Example sentences of "not [vb infin] [vb pp] [pers pn] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a joke really , because if she was one of the male officers then she would not have given it a second thought . |
| 2 | I 'd not have given you the task otherwise ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ They were always totally supportive of the company and the publicity from the Embassy could not have given us a better boost or image . ’ |
| 4 | His discipline , his dedication , and his pursuit of excellence may not have made him the most charismatic of world class players , but it has made him one of the most respected . |
| 5 | They may not have made him the finest British light comedian since his hero David Niven , but at least they rescued him from an uncertain future in Britain where he may have ended up as a cross between Roy Castle and Ronnie Corbett . |
| 6 | She was less close to Gildas , whom she regarded with some slight awe , for she feared his irony and his sharp tongue , and would not have allowed him the slightest ‘ liberty ’ had he not cleverly , for he was very clever , ‘ set up , a conversation which led her , through a series of exchanges , into the danger area . |
| 7 | You would n't have given her a second glance that evening , amid the florid , the fancy and the flash . |
| 8 | It was gratifying to have people shake her hand who once would n't have given her the time of day , and when she walked through the dreary rooms where evidence of the late Adelaide Morey still abounded she had trouble convincing herself that she was now the mistress here . |
| 9 | I think that if she had n't known us ; that I was a groom and Copper was pretty sensible , she would n't have given me the choice of trying to save him , especially as he was seventeen years old . |
| 10 | As my wife said later that day , ‘ One look at your face and I would n't have given you a job . |
| 11 | I would n't have given you the mark for covered . |
| 12 | Minter would n't have paid you a penny for what you might have got out of me . |