Example sentences of "[vb past] n't do " in BNC.
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| 1 | You did n't do that exercise in drama school ? |
| 2 | But I had very little idea of anything at the time and I did n't do very much acting . |
| 3 | It did n't do her any good at all . |
| 4 | I was a stocky baby with good bone , but perhaps my ears were on the large side — but then so were Clark Gable 's and he did n't do so bad . |
| 5 | During field-work there was only one incident related to sexual abuse , and this was dealt with by policemen , and while they showed something of a blasé attitude towards it in feeling that the victim was ‘ hardly touched ’ and the offender ‘ did n't do anything anyway ’ ( FN 2/11/87 , pp. 5–6 ) , they pursued the case thoroughly . |
| 6 | They did n't do many subjects together and were only in the same group for French and history . |
| 7 | The nun thinks we did n't do too bad . ’ |
| 8 | The other week she tried to get me to buy some different plants , but I did n't do it . |
| 9 | Ruth 's hair was out of shape and did n't do justice to her strong bone structure so stylist Caroline Stacey , also from Keith Hall the Hairdressers , but from their Leicester salon , decided to take the weight out of the back leaving the top longer . |
| 10 | One print worker who was daubed and paraded on a trolley around Croydon in Surrey as an apprentice 25 years ago said : ‘ The worst thing was if they did n't do anything to you at all — it showed you were n't wanted . ’ |
| 11 | I had a record company screaming for final mixes , not even sure that they wanted this album because ‘ Space Oddity ’ did n't do too well and as far as they were concerned this was going to be the last they had to do with David Bowie , and I was n't delivering the goods . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't mean that like it sounds — she did n't do it to get on , or not like that . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I did n't do it , ’ she says defensively . |
| 14 | He did n't do any lying-down exercises because the floor was too filthy . |
| 15 | But — well , you did n't do this yourself , did you ? |
| 16 | She did n't do it on purpose , it 's her new chariot . |
| 17 | If we did n't do what was done at Castlewellan we would have had a complete sell out . ’ |
| 18 | But she did n't do such things anyway . |
| 19 | I worked out of town but did n't do a lot else . |
| 20 | ‘ I did n't do the silly little bimbo any harm . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ No , Sam , I did n't do anything . ’ |
| 22 | Most people , I think , would now agree that contempt for science did n't do Britain any good , and most would go further and admit that it is absurd to grow up ignorant of science in a world dominated by its theories and their application . |
| 23 | He has run 165 marathons , 76 half-marathons , nine 61-milers , 13 30-milers and 13 25-milers — and he did n't do his first marathon until shortly before his 60th birthday . |
| 24 | But in the overall scheme of things , we did n't do badly for media support . |
| 25 | ‘ Nevil said you were pretty , but he did n't do you justice . ’ |
| 26 | There are times when mistakes are made in school and things go wrong : children blamed for things they did n't do , events may be cancelled at short notice , cardigans and coats lost or , even worse , end up in the toilet bowl . |
| 27 | She did n't do anything . |
| 28 | ‘ It is n't just long steady runs — in fact I did n't do any more plodding about before Twin Cities than I do for my 10,000m training . |
| 29 | A strategy formally identical to Grudger was entered in Axelrod 's tournament under the name of Friedman , and it did n't do particularly well . |
| 30 | I did n't do so , but I did make another suggestion . |