Example sentences of "not [vb pp] [pron] like [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Bill was brought forward in response to the outcry from consumers and the industry about the way that , over the years , they have been ripped off by the privatised utilities and the fact that , while the regulators have made a contribution — no one would deny that — they have not done anything like enough and do not have the necessary power or resources to advance consumer interests and issues . |
| 2 | Nora had not seen her like that since the day she and Sam had arrived at Coutances . |
| 3 | It is now clear that the review has not reached anything like that stage of progress . |
| 4 | Know can also be followed by the bare infinitive , however , in a sense which is different from the one just discussed : ( 108 ) I 've not known anything like this happen in the College before . |
| 5 | As she uttered these words she thought they sounded snide and insinuating , sarcastic even , though she had not meant them like that . |
| 6 | Young Daniel 's death had been as great a tragedy , but had not taken him like this . |
| 7 | Why , she had seen better days , thought Ianthe in surprise , for the Miss Grimes she had known in the library , with her raffish appearance and slight Cockney accent , had not suggested anything like this . |
| 8 | She certainly had n't expected anything like this when she had got up this morning . |
| 9 | Oh I have n't done nowt like that for ages . |
| 10 | He certainly had n't done anything like this in ages . |
| 11 | Yes , alright , yes , I mean I have n't done it like that , I 've got to analyse it through green , when I actually was aware that I was stopping doing my B M S and had to do something else for whatever reason . |
| 12 | And the other thing er if they they just have n't got anything like that . |
| 13 | ‘ We have n't got anything like this at our house . |
| 14 | And , you know , for a small place like Ottery , you know , I mean , Honiton , as far as I know has n't got anything like this . |
| 15 | erm and he was released and he came to Harlow and we meet him and that was , that was very good , erm , but we have n't had one like that , you know for a long time . |
| 16 | No , I , I have n't had anything like that . |
| 17 | But I had n't brought anything like that with me , all my things were jumpers , so I thought — let them get used to it . |
| 18 | I have n't read anything like this before . |