Example sentences of "as i [verb] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | She insisted on having wine with the meal , and as I had n't had a drink in a long time , it made me feel rather tipsy . |
| 2 | ‘ I should n't think he wants to , ’ Perkin remarked as I had n't answered in a rush . |
| 3 | Just as I had n't minded when asked if I would like to take care of Jeffrey Bernard for a few days while he was in Sydney to promote the play about himself , Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell , which is currently playing here . |
| 4 | If they did n't get a move on , I would miss my gig and lose vital cash — as I had n't come in my own car , I was stranded . |
| 5 | As I had n't been invited to that , I had to conclude that I was there to work , wearing my professional hat . |
| 6 | We were taken off for a shower — which was welcome as I had n't washed properly since the night before I left London- and then shown our beds in the barrack rooms on the second and third floors . |
| 7 | It seemed a rather difficult thing to do , somehow , which surprised me , as I had n't realized I still had some atavistic buried fear of him because he was black . |
| 8 | I got up quickly , as I had n't really started to drop off when it went , and ran down to get there before my father . |
| 9 | You know , as I had n't brought the model to show him . |
| 10 | ‘ Anyway , I have no right to expect a present , as I have n't done anything to deserve one . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I ca n't say that , sir , as I have n't yet sailed her , ’ replied the captain . |
| 12 | However , as I have n't yet had the opportunity to study the large scale maps of the area , there may be hidden markers which may firm up the circles and so narrow the discrepancy . |
| 13 | " Excuse me , Mrs James , I 'm Gordon 's mother , I thought I 'd just look in , as I have n't had the pleasure of meeting you . |
| 14 | Just to set the scene and seeing as I have n't been in the plot too much lately . |
| 15 | I 'm afraid this letter has been delayed as I have n't had a chance to get it to the Embassy before today . |
| 16 | And seeing as I have n't got an account with them I do n't think they 'll say well you can have some anyway . |
| 17 | Seeing as I have n't any ironing to do . |
| 18 | As long as I have n't got to watch it |
| 19 | My two realities were getting this thing done technically to technical excellence , which I was struggling with as I did n't know my stuff so well then , and also , managing to get a good performance out of David . |
| 20 | I prescribed Argenticum Nitricum 6x in a 5ml dropper bottle as I did n't have it in LM . |
| 21 | However , as I did n't smoke I used to hand over my cigarette coupons , and received the equivalent in sweet coupons from J 's legion of armourers . |
| 22 | My canoeing skills , newly acquired , were not tested in Canadians , helmed by a guide , and I am disappointed but as I did n't acquire my elementary skills until I was a 61 year old female I 'm not complaining but I do complain that I 'm quite unable to find a suitable canoe companion now I 'm on my own . |
| 23 | I was n't actually pleased with Zak as I did n't want to risk being identified as an actor , but that , I supposed , would be a great deal better than the truth . |
| 24 | As I did n't want to undergo the inconvenience of surgery to remove the offending gall bladder , I opted for virtually fat free eating , with the miraculous side effect of acquiring slim hips and thighs for the first time in my adult life ( see photograph on next page ) . |
| 25 | I did n't mention it to Kenneth initially as I did n't want to spoil his holiday , but my martyrdom was brief and his subsequent concern touching . |
| 26 | Because we had all come from such different backgrounds , and were individuals bound together only by circumstance , I felt it was impossible to criticise their actions as I did n't fully understand their motivations . |
| 27 | The first month was absolute hell , especially as I did n't have a watch . |
| 28 | You can imagine my reluctance to call as I did n't think that they would be too pleased to say the least . |
| 29 | I tried , as I did n't have anything to lose . |
| 30 | That was fine by him as long as I did n't mind sleeping on the floor . |