Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adj] [conj] [pron] had " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said that he was not sorry that she had left . |
| 2 | The Court of Appeal held that he was not guilty when he had not decided whether to use it or not . |
| 3 | The Court of Appeal in Fritschy [ 1985 ] 31 July LEXIS ( not reported in [ 1985 ] Crim LR 745 on this point ) said that they did not understand Lord Roskill 's comment , but anyway the accused was not guilty because he had done nothing in England which had not been expressly authorised by the victim when he collected krugerrands in England . |
| 4 | But she was n't made of brass , or ice either , although she tried to close her mind to what he was doing , to the gentle , unbearable pleasure of his lips moving slowly over hers , not cruel as they had been earlier , but coaxing , first lightly and then more demanding . |
| 5 | After the president 's office had released his controversial decree without any reference to a ‘ special order ’ of rule — the provision that had most alarmed the legislature — observers said it was not clear whether he had revised the decree to meet the demands of the Constitutional Court and parliament or had exaggerated its harshness in his weekend speech . |
| 6 | They were also resistant to becoming involved , although it was not clear whether anyone had tried hard to encourage them . |
| 7 | This method was not popular when she had to employ an auditor ! ) |
| 8 | He attempted to subcontract in Switzerland but the manufacturers were not interested and he had to start a company in the UK for the purpose . |
| 9 | Looking at Damian Flint , she knew he was not different because he had power : he was different because he wanted it , fought for it , and knew how to use it . |
| 10 | It was held by the House of Lords that the defendants were not negligent as they had conformed to a practice approved by one responsible body of medical opinion . |
| 11 | Some clearly shared David Stockman 's notoriously low estimate of Reagan 's intellect and were not convinced that he had an adequate understanding of the intricacies of economic policy-making . |
| 12 | And she had a way of conjuring up places , in terms of their dimensions , that led those same children to explore their houses and fields blindfold ; the dark world that they discovered with their fingertips was new to them — but not frightening as they had supposed it to be . |
| 13 | Anne looked at her in amazement , not sure that she had heard aright , but Edie rattled on , ‘ I 'm beginning to think me Aunt Mary 's right to hate fellers . ’ |
| 14 | But I was not sure that she had told me the whole truth . |
| 15 | Coupled with the challenges of a completely unfamiliar job , she was not sure that she had ever spent such an uncomfortable evening . |
| 16 | She remembered the needle going into flesh , but she was not sure that it had been her own . |
| 17 | I was not sure that I had been baptized ( having shrunk back from the outstretched hand with water in my late teens , believing baptism a piece of medieval nonsense ) , while wanting to be a member of the church . |
| 18 | And others were not sure whether they had ! |
| 19 | Anne knew that Nina had stabbed Clive , but she was not sure whether she had doped him as well . |
| 20 | She was not sure if she had kicked her in the throat . |
| 21 | I reflected that I was not sure if I had ever been filled with the Holy Spirit , let alone spoken the word of God boldly . |
| 22 | Grant , stunned , sat staring at the cell entrance , not sure if he had imagined what he 'd seen , or not . |
| 23 | Then that noise stopped too and he was not sure if he had heard even that . |
| 24 | Liam , who was not with his father when he was killed on Thursday , said he was not sure where he had been going . |
| 25 | The disciples were not present for they had failed and run away ( Mark 14:50 ) . |
| 26 | About the time this match took place , Tonks was in the IRB meeting room alongside the French delegate and was not impressed that they had not made him aware of the game — if they in fact knew about it . |
| 27 | I saw Masha gliding through towards us : that unmistakable froth of brown hair , the exuberant , doll-like face ; and behind her , over-topping her , the bleak , dark face of Victor Surkov , his hair not grey as it had been when we last met some six years ago , but a brilliant yellow spreading down over his shoulders . |
| 28 | Miranda could tell that Madame Davenant was not angry that she had had to climb five floors to Miranda 's chambre , la quatorze , on the level just below the mansarde , where Marie-Angèle had her quarters , for the maid looked cheerful as she nodded in the direction of the salle de bains and promised , ‘ Une autre fois . ’ |
| 29 | A Liberty 's staff member said : ‘ We were told a phone call was made from the Palace saying the Queen was not happy and it had to come down . ’ |
| 30 | She moved quickly to examine the long narrow table that had forms on either side , and although it looked clean enough she was not happy until she had washed it . |