Example sentences of "[conj] it had not [vb pp] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pity that it had n't extended to something better than this undersized diesel-driven power supply . |
| 2 | It admits that it had n't expected to be in this line of work so long , having thought Unix 's compatibility issues would have been resolved years ago . |
| 3 | Three months after buying and taking delivery of a car , the purchaser discovered that it had not belonged to the seller and still belonged to its original owner . |
| 4 | Dr Sasaki had not looked outside the hospital all day ; the scene inside was so terrible and so compelling that it had not occurred to him to ask any questions about what had happened beyond the windows and doors . |
| 5 | The surprised way he had looked at her when she said it suggested that it had not occurred to him before . |
| 6 | However , as they had mostly lost significant amounts of weight already and it had n't occurred to me to ask them to measure their weekly progress in terms of inches , the results , whilst remarkable , were only visual . |
| 7 | He had opened the 1961 claret for them because that was the wine he and Dom had chosen to drink and it had n't occurred to him to offer his guests less . |
| 8 | They were free to raise funds elsewhere if they could , and one at least got a substantial sum from a local authority which would not have supported a project of that nature if it had not come to them from their own school children . |
| 9 | He seemed surprised as if it had not occurred to him that literature might let him down in this way . |
| 10 | It was true she 'd avoided him , had gladly left him to Merry , but it had n't occurred to her that he might be aware of that . |
| 11 | He said the brakes were worn but it had not contributed to the tragedy . |
| 12 | In fact he was so impressed he agreed to make an allowance towards James 's student fees at St Bartholomew 's , but it had not stretched to comfortable accommodation . |
| 13 | The sword struck a boulder concealed in the heather concealed , a watcher might have considered , so artfully that a moment before it had not appeared to be there at all . |