Example sentences of "not [pron] [verb] [noun sg] in " in BNC.
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| 1 | Later still , living in Canada , travelling in the United States and working with Americans , I came to understand that not everyone lived history in the same way ; that for many Americans , history was only a bunch of dead stories . |
| 2 | There was evidence from an informer , D who had not himself taken part in the attempted robbery but knew about its planning and in particular implicated AJ , the appellant 's brother . |
| 3 | ‘ Why do n't you order breakfast in your room and we 'll be ready to leave at eight tomorrow morning ? ’ |
| 4 | Now why do n't you put oil in a conventional lock ? |
| 5 | Ca n't you put gravel in your front ? |
| 6 | Ca n't you put sugar in his petrol tank or something ? |
| 7 | ‘ Did n't they have school in London ? ’ |
| 8 | Invariably , whenever I am out shopping with my little boy , conversation with people we meet turns to sweets , with questions like ‘ Are you going to buy some sweets today ? ’ or ‘ Does n't he want sugar in his drink ? ’ |