Example sentences of "n't [be] in the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | She ai n't been in the pub |
2 | ‘ I could have plugged the pilot if you had n't been in the way . ’ |
3 | Just to set the scene and seeing as I have n't been in the plot too much lately . |
4 | He had n't been in the lodge since Helena Naulls had left it on the death of her husband . |
5 | Probably had n't been in the sun at all ! |
6 | And er so er er I said to my friend , like me pals I said , Well look we we have n't been in the Army a year , so we 've got to be in two more years before it comes our turn our turn to be demobilized , so we just might as well sign up for a couple year , get two months leave and twenty quid , because we shall do that if we do n't . |
7 | ‘ You have n't been in the Army . ’ |
8 | You have n't been in the office is what I mean , in the centre . |
9 | He had n't been in the shop since the day after Rachel had died . |
10 | I mean he has n't been in the shop once this week . |
11 | So I still have n't been in the autumn , so one of my reasons for finishing is , is so I can go on holiday in the autumn . |
12 | I knew she had n't been in the garden , I would have been able to smell her . |
13 | ‘ Though if you have n't been in the business yourself it does upset the others . |
14 | But she finally admitted that she had n't been in the ship at the time . |
15 | I had n't been in the force very long and my sergeant met me and said , ‘ That chimney 's smoking . ’ |
16 | I think he was n't much of a horseman , perhaps had n't been in the regiment very long ; and the great achievement in his eyes was that he had managed to do that long and difficult gallop without falling off . |
17 | Half a dozen dinners , you see , when I 've got in and have n't been , you , have n't been in the oven , have n't eaten phworgh , fetch the home lovely . |
18 | Er , now look Barbara , I know you have n't been in the job as long as the other two , but er , really you 're going to have to do better than this I 'm afraid . |
19 | Erm , now Barbara , I know you have n't been in the job as long as the other two , but er , really you 've got to do better than this I 'm afraid . |
20 | ‘ Are you sure I would n't be in the way ? ’ she said hesitantly . |
21 | You certainly would n't be in the way . ’ |
22 | I hoped I would n't be in the way . ’ |
23 | And when we talk later I 'll explain what really happened , and it wo n't be in the way he put it , ’ and with similar emphasis she turned the key ; but then allowed the car to glide forward . |
24 | Poor creature wo n't be in the mood for social visits . ’ |
25 | Penrith skipper Greg Alexander definitely wo n't be in the Aussie squad . |
26 | Buckmaster was right : he should n't be in the building . |
27 | ‘ What we will be aiming for on the night is to make sure we score first — and it need n't be in the opening minutes . |
28 | No , no , in the school , er in the er , no it would n't be in the church , no |
29 | Except I wo n't be in the bedroom . |
30 | ‘ Anyway , ’ she says , ‘ you wo n't be in the dark after tonight . ’ |