Example sentences of "[vb past] n't [verb] [adv prt] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | another scenario that comes up quite often is that , somebody comes in and say my kids have n't had any food all over the weekend because you did n't send out a giro |
| 2 | It might be partly because I did n't kick up a fuss when I lost the captaincy . |
| 3 | This latter exclusion was construed to mean that if someone did n't tighten up a bolt properly during maintenance or left a spanner in the works , which resulted in damage to the plant , then no cover would have been applicable . |
| 4 | Hugh Johnson , The Story of Wine When Jesus Christ turned water into wine , he did n't hand out a warning label . |
| 5 | You did n't get over a broken romance that quickly . |
| 6 | ‘ You did n't take up a profession , you went into politics and gave them up again ? ’ |
| 7 | It certainly did n't sound like your friend Simon and he certainly did n't put on a silly voice like that silly twit did |
| 8 | By then I realized it was all too late anyway so I did n't put up a fight . |
| 9 | He did n't put out a hand but Cal grabbed his free one and said , ‘ Glad to meet you , Vern . |
| 10 | She had n't filled in a card for Anna , but somehow it was too much trouble . |
| 11 | Peter lashed out at his brother , missed , stumbled and would have fallen if Marc had n't shot out a hand to stop him . |
| 12 | Enjoying the irony of it , and actually quite pleased to discover that Ryan had n't turned over a new leaf after all , she continued smoothly , ‘ And might I remind you , Ryan , that it was my money in the first place , not yours ? |
| 13 | ‘ I could n't have lived with myself if I had n't put up a fight on behalf of the men . ’ |
| 14 | In answer to the reporters ' questions as to why he had n't put up a defence for Mitchum , Geisler said , ‘ The evidence was in the transcript . |
| 15 | ‘ Rexroth 's review said that as the band had n't shown up a pick-up band was assembled from members of the audience , who just banged pots and pans and made odd noises . |
| 16 | It might have continued like this indefinitely if I had n't picked up a copy of the Kensington News , a paper Daphne took so she could find out what was showing at the local picture house . |