Example sentences of "n't [adj] [prep] [det] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But MPs are n't used to that sort of treatment . |
| 2 | ‘ We were n't used to such targets , as prior to this it was such things as ball bearing plants , aircraft factories , Berlin etc . |
| 3 | They called him twice again , and eventually he appeared that evening once it was explained the family was n't used to this sort of treatment ( and once he realised the best salmon stream in the area ran through the estate ) . |
| 4 | He was n't used to this sort of thing . |
| 5 | You were n't right for each other ! |
| 6 | They were n't right for each other and maybe a marriage would last a shorter time than a more informal , less intense liaison ; brief and bitter , both of them on proximity fuses with things coming rapidly to a crunch , rather than something more drawn out , where they might spend long periods apart and so forget how much they hated being together , and enjoy the fleeting , passionate moments of reunion … |
| 7 | In fact , she was n't acceptable in any way at all . |
| 8 | Why ca n't some of these blokes be earning £1 million a year like snooker players ? |
| 9 | Besides , he was n't interested in that type of trap any more . |
| 10 | But the Founders and their political allies were n't interested in these facts , which , with their ignorance of newspapers , did not mean much to them . |
| 11 | Anyway , Sardinian people are n't interested in this problem ! ’ |
| 12 | ‘ And yet she was n't interested in any respite care ? ’ |
| 13 | He was n't interested in any letter — ’ |
| 14 | It was only the events afterwards that proved that it did n't work , but they were n't clear at this time |
| 15 | Oh , dad is n't fond of any kind of aliens , really . |
| 16 | The program is n't perfect by any stretch of the imagination . |
| 17 | It was n't crucial at this stage to get her to step on to the glove repeatedly ; it was more important for her to develop the right attitude to the whole process . |
| 18 | ‘ Of course your marriage is n't subject to these accidents , is it , Molly Coddle ? |
| 19 | There was n't much in that magazine . |
| 20 | there 's no likelihood of getting the same sort of regime that we 've got which I know is n't democratic in that sense |
| 21 | Saw one one lad was really really sort of well okay he was n't clever by any stretch of the imagination but he just , was just a you know a sort of no-hoper and he he riled one teacher up very very badly one day cos he did n't do his homework or he was pratting about or he was you know . |
| 22 | But it was n't easy in this top against bottom clash as the home side fought for every ball on the rather energy sapping surface which was only made playable some forty eight hours beforehand . |
| 23 | Which is n't exceptional in this day and age anyway . |
| 24 | The machine was n't fit for this purpose so he had to good case to go back to Dixons and ask either for a replacement or his money back . |
| 25 | ‘ I was n't late for that meal in Hampstead . ’ |
| 26 | They were n't good for each other . ’ |
| 27 | I think I think this war in particular is an example of how complex situations are and it 's an opportunity in a way for us to show to our children that there are different views involved here and different positions will be reflected , perhaps , amongst the children and the community in which they live , that we do n't all in this country hold perhaps the same view , and even those that have one particular stance have very mixed feelings about it . |
| 28 | She was n't unhappy with that decision , she owned when later she and Ven left their hotel . |
| 29 | He was n't unhappy by any means , but not quite so pleased with himself as Rebus . |
| 30 | I begin to suggest that sometimes it is n't useful for such ideas to come through pop stars : it makes them trendy and … |