Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] [conj] i [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Said not , not only that I said we do n't have anywhere to park her car that 's why I said I 'm after your car park . |
| 2 | We met mainly at meals , which I enjoyed , not only because I liked her and could still indulge myself foolishly and talk with her about our special patient in Marcus , but also as Daisy , being so near the end of her training , had several friends amongst the staff nurses . |
| 3 | Having made such an analysis of the situation , it was not long before I found myself reconsidering Mr Farraday 's kind suggestion of some days ago . |
| 4 | It was not long before I found I liked the Semmens family very much . |
| 5 | It was not long before I started my next voyage , on 7th September , 1710 , as captain of my own ship this time . |
| 6 | But our poetry started to flow again , though now it was he who distributed the favours : there was no call for him now to bribe me with sex , so this aspect of our relationship was something he kept under tight control , allowing sexual contact only when he felt like it and not just when I wanted it , as in the past . |
| 7 | It now bore a long yellow blister , fag shaped and red round the edges , but there was still no pain , not even when I pressed it . |
| 8 | He thought : I knew this man , not well but I knew him . |
| 9 | He was obviously not there but I called his name again just the same . |
| 10 | ‘ It was n't long before I had my first bite which was a 3 lb 7 oz chub . |
| 11 | ‘ It was n't long before I wished I had never said that . |
| 12 | ‘ My anger at the time of his death was n't just because I believed you 'd distracted him , it was more complicated than that . ’ |
| 13 | They were n't there when I opened it . |