Example sentences of "glad that [pron] [vb past] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | With this drizzly weather we were stuck in Porto , and were glad that we had n't tried to cycle into town as the taxi sped through steep cobbled streets . |
| 2 | Afterwards I was very glad that we had n't , still being at an age to believe that there is something intrinsically precious in virginity , and I decided to carry mine intact to the altar . |
| 3 | She could n't remember seeing such a cheerful crowd queuing for the cinema , and she took pleasure in their high spirits ; but she was glad that she had n't gone to the pictures . |
| 4 | Actually , she was rather glad that she did n't have to talk … or listen to that deep voice which she found so compelling and disturbing . |
| 5 | But when the dentist had announced that it was urgently necessary to extract two teeth Mills had got up and walked away , glad that he had n't taken off his coat and so would not have to enter into any further discussion while he recovered it from the waiting-room . |
| 6 | He was glad that he did n't throw out the Christmas cards from his son and daughter in 1987 , for every year since he had taken them out of the suitcase on top of the wardrobe and displayed them in his own room as if they had come in with the morning post . |
| 7 | He was glad that he did n't have along the customary Russian navigator which was the standard requirement for all private flights over Russian airspace . |
| 8 | ‘ I damned near killed you with my carelessness ! ’ she burst out suddenly , and she was glad that he did n't even look at her . |
| 9 | On these occasions you will often be glad that you did n't choose your bureau simply on the basis of either price of convenience … |
| 10 | He was just checking that I had n't left for good , was glad that I had n't , and was that real coffee he could smell ? |
| 11 | ’ You should be glad that I did n't . |
| 12 | I have , and I you know , there 's been many a day I 've thought cor I 'm really glad I 'm in , I 'm really glad that I did n't give , giving up day and there 's been days when I thought christ how the hell did you get through that day |