Example sentences of "[noun prp] [vb past] not understand " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tilda did not understand what he was doing , but she stared at him from the height of the mast until he became conscious of her , and turned round . |
| 2 | Frankie did not understand how it could be so important which end of the Bible they preferred to read or which church they were both too busy to attend every Saturday and Sunday . |
| 3 | Now they were laughing and Delia Sutherland did not understand . |
| 4 | Darwin did not understand the principles of er , genetics . |
| 5 | Anabelle did not understand . |
| 6 | Barnett had been a founder of COS in 1869 but , largely due to his experience in a desperately poor Whitechapel parish , he had become convinced that the COS did not understand the meaning of poverty and the helplessness which it bred . |
| 7 | The only thing was Mr Litmus ' answers contained long complicated words , names of strange substances and funny symbols that Endill did not understand . |
| 8 | Carrington did not understand . |
| 9 | Oliver did not understand what was happening . |
| 10 | Uncle Harry did not understand , but there was a trace of truth in what he had said . |
| 11 | Jinny did not understand , but the boy 's head turned and he stared at the Hare-woman . |
| 12 | Seated between Maria Teresa and Maria Iñes , with João in the row in front of them beside his close friend , Fernando , Sara did not understand what was to happen at first , and presumed that the ceremony was some symbolic re-enactment of a past event . |
| 13 | But Marian did not understand either . |
| 14 | In ways Jaq did not understand she was studying and altering and neutralizing the dissolving contents of her stomach , immunizing herself to those through the mediation of the Polymorphine . |
| 15 | Again and again in the responses to our 1989 survey of all heads , those in Phase 3 schools commented negatively on their PNP staffing : that it had little impact ; that it even exacerbated their previous staffing problems ; that it was too little too late ; that the LEA did not understand the problems which their schools were trying to tackle . |
| 16 | Gave her the facts to make of what she would ; and make of them what she could , Jay did not understand . |
| 17 | Mrs. Jones did not understand that it had that effect , notwithstanding that the creditor 's solicitor went through the mortgage with her and explained it to her before she signed . |
| 18 | Constance did not understand him but the last word , strangely rhythmic and warm to her ears , stuck in her mind . |
| 19 | Again the T'ang did not understand , but this time Shepherd made no attempt to enlighten him . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm sure you do , ’ Stephen said , and a look passed between the two men which Christina did not understand . |
| 21 | Allen did not understand . |
| 22 | Whitehall did not understand him , and he certainly did not understand Whitehall — That was a great pity . |
| 23 | Heinrich did not understand French , but the meaning was clear . |
| 24 | Tim did not understand . |
| 25 | Joel Swanson did not understand , nor did he ever expect to understand , exactly what was going on , but the kind of activity he seemed to be hearing about , in snatches only , was more or less exactly what he 'd expect from his wife 's relatives . |
| 26 | At first Dinah did not understand ; the way he talked was strange to her , and in any case she did not know what the term meant . |
| 27 | Erlich did not understand the hostility of this man . |
| 28 | Stephanie did not understand Daniel 's unhappiness because , quick about his attitudes to churchwardens , shirt buttons , Bill 's fury , the Ellenbys ' lazy matter-of-course snobbery , she was unable to catch the shifts of his feelings about herself , or now , about the two of them . |
| 29 | Mr Wolski did not understand this , but he always smiled when someone in authority smiled and he smiled now . |
| 30 | Clara did not understand this story , but it seemed to her to tell of an emotion a size larger than pathos . |