Example sentences of "pity you [verb] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's a pity you did n't run into her , Freddy , on your way to the Gents — I presume you were on your way to the Gents . |
| 2 | To my mind it 's a pity you did n't take that attitude when you were first made aware of the situation , because when I returned from next door you were still yelling your head off at her and painting a vivid picture of what her life would be with an illegitimate child tacked on to her . |
| 3 | It was such a pity you did n't contact us immediately you got back and found her gone . |
| 4 | Flora said , ‘ It was a pity you did n't take that job . ’ |
| 5 | Constance said , ‘ It 's a pity you did n't really know Nora . |
| 6 | ‘ Then it 's a great pity you did n't leave it longer . |
| 7 | Well it 's a pity you did n't think of your daughter when you were whoring your way around the world , is n't it ? |
| 8 | She went on : " It 's a pity you did n't wait a little longer , but there you are . |
| 9 | ‘ It is a pity you did n't see the girl at the place she died . |
| 10 | ‘ He did miss it ; it 's a pity you did n't hear me asking Dana 's flatmate for her — you 'd have had to believe me then . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ It 's a pity you did n't forget the key to this place , ’ she told him . |
| 12 | ‘ What a pity you did n't allow me to make my own running , ’ he observed softly . |
| 13 | It 's a pity you did n't think about it more carefully three years ago — or maybe it 's just as well , ’ he mocked . |
| 14 | A pity you did n't take more examples from Looking Glass & mention the idea of going across the square , in chess , which it is based on . |
| 15 | Yeah it 's a pity you did n't wan na go for something bigger in n it , that would have been ideal would n't it ? |
| 16 | It 's a pity you did n't do your outer edge with roses |
| 17 | A pity you do n't remember my book a little better ! |
| 18 | Just a pity you do n't smoke , ’ were Tommy 's last words as Charlie disappeared across the parade ground at the double . |
| 19 | It 's a pity you do n't feel like standing up and racing cos it 's lovely . |
| 20 | Now , as the thought came into his mind he spoke it aloud , and had he spoken like this to anyone else it would have been taken as an insult , for what he said was , ‘ It 's a pity you have n't had education , Mick . ’ |
| 21 | It 's a pity you have n't got to earn enough to put in there and pay for it . |