Example sentences of "n't [adv] [verb] in [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Burglaries did n't only happen in London . |
| 2 | As we have witnessed recently in some Eastern European countries , the overthrow of a ruthless , totalitarian regime does n't necessarily result in peace and harmony . |
| 3 | They do n't necessarily contribute in terms of the creative ideas . |
| 4 | I do n't personally believe in reincarnation , but knowing my luck I 'd either come back as a pair of Ian 's boxer shorts or an amoeba . |
| 5 | They were n't all covered in paint like actresses . |
| 6 | you understand what I mean , I do n't just lay in bed I just get |
| 7 | Five years from the original appeal in nineteen eighty eight , those nurses still have n't gone all the way through the regrading process and any union officer will tell you that does n't just occur in City Hospital in this case , but it occurs right across the as well . |
| 8 | He knew he would n't be able to and now , as he swung himself out of bed , Ray Plummer wondered why he had n't just sat in front of the television until the time came . |
| 9 | It does n't just happen in nature , and I do n't really see why women should be at a disadvantage , unless it follows in the tail of many of the other disadvantages , which are actually made by society and culture , not by biology . |
| 10 | Do n't forget that caffeine is n't just found in tea and coffee — it 's a major component of cola drinks and chocolate , whether in a cup or a box ! |
| 11 | so they 're not just making it up out of their heads , it actually , you know , somebody really did a study on this , somebody really put this argument forward erm er partly it 's to , I mean some of the things on those things you ca n't easily get in Aston library anyway , some of the things erm er particularly if they 're references to general , you know , sort of , you know , general bits of the , you know , whatever textbook they seem to be using mostly erm |
| 12 | As the people she designs for are ‘ from south , or abroad ’ ( Orcadians call everywhere south of Pentland Firth simply ‘ south ’ ) , the balance was n't exactly weighted in favour of settling in Orkney . |
| 13 | ‘ I … er … did n't exactly keep in touch , you know , Mrs Tuckett , ’ I said lamely . |
| 14 | To prove I was n't totally lacking in appeal , I suppose . |
| 15 | Butterflies do n't usually appear in winter . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't usually cry in front of strangers . ’ |
| 17 | DOUBTLESS it does n't always rain in Barnard Castle , that 's just the way it seems . |
| 18 | be careful of the roads because a car ca n't erm ca n't always stop in time it 's up to you not to walk out in front of them cos they can say oh well you should be able to stop in time but in practice if you drove to be able to stop in time if somebody stepped out in front of you you 'd never above about five miles an hour you know ? you must sort of stick to the speed limits I do n't believe it we got gaining on the car in front . |
| 19 | Do n't always think in terms of hiding things away . |
| 20 | The only Excuse me , er no , we even had Abbot , A double B , er did n't always get in front but I think it should have done you know , you take the first letter and then you take the . |
| 21 | I ca n't really stay in bed past nine o'clock . |
| 22 | But then the middle classes do n't really figure in Labour 's plans , unless you count £500-a-plate fund-raising dinners at the Grosvenor Hotel . |
| 23 | ‘ I do n't really believe in marriage , but I did n't want to lose my husband either , so I gave in , ’ she explains . |
| 24 | They do n't really believe in nomes ! |
| 25 | Okay so do you want to run us through some of the things that we have n't really discussed in detail of what we 're gon na talk about in here today , specifically have we , I mean I thought something along the lines of er the nature and extent of sexual variations in English , or any other language you want . |
| 26 | I do n't really keep in touch with anyone from prison now . |
| 27 | I could n't even sing in church . ’ |
| 28 | I could n't even sing in church . |
| 29 | While we draw breath on the wolf whistling debate as heard on the BBC World Service , apparently Coun Eleanor Young tells us that the offending action is n't even mentioned in Darlington Council 's proposed code of conduct for contractors . |
| 30 | And another thing , I did n't even look in Mark 's room . |