Example sentences of "[adv] [vb past] not make " in BNC.
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| 1 | John MacCunn , Professor of Philosophy at Liverpool University and author of several standard texts on citizenship and character , was keen to impress upon his readers that rights alone did not make the citizen ; what mattered was the way in which they were used : democracy itself was only a beginning , not an end . |
| 2 | One night spent together did n't make a relationship out of open warfare . |
| 3 | Even after the fact , their violent behaviour just did not make sense . |
| 4 | After all , what happened was n't my fault , could n't have been , it just did n't make sense . |
| 5 | There was no need to tell Mrs Blakey everything because so much of it just did n't make sense . |
| 6 | She frowned in puzzlement — it just did n't make sense . |
| 7 | I tried this on from various directions , but it still did n't make sense . |
| 8 | But there they were , four of them , just where they said they 'd be , in a clearing on a bend in the river , naked as nature intended , standing very upright which still did n't make them very tall and looking at us without any fear . |
| 9 | Johnson returned to this case now in Aberdeen , saying that even though he understood how difficult it would be to ensure accurate evidence , it still did not make it right that a murderer should go unpunished . |
| 10 | The CC purposely did not make detailed proposals for change , preferring to leave these for discussions with the appropriate government Ministries . |
| 11 | However , I nearly did n't make it as I neglected to register my willingness to take part with the organiser of the hospital team until all 32 places had been filled . |
| 12 | ‘ In fact I remember he nearly did n't make the meeting . |
| 13 | In fact , Shiona very nearly did n't make it in time . |
| 14 | The baby who nearly did n't make it . ’ |
| 15 | The MP for the new constituency of Milton Keynes North East is the last of the '92 intake to break his silence , but he nearly did n't make it all . |
| 16 | Derek who was accompanied by his wife , Lorna , daughters Charlotte and Emma , and his parents , nearly did n't make it to the ceremony . |
| 17 | In practice it probably did not make a great deal of difference to either party whether or not leases existed , unless or until a serious dispute between them arose . |
| 18 | Getting out did n't make such an indelible impression as going in . |
| 19 | Mr Reenan has revealed that other parts of his tape ‘ simply did n't make sense ’ . |
| 20 | Oh , it simply did n't make any kind of sense ! |
| 21 | The Greeks at least did not make any attempt to conceal their ignorance of Latin . |
| 22 | Well I disagree in as much as I have said that I did n't have a shotgun and ignoring that fact then that I did n't have a shotgun she certainly did not make a lunge at me . |
| 23 | Let us assume that someone , speaking of George , utters : ( 10 ) he certainly did n't make the comments audible On the assumption that the adjective is here a predicate qualifier , George is innocent of responsibility for the comments which were audible , if indeed there have been any such remarks at all . |