Example sentences of "have [not/n't] [adv] [verb] [pron] [prep] " in BNC.

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31 But it had not really exposed him to the form of politics that he was about to encounter again in France — parliamentary politics .
32 Karen never let me forget that everything we owned was originally hers and hers alone , and that I had not only contributed nothing to our joint capital but was n't bringing in any income either .
33 It had been Kurt who had set up the dozens of licensing deals for menswear and toiletries , bedlinen and beachwear , soft furnishings and costume jewellery , all bearing the name of Hugo Varna , which had not only saved him from bankruptcy but also made him his first million .
34 It was a thoroughly tested number as Tiller had not only shown it at the Palace but his La Scala Girls had also performed it at the Winter Gardens Pavilion , Blackpool , the previous year .
35 Well , well , well , Captain , I nearly did you a great injustice a minute or two ago , I thought you had not perhaps addressed yourself to the problem on hand .
36 No I 'd just be , I mean I must admit I 've , I 've not really seen one for years and years and years .
37 I 've not actually said anything about the car .
38 If he 'd been on the train and had walked with the other racegoers towards the station , Filmer could have seen him through the window … and just the sight of him had caused the tensing of the neck muscles … and if Filmer had n't yet paid him for whatever … then he would come back to the train …
39 He had n't just met us in Thunder Bay .
40 She had n't even noticed her until now , when she stood up , trembling , words coming out in an uncharacteristic torrent .
41 There was a zooming motor race on and Maxim simply had n't even heard it until then .
42 We had n't actually heard anything about this library experience but when I asked him he would n't say anything .
43 ‘ However , current Education Minister John Patten said he regarded Church schools as making a crucial contribution to education but he had n't actually consulted them about opting out . ’
44 No , he had n't actually said anything about getting engaged yet .
45 He had n't really kicked her in the face ; you 've got to draw the line somewhere , although I 've never been exactly sure where .
46 He might have had the last word , but he had n't really forgiven her for her temerity in trying to put him down .
47 He 'd left the local school as early as his birthday would allow and had n't really done anything for the following year except watch his father die .
48 And I I think the illustration about Baptism , had n't really struck me before tonight .
49 I 'd got these figures down , but I had n't really got anything against them , he just quickly went through the percentages so yes .
50 I suppose that because she had n't really known me from an early age , she made a tremendous effort to get to know me later .
51 I could n't help smiling at that ; she still had n't quite forgiven me for the fact that her remedy had n't been effective .
52 However , radicalism makes outright cancellation a possibility — for if the station stops providing jobs ( or , rather , provides jobs in places that have not yet welded themselves into a firm lobbying coalition ) what is it good for ?
53 If you have n't yet discovered anything of particular significance ( as long as you are sure you have been thorough and answered the questions honestly ) , do n't worry .
54 ‘ We have made a bid and are confident of winning but we have n't yet heard anything from the Premier League , ’ said Dyke , who last year retained ITV 's franchise with a bid that was £28m less than their rivals .
55 I do n't care what it is called , and I must admit I have n't yet read anything about masochism as you call it in your book .
56 ‘ It 's just like a piano and so much so that we have n't even got one at home and I did n't practice on one before the competition I can just switch to playing it instead of a piano , ’ said Lisa .
57 ‘ I have n't actually said anything at all about coming to France , ’ Jenna managed in self-defence .
58 ‘ You have n't really seen me for years . ’
59 You have n't really distanced yourself from your old life at all . ’
60 The problem with keeping the original ( e.g. as a photocopy , with sections highlighted ) is that you have n't really done anything with it yet : you have n't assimilated it or made it your own , in the sense of fitting it with ( and so allowing it to affect ) your existing thoughts and knowledge .
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