Example sentences of "[verb] n't [vb infin] [art] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Do n't we do n't hold a lot of stuff for any period of time , |
| 2 | ( we do just do n't have the reputation for it ) . |
| 3 | And it was n't as effective but other than that I ca n't I do n't have the sort of the detailed information to er to refer to . |
| 4 | Striving hard for some normality , she pulled her head back and told him , ‘ I d-did n't say a word to anyone about — about us . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I 'm so excited , ’ said Elaine , ‘ I did n't think a style like this would suit me but it does . ’ |
| 6 | It hurt a bit at the time , but I got myself free and did n't think a lot about it just then . |
| 7 | Though I 'm afraid Miss Lilian and 1 did n't think a lot of them , did we , Lilian ? |
| 8 | The thing that made Lee Marvin such a perfect rogue is that , despite all the stories of his being drunk on the set and causing producers to have palpitations , there is probably no single director or actor who worked with him who did n't think the world of him . |
| 9 | The Postmaster General , the Earl de la Warr ( Eton and Oxford ) , did n't think an interest in or knowledge of communications part of the job requirements . |
| 10 | When the United Trade Union Committee ( CUTS ) was formed , they established the post of Secretary of Women 's Affairs and so we did n't continue the work of AMPES . |
| 11 | She did n't lead the sort of life where jewellery was a requisite . |
| 12 | He did n't sleep a wink during the journey . |
| 13 | I did n't sleep the night before the exam because of nervous tension , however , so I did n't do very well . |
| 14 | But I did n't discover the reality about sailing for myself until my parents decided that , at the age of 9 or 10 , I was ready to try it . |
| 15 | Jill would work for me if Uncle was n't around but as soon as he appeared she did n't care a fig for me and would be off to see what he wanted to do . |
| 16 | Julia did n't care a sod about that kid , she 'd let her to scream on , stand in the middle of the garden screaming , indoors screaming and she said to me I have no feelings for her whatsoever but she took the bloody money every week and this is what 's so wrong , nobody knows how she er was as that child , only people like us who would hear |
| 17 | Personally , I did n't care a lot at all for the more dramatic kind of preachers , those who would shout and thump the pulpit . |
| 18 | When Dad returned he did n't speak a word to either of us . |
| 19 | Pity they did n't award the Order of the Garter to cooks . |
| 20 | A shame Ocean did n't blow the whistle on it . |
| 21 | ‘ Are you certain Dana did n't drop a hint about my dress ? ’ she asked . |
| 22 | You did n't wear an apron like the men are wearing in the |
| 23 | And I can assure you that I did n't shine the torch on her longer than I needed to satisfy myself that she was beyond any help that I could give . ’ |
| 24 | Er public opinion did n't welcome the overthrow of of the Shah , it was immediately horrified and everyone gathered together to er try and bring about a re- establishment of the Shah . |
| 25 | We had to explain to them what a three-dimensional , you know , lock-up page was and why , you know , gutters were a certain width and if you had column rules and gutters , you know , why they were centered and why you could n't , if you had a wide margin below three columns of text why you did n't move the gutter beyond where the text was n't so white , or why you did n't move it down and have it join a rule here because it would have been a real pain in the arse to have to do that in metal , so you just sit and do it . |
| 26 | Piers did n't say anything , but he did n't press the point with her . |
| 27 | His spirits were so high he did n't detect the chill of fear in Lucy . |
| 28 | Pretty deep there ; it 's a wonder it did n't slice the top of his head off . |
| 29 | But the thing was , what I , what I was ge getting to last night , is that we did n't bring the name into it , the surname . |
| 30 | ‘ You ran off last summer and did n't pay the bill at Filanta . ’ |