraordinary kind of man , and she had n't met him yet .
10 Although I had n't met him before , like many would-be adventurers I 'd read a lot about his life and experiences .
11 She had n't liked him very much that night on the sofa .
12 She had n't taken him seriously when he said he was giving up .
13 Ben had mentioned his withdrawal and she had n't taken him too seriously .
14 Well , it had n't taken him long to show his true colours !
15 I had n't spotted him before .
16 She had n't told him much except that she did not like her neighbour Fireman Mosse and blamed him for the death of his wife .
17 And it had n't helped him much either .
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