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Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] not [verb] [prep] any " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	I did not know about any of this , because they had put a sleeping powder in my wine , and I was in a deep sleep .
2	It was my view that float fishing would not be a good idea anyhow , for I did not know of any big bream swims close enough to the bank for a float cast .
3	What is it with this guy , I thought , I did n't go near any bloody butter .
4	I , I just said to him , when he said we 've got these census point ahead I said well we 've got certain restrictions , you know , we 've certain rules and regulations we 've got ta comply with I mean I did n't reel off any of this blah .
5	Yes but I decided I did n't like it so I did n't put in any .
6	Yes but I decided I did n't like it so I did n't put in any .
7	You see , people tended to stay in groups , very clannish you could say , and I did n't belong to any of them .
8	I get job satisfaction at it , which I did n't get in any of the other jobs .
9	Congress , I did n't look into any crystal ball .
10	That says staff library , please return on it I did n't look it , I did n't look at any answers for the questions .
11	I did n't ask for any of it .
12	Oh I did n't know of any other , only knew the one .
13	I — I did n't come in any good frame of mind , madame , and now I 'm rather ashamed of myself .
14	‘ I must confess I had n't participated in any giant financial coups .
15	I had n't participated in any organization , but the experience of being a political prisoner soon changes your mind .
16	There had been one or two religious groups in school , I remembered , but I had n't belonged to any of them and I was fairly sure Alec had n't either .
17	I had n't come to any grief by not having a comprehensive view of that crocodile pool , ignorance really was bliss that day ; but when it comes to organizing a major event , failure to see the overall picture from the start can blight the whole business .
18	During all the time I had played golf I had not gone into any competitions and I had not got my handicap .
19	I regarded this as totally unfair since in my comments I had not picked on any particular individual .
20	There was , however , a complicating factor here which did not exist in any other European state .
21	The online catalogue was a spin-off which did not stem from any desire to serve the user better .
22	The anxiety about case loads was accompanied by a concern over the provision of ‘ cover ’ together with some concern about the isolation of the development officer 's position , which did not fit into any overall management structure at Age Concern England and left them without a full-time support , supervision and management back-up service .
23	Probably the worst example was a serious traffic accident on the A34 which did n't result in any deaths but did involve serious injuries .
24	He chose a small squad from among those men available who did not belong to any lineage closely involved in the affair .
25	By all accounts Blake was a very quiet person who did not join in any of the usual university activities and spent most of his time reading about Russia and its people .
26	‘ Are you trying to tell me you did n't sleep with any of them ? ’
27	You did n't get in any of vegetables .
28	If she did not tread on any of the black , perhaps when she got to the end of the floor she would shiver and rouse in her own long-lost bed , in her striped sheets , and say good morning to the apple tree and look at her own face in the mirror she had not broken .
29	The situation has been further complicated by the fact that she did not belong to any structures and therefore did not benefit from the discipline , counseling and collectivity of the Mass Democratic Movement .
30	She wanted to say , ‘ Because of Maggie and Rachel and Lisa and the garden and duty and sunshine , ’ but alone in the darkness she did not believe in any of that .