Example sentences of "[noun] [coord] [pers pn] [vb -s] not [vb pp] " in BNC.
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1 | They sent him away and he 's waited four months and he has not had a penny . |
2 | It has been changed by the influence of sociology and anthropology but it has not surrendered its distinctiveness to them . |
3 | Eight years ago , the council gave Burton Property Trust permission to build a multi-storey car park as part of the Cornmill but it has not taken up the option . |
4 | ‘ I can vouch for it that nobody has moved from his or her desk all the time you 've been here , except for Nigel and he has not moved from his corner . ’ |
5 | She 's a sweet girl and she 's not had much of a life for all their wealth . |
6 | The relationship between the socio-economic character of a local authority ( L.A. ) and its expenditure on education is a crucial issue but it has not received adequate research attention . |
7 | ‘ I have only just begun discussions with Celtic over renewing my contract and it has not got to the stage of the manager making me an offer , ’ said the player whose ability to impose himself on the opposition might be thought worthy of international recognition . |
8 | But then one could say same of Verbier and she has not ruled that out . |
9 | If the innocent party is the buyer and he has not paid then he may simply refuse to do so and return the goods if he has already received them . |
10 | The village founded by King Billy has come through the bad times and it has not surrendered . |
11 | Its articulation is easier and hence its flexibility is greater than that of the trumpet , but its proper place is the brass or wind band and it has not succeeded in establishing itself permanently in the orchestra . |
12 | Friends have been of paramount importance to her in the last ten years and she has not deserted them . |
13 | The mother has made a phone call to the hospital asking after her daughter 's safety but she has not called back as promised . |
14 | She looked relaxed at a Guildhall lunch but a spokesman said : ‘ She has no plans to travel to Scotland at present but she has not made a final decision . ’ |
15 | Boutin believed Arazi needed a rest and he has not raced since June . |
16 | Today 's event is his tuning-up race and he has not got an easy task . |
17 | And this is God 's purpose , he is given the Holy Spirit and he has not withdrawn him . |
18 | It is a dustbin man but he 's not come to our road yet . |
19 | Look at Rocky — he cost 2 mill £ and he has not played that many games . |
20 | Few other authorities have supported Jennings ' assertion and it has not found acceptance by most practitioners of government . |
21 | Where an advertisement becomes subsequently misleading , an offence is committed under s20(2) if , in the course of a business , the supplier reasonably expected reliance on the advertisement and he has not taken steps which are reasonable to prevent reliance on this indication . |
22 | ‘ I heard from a third party that Billy Bingham had left me out because of indiscipline , but there was nothing said at the time and he has not spoken to me since . ’ |