Example sentences of "they have not [vb pp] [adv] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , the old ones that Tom gave me originally they 've not flowered now for about three months yet they 're not dead . |
| 2 | There was a stage about two thirds into the first half when ( because they had n't scored yet despite aggressive assaults on the West Ham box ) Batty square-balled it after crossing into their area . |
| 3 | They had n't said much to me apart from announcing themselves as Detective-Sergeant Hatchard and Detective Constable White , and even when they got back inside , Hatchard talked to the pathologist while White went off for a snoop around , as policemen do . |
| 4 | If so , they had n't expended much on a decent script . |
| 5 | The intelligence and sensitivity by which some people draw rich implications from quite narrow experience would have nothing to work on if they had not plunged deep into that experience . |
| 6 | He also cited the fact that they had not profited personally from their conduct , that they had " a record of long and distinguished service " , and that all had already in terms of emotional anguish and damaged careers paid a price which was " grossly disproportionate to any misdeeds or errors of judgement they might have committed " . |
| 7 | They had not gone far before the leading vehicle halted at a metal pole stretched across the road , and the rest of the convoy bunched up behind . |
| 8 | He had felt distress and pity for the sufferings he had seen about him , but they had not struck home to his heart as seeing McAllister brought so low had done . |
| 9 | Rooted near the bottom of the table , they had not won away from home for nearly two years . |
| 10 | Going back to your earlier point , the , the press do need to have a contact , and it 's very important that the contact is contactable and that , that they have n't gone away for a holiday during the two weeks in which the the thing is an issue . |
| 11 | The time taken for them to enter the dark box is noted , and if they have not done so by the end of a fixed time , say one minute , the experiment is terminated . |
| 12 | They have not existed independently of formal industry , but have drawn skills and materials from it . |
| 13 | They have not thought carefully through how we should deal with the important issue of funding and local authorities . |
| 14 | They have not shied away from sensitive areas . |
| 15 | If they have not paid enough tax because they have not earned enough during their working lives , people have to rely on means-tested benefits when they retire . |
| 16 | They have not won away for 24 games since they clinched the 1992 title , and there was never any prospect of them doing so yesterday once Ian Rush had struck after 24 minutes . |
| 17 | They have not won there since 1980 , when David Hodgson scored twice in a 2–0 win , and supporters recall the 1981 FA Cup quarter-final replay defeat that crushed Wembley hopes and led to the breakup of a brilliant side . |