Example sentences of "i [vb mod] n't [adv] have [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was climbing up through this favela ; I should n't even have been there . |
| 2 | ‘ I could n't really have been more lucky . ’ |
| 3 | in normal everyday things which I would n't otherwise have been aware of , and he 's been someone to have arguments with about science , and it 's nice to have someone who understands what you 're going on about . |
| 4 | In fact , if it had n't been for Granpa I would n't even have been made to attend the local elementary school in Jubilee Street , and ‘ attend ’ was the right word , because I did n't do a lot once I 'd got there , other than bang the lid of my little desk and occasionally pull the pigtails of ‘ Posh Porky ’ , the girl who sat in front of me . |
| 5 | ‘ I would n't ever have been so intimate with you if I had had an obligation to someone else . |
| 6 | ‘ And in case you do n't believe me I would n't still have been covered in snow when I came in if I had ’ |