Example sentences of "it 's [art] pity [pers pn] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's a pity we did n't go yesterday |
| 2 | I SYMPATHISE with Kevin Eason after his car accident but it 's a pity he did n't mention the fire brigade whose members help save thousands of lives on our roads . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's a pity he did n't get a surprise and find himself dead . |
| 4 | ‘ Well , it 's a pity you said it now . |
| 5 | ‘ It 's a pity you bothered to come home at all , darling , ’ said Mrs. Mounce . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | Constance said , ‘ It 's a pity you did n't really know Nora . |
| 9 | 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 ? |
| 10 | She went on : " It 's a pity you did n't wait a little longer , but there you are . |
| 11 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ It 's a pity you did n't forget the key to this place , ’ she told him . |
| 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 | 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 ? |
| 15 | It 's a pity you did n't do your outer edge with roses |
| 16 | But it 's a pity she did not have a better showcase for her talents . |
| 17 | It 's a pity it had to happen that way . |