Example sentences of "[vb past] not [vb pp] [subord] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 But she knew that Lizzy appreciated her turning up , and that her reputation as a DI had not suffered because of her being a mother .
2 Liz agreed to contact some old friends that she had not seen since before the break-up of the relationship with her boyfriend .
3 Thus in Weiner v. Gill ( 1906 C.A. ) although jewellery sold on approval was subsequently re-sold by the buyer , the court held that property had not passed because of an express statement in the original contract that property was not to pass until the seller was paid .
4 Ivan Masek , chairman of the Screening Commission of the Czech National Council , emphasised on Jan. 3 that Richter had not resigned because of collaboration with the former secret police ( StB ) .
5 The previous year , he had left the attic at 8 a.m. and had not returned until after 11 p.m. , having failed to tell me that he was intending to spend the day with Maman , and why .
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