Example sentences of "[adv] [pers pn] did [adv] [verb] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some of the more irresponsible youths had tried to set fire to the building but somehow it did not catch and went out much to their disappointment ! |
| 2 | Surreptitiously , I tried it , it did n't work , so I placed a coin on the palm of my hand , still it did n't work and I then discovered that the magnet was only made of wood . |
| 3 | Well they did n't know and they to it were towing Julie 's car and the tow belt snapped , and of course when it jerked this car forward it cut the petrol off . |
| 4 | But at least she did not squint and his cast seemed more noticeable than ever in the morning , as if sleeping refreshed it . |
| 5 | why I did n't go and that was why it was |
| 6 | And always , always , however she killed , the moment of agonising red pleasure that was awareness of non-existence , the I stilled , the beautiful blissful moment when she did not exist and they did not exist and They did not exist and the whole dusty lightless World was not — only the certainty of not-existing never lasted and soon she would have to kill again . |
| 7 | I believe that there was never a time when you did n't exist and will never be a time when you cease to exist . |
| 8 | Is that really why you did n't come and chat ? ’ |
| 9 | " I knew exactly why you did n't come and I thought you knew why I did n't come to you . |
| 10 | Its vast size probably explains why it did not sell and , as it cluttered up his hallway for some time afterwards , Minton later gave it to the Royal College student and animal illustrator John Norris Wood . |
| 11 | We wanted very much erm to help teachers to work from circuit diagrams and to build the electronics , and then , as we said , at least to worry about why it did n't work and try several tests before giving up completely . |
| 12 | I wonder why he did n't go and work at the bank ? ’ |
| 13 | She could n't understand why he did n't turn and go . |