Example sentences of "n't be born " in BNC.

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1	They live in the past , believing that if only they had had loving parents , or if only little sister had n't been born , or if only they had n't married so-and-so , then everything would be fine .
2	Langhorne was an impossible , fiercely dangerous dirt track , practically round , full of ruts ; hot and unprotected , but Mario — as he often liked to point out — had n't been born with a silver spoon in his mouth ; he could n't afford the fare to Europe ; meanwhile , while dreaming of his grand prix heroes , he 'd just have to be better than anybody else at what was available .
3	‘ Oh , get up , ’ said Angalo , embarrassed at the Abbot acting like that in front of someone who , however much of a friend he was , had n't been born a Store nome .
4	‘ Sometimes I wish I had n't been born a Catholic , Joe .
5	But how can I be a ghost when I have n't been born yet ?
6	And if it comes to that , how can I be here at all if I have n't been born yet ?
7	No , she had n't been born like that .
8	But they had n't been born then . ’
9	‘ I was beginning to think you were truly immune — I actually thought the man had n't been born who could get under your skin .
10	The girl had n't been born into this archiac world ; she had n't been prepared for a lover who was demanding and possessive , as Nicolo must have been .
11	If only my little brother had n't been born dead , she thought .
12	He is , he said my mother said she could have been a forensic scientist if it ha if I had n't been born !
13	But you ca n't be born 41 minutes too early to vote . ’
14	She shrugged , knowing the name would do him no good , since she would n't be born for another half a millennium .
15	Being upset about Timothy Gedge had made her tired , but she was glad she 'd been upset , for at least it made sense , not like moping over a baby that could n't be born .
16	Well we all ca n't be born with brains can we ?

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