Example sentences of "[that] they [verb] n't [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Terry and Tom said that they did n't want any food and when they asked Brian , he refused to answer . |
| 2 | Despite the elderly couple repeatedly telling salesmen Eric Stewart that they did n't want any windows he continued his talk and demonstration until 11pm . |
| 3 | And they insisted that they did n't want more drink simply because they 'd been drinking but because they just , well , wanted it . |
| 4 | I rang Transend to ask about a registered copy , but they informed me that they did n't register that game , but that I should just write out cheque for the amount a cross out the £ and pout $ . |
| 5 | Well we were disappointed in the Good Report because er they did say it was one of the major issues , and yet they said that they did n't think any sweep in changes are needed which rather erm contradicted the earlier part of our report , we would have thought there were erm changes needed . |
| 6 | ‘ After all , you do n't find conductors like Toscanini , De Sabata and Mitropoulos wasting their time on a work that they did n't think worthy of their efforts . ’ |
| 7 | In the end , where it was necessary to decide compromises , with such issues as who could use women 's and lesbian and gay centres , behaviours often had to be allocated the moral high ground on highly pragmatic criteria : that they were private , or that they did n't involve conspicuous clothing , for instance . |
| 8 | They were soulless little beings , numerous and uniform , no more than a commercial product bred to a standard , and Reynolds was slightly disturbed to find that they did n't evoke any feeling of sympathy from him . |
| 9 | Debbie was upset that they did n't spend all their time here with her . ’ |
| 10 | They all agreed to this , and they became so occupied looking for ivy on the walls alongside the lane that they did n't see two boys suddenly come racing round the bend just by Miss Miggs 's cottage . |
| 11 | She caught a glimpse of the ruffled bed beyond , noted his tousled hair and hastily tied robe , covering very little of his tanned torso , and wished quite desperately that they did n't hate each other . |
| 12 | At first , sailors used to sail along the coast and stay within sight of land so that they did n't get lost . |
| 13 | Parapsychologists have always complained that they did n't get enough funding , Randi says , so this was an ideal opportunity to put them to the test . |
| 14 | Robyn gripped the fountain until her knuckles whitened and spoke with a great deal of effort , concentrating on forming her words so that they did n't sound slurred . |
| 15 | The Board of Guardians replied that they did n't have any isolation hospital and were unable to accept liability . |
| 16 | But anyway , they allowed this that they did n't have any further use for it that I could have it . |
| 17 | It would seem that they did n't use such a device . ’ |
| 18 | In the dark he cut across the grass by the tractor-shed , then back behind a row of buildings where there was an old cow-byre that they did n't use any more except for storing stuff . |
| 19 | I got the impression that they did n't know each other all that well , that the marriage was fairly recent . ’ |
| 20 | Erm , but following on from that , wherever we change layouts now we try and be very specific about organizing the cable management up front and , so that they do n't present any hassles . |
| 21 | Controlling body language and voice so that they do n't convey self-importance also helps . |
| 22 | John likes to keep the horses separate so that they do n't kick each other , but Hopscotch often jumps into Milton 's paddock to keep him company ; and sometimes if the weather is bad , one of the children 's ponies is turned out with him , otherwise Milton , who is a bit of a softy , will hang around by the gate in the hope that someone will take pity on him and take him back to his warm stable . |
| 23 | Your pears should be under-ripe because you are going to poach them very gently , and it is very important that they do n't go mushy on you . |
| 24 | I understand that they do n't pay any television licences at all . |
| 25 | It 's going to create erm a sort of sweat shop in the midst of the others where they 'll dump off stuff that they do n't want some of their own people to do or their own people wo n't do . |
| 26 | Bowls is a sport that they do n't make much money . |
| 27 | You know so that they do n't make other produce cheaper so that . |
| 28 | ‘ It is crucial that they do n't feel drowsy — it could cost them a fortune . ’ |
| 29 | Now is , is the fact that they do n't do that , they still go for this rent and interest rate reduction is it because of the experience of the north , they found that the best way in the north was to go for rent reduction , interest rate reduction and then go on , and they were simply taking that experience into the south , but taking it into a different area where it was no longer necessary or appropriate ? |
| 30 | there are ways of doing that they do n't do that , you know there 's a thing I |