Example 9-95

A me pas di ting an neva even siy it.
A
1sg
me
ant
pas
pass
di
the
ting
thing
an
and
neva
neg.ant
even
even
siy
see
it.
it
I passed by the thing and didn't even see it. OR: I had passed by that thing and had not even noticed it.
Comment:
In both propositions reference is made to an anterior event (relative to a more recent past).
Type:
naturalistic spoken
Source:
Escure 1985