Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] not [prep] [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Wrapped in her own thoughts , she did not at first hear what her husband was saying and only became aware of his monologue when Hank said : ‘ Say , Dad , that 'll be good . ’ |
| 2 | She had not at first taken it seriously . |
| 3 | I was told that one reason why many Conservative politicians were sympathetic towards our Report was because they did not at first realise that our insistence that all children should speak and write Standard English did not involve any recommendation about RP . |
| 4 | Both were so absorbed in their activities that when the float went down , they did not at first respond . |
| 5 | Having himself come from a close family he did not at first regard his wife 's involvement with Chloe as unusual . |
| 6 | Something struck his face , though he did not at first realise what it was . |