Example sentences of "but it [vb past] n't [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it had n't simply been desire , she acknowledged painfully — desire she could have handled . |
| 2 | But it had n't yet told him everything . |
| 3 | The wardrobe when it landed did n't it hit a corner , but it did n't just crumple up , it exploded . |
| 4 | It did n't hurt it , but it did n't exactly help it . |
| 5 | ‘ But it did n't actually get stuck ? ’ she asked . |
| 6 | There was an offer in the letter if my memory 's correct but it did n't actually specify what their offer was and really I think what the Council want to do is exactly what they are offering because we have to be minded all the time that the that er applicant does not own all the land and , and certainly it is , is , is the wish I think of this Council , I believe unanimously , and , and I think a lot of the residents , that we do somehow acquire a pedestrian link . |
| 7 | But it did n't necessarily follow that the sort of training beloved of the psychologists — say shaping a rat to press a lever for food in a skinner box — was best suited to the study of the cellular and biochemical processes going on within the organism . |
| 8 | But it did n't necessarily mean that they would stay together all the time the they may they may even fall out with one another . |
| 9 | This one had a pleasantly slim neck , reminiscent of the Pedullas I recently tried , but it did n't quite make it into my affections because of its finish ; that slightly metallic-looking uniform of navy blue made the bass feel psychologically ‘ cold ’ to me . |
| 10 | This is the stuff our dreams are made of , but it did n't quite work out that way . |
| 11 | But it did n't quite ring true . |
| 12 | I had hoped that like the proverbial old soldier I could just quietly fade away but it did n't quite pan out like that . |
| 13 | But it did n't always heal old wounds . |
| 14 | In those days a man was allocated duties , it is true they tried to arrange that he was on early spread , medium or late duties but it did n't always work out because of holidays , sickness or that but erm there were no restriction on hours . |
| 15 | But it did n't always make for an easy life . |
| 16 | According to some reports it was Bali , according to others it was Hawaii , but it did n't really matter where . |
| 17 | But it did n't really work . |
| 18 | It was n't polite of them not to answer the door , knowing that he was standing there , but it did n't really matter . |
| 19 | It had rudimentary listings of events , it had previews , but it did n't really have enough . |
| 20 | Nothing much to add except that Redfern scored but it did n't really matter . |
| 21 | So as I say I , I found Friday very useful , I found the er , the renewed routines , although we , I mean we all had lots of problems with the videos , they did n't come out but it did n't really matter because the three of us in our group sat there and very openly , very honestly , and without any personal animosity whatsoever helped each other and that again , as I say very useful and so above all a and I think it 's something that I feel very strongly about because we have n't talked to people we 've , in English , understandable language about what this is all about . |
| 22 | That improvement upset the old fifty-yard rhythm but it did n't much matter . |