Example sentences of "it had n't worked " in BNC.
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| 1 | I picked up my cup and saucer and flopped down on to the half-moon hearthrug , curious as to what the desired effect of the substance was supposed to be , and wondering why it had n't worked , when I noticed the saucer felt thicker . |
| 2 | If it had n't worked out , I would simply have carried on road riding . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Pretty rough on your mother if it had n't worked out , ’ said Julia . |
| 4 | It had n't worked , of course , just made the others frightened . |
| 5 | It had n't worked that way . |
| 6 | I 'd tried waiting for the natural course of events to bring me the way of the creche , some errand Mrs Goreng might send me on , but it had n't worked out that way . |
| 7 | She was only half alive , an empty shell who 'd sought to hide her deficiencies by becoming a part of a team , but it had n't worked . |
| 8 | It had n't worked . |
| 9 | Though he might have intended to remain cool and detached , unmoved , it had n't worked that way . |