Example sentences of "[adv] and it [be] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | But they had I do n't know if you know it had been absolutely dilapidated , the hall , I mean it was absolutely run down and it was n't used . |
| 2 | The workmen were ordered to clear the fall of earth away and it was n't long before a human skeleton was discovered . |
| 3 | After , after the years of hardship and loss and then ev everything came as a relief , course we were still at war with the Japanese and people were still in Burma , our soldiers were still in Burma fighting the Japanese , but having said that the main issue was over and it was n't long after the Americans dropped the atomic bomb and of course , I always thought they had to really or else the Japanese would still be fighting now the er they had special dances in the Town Hall for the V E Day and the Americans who did a a jitterbug contest and er I always remember my friend and his sister , who was English , they actually won it against the Yanks he er |
| 4 | I was only on the waiting list anyway and it was n't very likely that four people would drop out . |
| 5 | But then the columns of moulding moved in soundlessly and it was n't a tent after all . |
| 6 | And the peedie fairy was just delighted to start with but soon realized that there was something kind of fishy going on and it was n't a very happy place . |
| 7 | Smith and Steve Mardenborough both limped off and it was n't until the 62nd minute that the home keeper was tested by a 25-yard floater from Mitch Cook . |
| 8 | Then there was voices , and then it sounded as if the boot went down and then there was the doors bang again and then it revved off and it was n't long it came back . |
| 9 | And he went back and it was n't ! |
| 10 | Anyway he would n't I know what he said about working Saturdays but like , you used your car as well and it was n't just when you said that as well . |
| 11 | But we were gon na go to the cemetery couple of weeks ago and it were n't very nice . |
| 12 | I know that was you but y you do n't , I mean I remember u the fire we used to have here and it was n't till I gave it to a friend , I mean we kept here for a year alright , lucky enough , we did n't use it anyway I gave to a friend who doing car boot , I found it in the attic an he said to me Brenda , he said , did you ever use this fire ? |
| 13 | I have over the years sent my postal order regularly and it was n't until two years ago that I became more actively involved in the work of Save The Children fund raising . |
| 14 | There was something down there and it was n't a friendly rock ! |
| 15 | Cos anyway we used to walk on those and sit under there and it was n't , did n't move did it ? |
| 16 | We all looked again and it was n't H. The bastard had met this Jake a year or two back and at once noted the resemblance . |