Example sentences of "n't [verb] [pron] first " in BNC.
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| 1 | Two people in the group did n't fancy their first at all . |
| 2 | The lyrics , 2 , are unmistakably Prince , all 2s and 4s and Us , with a sentiment similar to Janet Jackson 's AIDS generation love song ‘ Let's Wait Awhile ’ — ‘ it 's just that I did n't think our first date should be in bed ’ . |
| 3 | The lyrics , 2 , are unmistakably Prince , all 2s and 4s and Us , with a sentiment similar to Janet Jackson 's AIDS generation love song ‘ Let's Wait Awhile ’ — ‘ it 's just that I did n't think our first date should be in bed ’ . |
| 4 | If she had n't approached me first I doubt I should have recognised her , she was so different from the plump , fresh-faced girl whom I had met on the train that January morning more than three years ago . |
| 5 | Pegasus did n't win their first short corner of the game until the 28th minute , and that was down to Nadine Long , who at times was the only forward prepared to take on the Portadown defence . |
| 6 | Now Liz did n't win our first , second or third prize er last year , but she , she made it to the final twelve , er her , her full-length novel now , has now been accepted by Collins and that 's going to be published next February , there 's talk of a big American contract for Liz and Liz has now been floated away in to the world of big time professional writing . |
| 7 | I do n't know your first name , but I love you . |
| 8 | I do n't know his first name , but he was a consultant in some hospital in Carlisle and he ran a backup laboratory near Langstone in Cumbria . ’ |
| 9 | but I do n't know his first name . |
| 10 | As they walked inside , arm in arm , she said huskily , ‘ Darling , what would you have done if I had n't said it first ? ’ |
| 11 | If you say , ‘ Just have a go , we do n't mind if you do n't do it first time ’ , a sensitive child will probably clam up . |
| 12 | He has run 165 marathons , 76 half-marathons , nine 61-milers , 13 30-milers and 13 25-milers — and he did n't do his first marathon until shortly before his 60th birthday . |
| 13 | Although it does have lower , lower power than his first test , right , but if you ca n't calculate his first test then it 's the best thing to use . |
| 14 | If Mr Khan prefers to be called Mr Khan , do n't use his first name just because other residents are happy for you to use theirs . |
| 15 | I still have n't got my first aid certificate . |
| 16 | Miss You and the haunting Leisure and the particular highlights while Wanting reminded me a little of the Beatles Helter Skelter ( though I do n't remember it first time round , of course ) with its screaming guitars and music style . |
| 17 | I promised to ring him , if he did n't ring me first , reassured her again that everything was fine and that she did n't need to drive over to look after me . |
| 18 | I did n't like it first , when I bought it I thought it was a bit crap |
| 19 | Did n't like it first time . |
| 20 | ‘ I do n't like the men , and I do n't like my first officer . ’ |
| 21 | The cottages vary ( some are cooled by air-conditioning , some just by a fan ) so if you do n't like your first one , ask to see the others . |
| 22 | Do n't overdo it first time round . |
| 23 | ‘ And I did indeed enjoy my visit but I think I have missed the best treat in the entire house , what a pity I did n't see you first . ’ |
| 24 | Turned back to Ormanroyd who could n't control it first time and that was enough for Forest to win it back . |
| 25 | But I did n't sell my first painting you know until 1975 . |
| 26 | I do n't suppose my first real piece for the paper was exactly world-shattering . |
| 27 | I had n't deserted my first love , the Salcombe yawl Lisa , but she lived in my home in South Devon , and now that I was officially attached to Sir Edmund Pusey 's Police Liaison Group at the Home Office I had to live in London , and the Crouch was much more accessible . |
| 28 | That was if the cat did n't tumble her first . |
| 29 | There were few signposts and the rough roads had waterfilled potholes deep enough to drown a man — if the footpads did n't get him first . |
| 30 | ‘ If the parasites do n't get him first . ’ |