Example sentences of "[vb past] not [verb] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Leighton 's error in allowing Didier Deschamps to beat him at the near post and present France with an advantage they did not deserve was crucial to the outcome of the match . |
| 2 | George did not like being firm with Lennie but he knew that he had to be cruel to be kind . |
| 3 | Claudia could see that locking up a Masai for a crime he did not understand was cruel and inhuman . |
| 4 | No , because things come up unexpectedly , so things will become urgent that maybe you did n't think were important , but have just suddenly emerged . |
| 5 | Or had a child who acquired a severe stomach upset after eating berries form the garden , which you did n't realise were dangerous ? |
| 6 | He is a young player with loads of confidence and ability and although he did n't produce is usual form yesterday he still will be very much in the Games plans . |
| 7 | He did n't like being alone with his Dad . |
| 8 | ‘ They never really wanted interviews and did n't like being public figures . |
| 9 | We did n't mind being old fogey , as long as there was no one there reminding us of the fact . |
| 10 | ‘ I thought you said you did n't mind being alone . ’ |
| 11 | What fans did n't see was special effects boss Derek Meddings on the floor with his hand up her dress to keep it from ruffling up and his assistant up a ladder holding the tension on a piece of fish wire while the zip was being pulled down . |
| 12 | Section 1(1) provides that if death is caused by any wrongful act , neglect or default which is such as would ( if death had not ensued ) have entitled the person injured to maintain an action and recover damages , the person who would have been liable if death had not ensued is liable to an action for damages , notwithstanding the death of the person injured . |
| 13 | Despite the heat , Ludovico 's passion had taken her to heights she had not dreamed were possible . |
| 14 | He had n't imagined being married , or having children , for years . |
| 15 | And he would n't let me go at nine o'clock if he thought I had n't have been knackered and ready to fall down you know . |