Example sentences of "and i [verb] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | Facilities for homeless people are of course open only at certain times of the day and I had n't the money to go anywhere else . |
| 2 | We were going to see a film and I had n't seen a film before . |
| 3 | And I had n't paid . |
| 4 | ‘ My parents and I had n't been on good terms for some time . |
| 5 | As she passed , she said , a policeman had struck her in the face with a baton , ‘ and I had n't opened my mouth to him ’ . |
| 6 | Would I perhaps welcome the security of a helicopter , or welcome the security of waking up in bed to find that it was all a dream and I had n't actually gone hill-walking at all because I had a date with Gerard Depardieu ? |
| 7 | When I came over here , I knew what the LH and the Grand Cherokee were , but they had not been introduced and I had n't driven them . |
| 8 | I was inside the zoo , and I had n't paid . |
| 9 | They belonged to a club I was n't qualified to join , they were at a party and I had n't been asked . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ A party and I had n't been asked … had n't been asked . ’ |
| 11 | More likely the net was carried away because the ground was bone dry and hard and I had n't been able to push the stakes deep enough into the soil . |
| 12 | I did n't feel tired , even though it was after eleven-thirty , and I had n't brought anything to do . |
| 13 | Eva was already irritable ; this Madame Verdurin of West London felt Dad and I had n't appreciated the quality of her guests . |
| 14 | It was great because Steve Marriott was on it as well and I had n't seen him for a couple of years . |
| 15 | I was completely pissed off that I was 16 and I had n't done it yet . |
| 16 | I was already feeling depressed about having to diet and I had n't heard of yours . |
| 17 | My cassettes had been removed from the rack separating the front seats during a half-hearted attempt at car valeting , and I had n't replaced them . |
| 18 | ‘ Laura is our first child and I had n't got a clue what to do . ’ |
| 19 | I told her that I was surprised at that because my Mum had said the same and I had n't believed her . |
| 20 | Over some excellent claret at the judge 's lodgings in St Albans , he said , ‘ What I remember most about the trial — and I had n't expected it — was the character of Eck . |
| 21 | ‘ But by then I had been her slave nearly all my life and I had n't the courage or the guts to say no . |
| 22 | But of course I 'd had a few drinks , and I had n't worn my glasses anyway , so when the time came to meet her I was n't quite sure what she looked like . |
| 23 | So I pulled to the side and I had n't changed a tyre for a long time , but I got the jack out of the back and started to jack the car up , and while I was doing it , these two ladies went , ‘ Ah , it 's Sting ’ . |
| 24 | He was n't exactly nasty to me but I was only sixteen and I had n't done many interviews , and I was nervous . |
| 25 | If I went out at the age of 68 at Drury Lane to celebrate Rory Bremner 's 50 years in showbusiness and I had n't got my pyjamas on , somebody would shout ‘ Where 's your pyjamas ’ ? ’ |
| 26 | A week or so went by and I had n't received a reply . |
| 27 | And I had n't . |
| 28 | I 'm not suited to fatherhood and I had n't any wish to be made ridiculous by paternity suits . |
| 29 | My first deadline was the end of last March , and I had n't even started thinking about it by then . |
| 30 | I 'd just arrived , and I had n't been up to the village yet , or seen anyone . |