Example sentences of "be n't [verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That reference to judges ; you were n't thinking I might drag you into court and do battle over Thomas ? ’ |
| 2 | I said if I 'd known they are n't , they , they were n't coming I 'd have gone out . |
| 3 | ‘ It 's OK , ’ said Henry , ‘ you can fill up on choc bars and then pretend to eat it and when she is n't looking I 'll sling it in the bin . ’ |
| 4 | You might not exactly be able to pack up all your troubles in an old kit bag , but if your rally bag is n't packed you will have trouble . |
| 5 | He explained that if the money was n't raised it would destroy confidence , and anyhow such an unusual move would be very close to breaking the rules about soliciting investment . |
| 6 | but , I mean if that actually was n't happening you 'd think he'd' 've come back and said we 've got to get in there now , you know get our , our message across and , and make a revolution movement . |
| 7 | Müller was n't to know he 'd come off your medication . |
| 8 | You would think that when she was n't coming she would have got some word round . ’ |