Example sentences of "[noun pl] [verb] n't [vb pp] [adv prt] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The books have n't come in yet . |
| 2 | Like Freya , I knew something was wrong with me precisely because my periods had n't come back , and weirder still ( I thought ) , I wanted them to . |
| 3 | Er the keys have n't popped up have they ? |
| 4 | This is a training session for , life assurance , well it 's to pro , it 's to provide permanent health insurance benefits , and whilst I think there 's evidence at the moment to suggest that obviously your health is in by smoking , erm , insurance companies have n't got round yet to saying it 's enough of a risk that it will keep you off work , although quite clearly I think it will . |
| 5 | Some chanting from left , and Dennis and Sri Lankans contingents have n't given up hope . |
| 6 | Things had n't worked out quite the way she had imagined . |
| 7 | It was no good saying in her defence that she 'd only meant to be Cara Kingsdale for an hour , because things had n't worked out that way . |
| 8 | The families have n't kept up . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Things have n't worked out as I had hoped , ’ he started . |
| 10 | This is from various investment houses in , in , in the city , so five percent plus three and a quarter , eight and a quarter percent , and I would bet any money that interest rates have n't gone up that quickly . |
| 11 | Since then , Back To Basics has n't looked back , refining its relaxed feel , attracting a slightly older crowd , and preserving the enthusiasm and innovation by turning away the wrong sort at the door ( ‘ It 's just letting in people you 'd want as your mate , ’ according to co-founder and one time punk Dave Beer ) . |
| 12 | The song is , it appears , about the lack of sex education in schools , a subject which we at Public NME feel is indeed worthy of airing , and what a shame more of our nation 's pop stars have n't taken up the musical cudgel , so to speak . |
| 13 | But so far the spots have n't come back , which is brilliant . |
| 14 | IF THE BOFFINS HAD N'T DREAMED UP THAT TUNGSTAL-MAXIMITE SPRAY , BOTH THOSE BUILDINGS WOULD BE RUBBLE BY NOW . |
| 15 | The most common complaint , however , was that the projects were n't working ; results had n't turned out as hoped , essential equipment had proved faulty ( or in some eases had n't arrived ) and students were left writing up why their project had n't worked out . |
| 16 | a lot of the lab work done here anyway , everyone knows what the results should be , it just seems a waste of time because you know the equipment 's not good enough to get the results you should be getting , so you spend most of your time writing why your results have n't come out . |
| 17 | some reason it has n't accepted it and Brian says it 's probably cos me wages have n't gone in yet , the bank they ca n't be empty , so he 's hoping to get that by the time they took it out he 's money at the end , it 's embarrassing enough , so , he 's telling me , so they had to take the stuff off him |
| 18 | You know and this statement that , Oh it 's outside interference if these students had n't come up to picket . |
| 19 | you know three weeks ago I wrote to Scarborough College and the buggers have n't written back , even to acknowledge my letter . . |
| 20 | Perez says he is well aware that expert systems have n't lived up to the promises and claims that were being made for the technology three or four years ago , but claims Neuron Data was well aware of its limitations at the time and was already busy putting Open Interface together . |
| 21 | His decision should be binding … but students have n't ruled out an earlier pledge to take their fight to the High Court . |