Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adj] [conj] [pers pn] [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I considered that he was not coherent when I saw him and he was confused . ’ |
| 2 | He asked for and received the resignations of his Cabinet ; it was not clear whether they included his own . |
| 3 | Erm I 'm not saying that er there were n't problems in security and using public transport and fear of using public transport after dark , but we were quite surprised that compared with the rest of the U K it was erm not acceptable but it gave us an indication on , on where to go from there on , erm and also I think er the important factor that in the lower in Strathclyde that we 've actually consulted women in terms of er what they want and what they need er in the transport world erm in public transport and that 's not lip service we 've actually had discussions groups and that information has been fed into the large erm public transport review that were undertaking at the present time . |
| 4 | Yes , could you say that just a little louder , I 'm not sure that they caught it down in the lower basement . |
| 5 | I got your first letter to Nanking on Saturday , and had plenty of letters at Sian — I 'm not sure that I got them all , in particular I got a letter from Tom sent on March 23 , but I 'm not sure whether that 's the one you referred to , anyway I 'm grateful to you all for keeping me in touch . |
| 6 | In fact , I do n't think that I 've mentioned anything since March , but I am not sure that I did anything really productive during April . |
| 7 | I am not sure whether we replaced your copy of that incongruously named book ‘ Sunshine Miners ’ . |
| 8 | As I am new to this post I am not sure whether we sent you copies of new Community Care leaflets when they were first produced so I now enclose a set for your information . |
| 9 | I am not sure if we rewound it or what . |
| 10 | Yeah , yeah and they 're sort of grey , I 'm not sure if she got them in a charity , I 'm certainly sure it was n't bought in a shoe shop , cos she goes round every charity , she wo n't go in , you know I told you about that , oh I do n't know what it is , she said it 's loaded out with stuff and we 'll have to have a walk round there , erm , round by what was Kennedy 's , erm |
| 11 | I did n't understand her questions was it the figures had come from the private sector I 'm not sure if she understood it herself either erm we 've talked in the social services planning cuts committee about a list of homes for refurbishment and Mr wanted a very long list er a list which would blight every home not on the list . |
| 12 | You we , I 'm glad you said that cos , I 'm not sure if I told you this before but d' ya remember what these numbers here mean ? |
| 13 | No he did n't er P C found some trousers , I 'm not sure where he got them from er and put them on for him . |
| 14 | His parents were not affluent but they pumped what money they had into his education , sending him to a private school , Edinburgh 's Merchiston . |
| 15 | Well if he 's not busy but he said he might go fishing . |
| 16 | She could not possibly have known the misery such a revelation would cause him , because now he was forbidden to call her by any other name and he knew from painful experience that Tom Fish would not relent until he had his way . |
| 17 | Yes you reminded erm er Jim about the , the er asking why you asked for recommendations , pinpointed handled the objections excellently erm I 'd actually put video not available but you brought it in so you 've got a cross here and it 's got yes you , yes it was |
| 18 | Our new kitchen is not ultra-modern because I wanted it to have an old look and homely feel . |
| 19 | She was still not certain that she believed him now . |
| 20 | ‘ Well ? ’ he barked , clearly not ecstatic that she thought she could lay down conditions . |
| 21 | As a man of affairs and political influence it is not surprising that he had his opponents . |
| 22 | Her frantic mind recalled the young woman at the docks , and she was not surprised that he adored her . |
| 23 | So I was not surprised when he rang me a few weeks later to say that Dorothy was in hospital . |
| 24 | She was not surprised when he withdrew his objection . |
| 25 | ‘ The study was not significant because it documented something previously unknown , but because it documented overwhelmingly something already known . ’ |
| 26 | Still , the ale 's not bad and I thought there might be a chance of a blow . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ They were n't interested because they realised what they would be expected to do , ’ says Jim Devine . |
| 28 | You mean she told you she was n't interested and you believed her ? |
| 29 | Ronni was n't sure whether she hoped they were or not , as she watched the ferry dock and the landing plank go down . |
| 30 | ‘ I had an idea , but I was n't sure until I saw your reaction when her name was mentioned . ’ |