Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb pp] [subord] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was no tax invoice because the firm was not registered when it billed for the work . |
| 2 | Again , how — if at all — does a mosquito perceive its own high-pitched ping as it closes in on its prey , a sound not uttered as it dances with its fellows in gay abandon in a summer evening 's cloud . |
| 3 | Sunlight reflected from a window among the palm trees to lance a sliver of dazzling light at our cockpit , then the reflection was gone and we were at sea level , engines screaming , and I fumbled for the camera , prayed it had not broken when it fell from the ceiling , and took another picture just before Maggot lifted the aircraft 's nose so that we swooped up and over the palm trees that edged the beach . |
| 4 | The issue of selecting an NSF candidate for the ( as yet unannounced ) presidential elections was not resolved when it emerged that any candidate would be required to endorse Roman 's programme . |
| 5 | To that extent , the EC does not seem to have accepted the ramifications of the post-communist years and has not decided whether it wants to consolidate itself as a rich man 's club at the western end of the continent of Europe , to which the east Europeans can apply for associate membership , or to widen its institutions , starting with freer trade . |
| 6 | Presumably he would have continued in the office for the whole of the pontificate , had he not died before it ended . |
| 7 | A wide luff tube is not used as it hinders waterstarts when full of water . |
| 8 | A single electronic component such as a silicon diode or a transistor is not protected because it possesses no topography within the meaning of the regulations . |
| 9 | The differential fee for night visits is intended to discourage general practitioners from using deputising services , but it is not known whether it has had this effect . |
| 10 | After a few years , the conclusion was reached that the experiment had not worked as it had been expected to , and cuts in educational spending soon brought it to an end . |
| 11 | The adage of ‘ a diagnosis is not required because it does not affect management ’ is now outdated when many treatment options are available . |
| 12 | The first note was not paid when it fell due . |
| 13 | After her long successful career in criminal law a move to family law and civil proceedings generally is her preference and not chosen because it fits male prejudices about women . |
| 14 | It had been a long walk , but Travis was barely breathing hard , a fact she wished she had n't noticed because it underlined his strength and she found that such a potent attraction . |
| 15 | The regime was n't defeated although it had come to a dead end and the liberation movement did not conquer the situation although they made government impossible . |
| 16 | It will appear suddenly in the pocket of a jacket you have n't worn since it came back from the cleaners . |
| 17 | She had n't known if it had been changed — it was unlikely — but if nothing else it would help to gain him admittance . |
| 18 | A Green vote is n't wasted as it says she 's concerned about the future of the planet . |
| 19 | He got his PhD through animal experimentation , but he was n't qualified when it came to recombinant DNA technique . |