Example sentences of "[noun sg] you [vb past] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | And the whole process is made as simultaneously agonising and amazing as it could be — you labour to give birth , that 's the right word all right , and it 's about as ghastly as possible and then at the end there 's this absolutely wonderful feeling , that the conspiracy has never hinted at , when you hold it and see it and you suddenly realise there 's a whole new emotion you did n't know anything about . |
| 2 | My father swore at me , and said it was my fault you did n't come . |
| 3 | You did n't remind him t by not using the script you did n't |
| 4 | You look at the skill you did n't know you had , put a label on it and think : ‘ Yes I do do that ’ , whereas when you first walk in you think you 've done nothing for the last 18 years . |
| 5 | Oliver like to feed the birds with the toast you did n't eat ? |
| 6 | It 's a wonder you did n't blow the whole place up . |
| 7 | ‘ It 's a wonder you did n't wear lipstick to Gran 's funeral . ’ |
| 8 | No wonder you did n't bother to ask us , you know what we 'd have said . |
| 9 | you 'd just gone , it 's a wonder you did n't see her coming round the bloody corner . |
| 10 | It 's a wonder you did n't wake the baby up with the noise you 're flipping making . |
| 11 | It 's a wonder you did n't . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's a pity you did n't run into her , Freddy , on your way to the Gents — I presume you were on your way to the Gents . |
| 13 | To my mind it 's a pity you did n't take that attitude when you were first made aware of the situation , because when I returned from next door you were still yelling your head off at her and painting a vivid picture of what her life would be with an illegitimate child tacked on to her . |
| 14 | It was such a pity you did n't contact us immediately you got back and found her gone . |
| 15 | Flora said , ‘ It was a pity you did n't take that job . ’ |
| 16 | Constance said , ‘ It 's a pity you did n't really know Nora . |
| 17 | ‘ Then it 's a great pity you did n't leave it longer . |
| 18 | Well it 's a pity you did n't think of your daughter when you were whoring your way around the world , is n't it ? |
| 19 | She went on : " It 's a pity you did n't wait a little longer , but there you are . |
| 20 | ‘ It is a pity you did n't see the girl at the place she died . |
| 21 | ‘ He did miss it ; it 's a pity you did n't hear me asking Dana 's flatmate for her — you 'd have had to believe me then . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ It 's a pity you did n't forget the key to this place , ’ she told him . |
| 23 | ‘ What a pity you did n't allow me to make my own running , ’ he observed softly . |
| 24 | It 's a pity you did n't think about it more carefully three years ago — or maybe it 's just as well , ’ he mocked . |
| 25 | A pity you did n't take more examples from Looking Glass & mention the idea of going across the square , in chess , which it is based on . |
| 26 | Yeah it 's a pity you did n't wan na go for something bigger in n it , that would have been ideal would n't it ? |
| 27 | It 's a pity you did n't do your outer edge with roses |
| 28 | The whole of the school would join in that , boys and girls were together , they were se segregated in the hall you did n't sit next to a girl or anything like that , the boys were on one side , the girls were on the other side . |
| 29 | Yeah , because I mean , like when I had the home erm , that again obviously you ca n't , people said that , I mean , it 's changed a lot but when I had the home you did n't just pull an , out anybody from the street and call them care assistants you had to offer them a day 's training every week |
| 30 | It was real windy up there and if you missed your footing you did n't get a second chance . |