Example sentences of "n't [verb] in a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now that 's an English expression I have n't heard in a long time . |
| 2 | And I know so many songs that it would be fun to go out there and say , ‘ Hey , man , do you remember this one ? ’ or , ‘ Here 's one you have n't heard in a long time . ' ’ |
| 3 | She realized that she was n't walking in a straight line and was unsteady on her feet . |
| 4 | It might come as a huge blow to your ego , but there are women in this world who wo n't fall in a gibbering little heap at your feet every time you spare them a smile or a word . |
| 5 | It did n't speak in a natural way as modern computers do . |
| 6 | She was vaguely aware that she ought to offer congratulations , but for some reason she did n't feel in a congratulatory frame of mind . |
| 7 | ‘ If these efforts do n't result in a firm order , then I 've made absolutely nothing . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I have hit shots this week I have n't seen in a long time . |
| 9 | There was an expression on her face I had n't seen in a long time . |
| 10 | We did n't canvass in a nice little area , we canvassed on the side of the bloody moors . |
| 11 | Growing and ageing do n't work in a smooth , regular sort of way . |
| 12 | Likewise the bridge wo n't fit in a rural setting |
| 13 | Obviously this is not relevant if you have a tiny galley kitchen , or a slit of corridor space , but if you can add a chair or two , or at least a couple of stools where there were none before ; and some sort of bar , or at least an enlarged counter top if you ca n't fit in a decent table , then you are well on the way to making your kitchen a more welcoming place . |
| 14 | First its propeller blade broke off after it hit a rock , then it got caught in currents so strong it could n't move in a straight line . |
| 15 | On super mail , if that item does n't arrive in a set time |
| 16 | I do n't mean in a bad way , just different . |
| 17 | It would n't go in a straight line and kept squeaking , as if it was trying to draw the attention of the customs officers to the person pushing : ‘ Hey , take a look at this chap 's bags . ’ |
| 18 | Wo n't go in a bloody washer ! |
| 19 | But one of the great problems with the new media is that , because the brain finds it difficult to do anything but process imagery and sound , it is n't left in a reflective state . |
| 20 | But , oddly , snow can be quite comforting on long , steep slopes , especially if the slope widens at the base and does n't culminate in a 100-foot drop over cliffs . |
| 21 | She read the first page of a review copy of the new novel by a Royal Shakespeare Company actor and put it down again when she realized she had n't taken in a single word . |
| 22 | Ca n't get in a comfortable position for pushing . |
| 23 | But we do n't live in a perfect world . |
| 24 | I asked her what on earth happens to people who do n't live in a small town where they are known and therefore helped . |
| 25 | If , he reasoned , you could n't live in a fashionable district with a BMW in a parking spot you had paid for , then you might as well not live at all . |
| 26 | When all forty-eight of us were on the stage , we could n't kick in a straight line , so we danced in a semi-circle . |