Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb pp] [adv] [conj] they [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | There are still many buildings that are not listed simply because they have not yet been properly surveyed , or have somehow slipped through the net . |
2 | He and Elinor had been to the council offices and I had still not come home when they got back . |
3 | If they had not got there when they did , the child would be dead . ’ |
4 | Conway Mill is a case in point , where a number of local businesses were not assisted financially because they located there and were eventually forced out . |
5 | Patterns are not practised merely because they exist , but because they are relevant to the learner 's needs . |
6 | I 'm sure themes are not chosen casually and they do serve a purpose in attracting possible markets . |
7 | It was the only thing she 'd been wearing that had n't come away when they undressed . |
8 | Well I , I think after this er people have n't appreciated yet that they 've , the grounds have become a bit safer than they were the hooligan element seemed to be taking over , they have er closed circuit television now , at Walsall , so they can get to the hot spot of any trouble and er they erm the ground |
9 | There are elements of a vicious version of the hermeneutic circle involved : people do n't like poetry because they have n't read enough to come to terms with it , and they have n't read enough because they do n't like it . |