Example sentences of "i [vb past] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well , you deserve that , standin' by me like you did and givin' me your bed when I 'ad n't got a farthing to call me own . |
| 2 | ‘ I d-did n't know you had married her , Beckenham — I mean , Dacre . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . ’ |
| 4 | He said , ‘ I dared n't think further than that meeting . |
| 5 | He reverts to the point with the analyst : ‘ Supposing I did n't have what a child objectively should be entitled to … ’ . |
| 6 | And I did n't hear the bullet leaving the rifle . |
| 7 | And singing is part of that too — I did n't sing before I went into training even though I am musical and play both the piano and the flute . |
| 8 | When I went to drama school it was all very new to me so I did n't have any real comparisons to make — which is a good thing . |
| 9 | I tried an abortive term at Durham University Drama Department and that made me realise even more that I wanted the real thing ; by then I had , in any case , worked the AIM stint and I did n't need theory ; I wanted practice . |
| 10 | Originally I wanted to be a doctor like my father , but it was soon clear I did n't have the intelligence for that — that 's to say I was n't any good at mathematics and physics and that sort of thing . |
| 11 | But I had very little idea of anything at the time and I did n't do very much acting . |
| 12 | I did n't . |
| 13 | I did n't see the point , I said . |
| 14 | I did n't dump them straight away , you know , I said . |
| 15 | I suddenly decided I did n't see any point in submitting them , I said . |
| 16 | I did n't feel comfortable with them in there with me , I said . |
| 17 | I did n't go straight ahead with it . |
| 18 | She makes me discover things in myself I did n't know were there . |
| 19 | I did n't notice Pearsall in ecstasies , I said . |
| 20 | ‘ It would be ignoring the reality of the current trading position if I said I did n't believe there were more closures to come . |
| 21 | ‘ I was offered a restaurant in Cheltenham about five years ago , but I did n't even consider it . |
| 22 | I was n't at all happy but I did n't have much choice . |
| 23 | I did n't discover the first snail or the first nettle that sprouted up on this planet . |
| 24 | I did n't think even that would be very interesting , but I liked the idea of old Peter having to bend himself for once . ’ |
| 25 | I decided I did n't want to get married . |
| 26 | I am big for my age and I did n't mind if he thought I was a young man . |
| 27 | I went upstairs , but I did n't go to my room . |
| 28 | It made me feel funny looking at that hair , and I did n't like it . |
| 29 | So I did n't hear what Kezia said next . |
| 30 | I ran down to meet him , but when I got there I saw that he had narrow eyes and a mean mouth and I did n't like him one bit . |