Example sentences of "not [vb pp] [pers pn] the [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | I 've been using RapidCad for a month or so and It 's not given me the slightest problem . |
2 | He had not provided water to wash the feet and had not given him the traditional greeting of a kiss ( Luke 7:44–45 ) . |
3 | So when asked why I had not told her the whole story , I replied , ‘ Because you never asked me . ’ |
4 | she had guessed Taczek had not told her the whole truth of his relationship with Mills but now had confirmation . |
5 | The hon. Member for Sedgefield ( Mr. Blair ) has huffed and puffed , but he has not told us the Labour party 's position on a single proposal contained in the Green Paper . |
6 | This afternoon , he has treated the House to an extraordinary collection of half-truths and inaccuracies , but he has not told us the Labour party 's attitude to the proposals that I identified in the statement . |
7 | In this one it was n't quite so er , straightforward in that we , we had n't given you the actual activities to do . |
8 | He has some obsession she has n't told him the whole truth . ’ |
9 | ‘ I have n't told you the whole story ! |
10 | ‘ They have n't called us the United Nations team yet , but after Tuesday I think they might , ’ admits captain Michael Patton . |
11 | It was only when they came out of the rearmost door and found a temporary hut facing them with Radio Room marked on the door , that they realised why they had n't found it the first time . |
12 | She had n't rejected him the first time , though , just evaded a decision , wanting him to strengthen it somehow . |
13 | He had , as Dalgliesh knew , grudgingly respected Kate 's ability to look down at the butchered bodies in St Matthew 's vestry and not be sick , but he had n't liked her the better for it . |