Example sentences of "[that] [pron] [vb past] not [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I replied rather coldly that I had not drunk alcohol since 1939 , and that it had been my hope that we should stop somewhere where I could wash up generally , relieve myself and have a little rest . |
| 2 | In the act of conducting you made such inward exertions that you had not enough energy left to watch over the outward appearance . |
| 3 | Her face reflecting her disgust , and horror as she stared at the other woman , Ellie turned to glance at Feargal to see how he might be taking this insulting piece of arrant mischief-making , and was astonished to see that he looked not angry , but almost sad . |
| 4 | The Emperor Charlemagne ( 768–814 ) is said to have lamented to the leader of his court school , the York man Alcuin , that he had not twelve learned men like Jerome or Augustine . |
| 5 | When Elizabeth I visited Rochester in 1573 she was entertained by Watts , and when he expressed regret that he had not better accommodation to offer her she replied , ‘ Satis ’ ( Lat. ‘ enough , satisfactory ’ ) , by which name the house was ever afterwards known . |
| 6 | Yeltsin had given a dramatic description of tanks closing in and said that he believed that he had not much time left . |
| 7 | This , I thought , reflected great credit on him , though others might take the contrary view and criticise the fact that he had not first thought to amass a substantial fortune . |
| 8 | A very famous Yoga teacher from India came to England and , after observing many Yoga classes , asked the instructor why it was that he did not first teach his students to sit , stand and walk with balance and coordination before teaching them the more complicated postures . |