Example sentences of "he [vb past] n't make " in BNC.
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| 1 | After impetuously hijacking the tapes of a feature on trade unions which C4 's nervous bigwigs wanted cut , he did n't make another appearance on the show , and it has never been clear whether he jumped or was pushed . |
| 2 | The rasping noise was quite upsetting but when he did n't make it I gently shook him to make him breathe again and I did n't feel that I could relax , let alone sleep , for one minute . |
| 3 | He had a big putt to hole on the 17th and he did n't make it . |
| 4 | He did n't make cameras , he was n't an optician — |
| 5 | And I did have a splendid evening , spending most of the time with a red haired sergeant who seemed to appreciate my sense of humour — in fact , I thought we were getting on so well that I was disappointed when the evening ended and he did n't make any arrangements to see me again . |
| 6 | At the time he did n't make any comment , though I 'm sure he thought quite a lot ! |
| 7 | Schwarzenegger slipped because he did n't make anything in 1992 . |
| 8 | He did n't throw his head back like Peggy Pine did when she laughed , or giggle into his fist like Paccy Moore ; he did n't make big gestures like Mario in the fish and chip shop , or even get wheezing and coughing fits like Dessie Burns often did . |
| 9 | As it turned out he did n't make that phone call until the evening and they found a call-box outside a pub in one of the villages , for Great-Uncle Hilbert 's phone had been disconnected . |
| 10 | ‘ He did n't make that much of it , and nor did I. ‘ Seen her somewhere ’ . |
| 11 | He did n't make me do anything I did n't want to . |
| 12 | England-reject Gower said : ‘ He did n't make the team . ’ |
| 13 | He did n't make it to the course on the next day , was sacked , and always maintained that if he had n't given up the drink for those ten days or so and ‘ dried out ’ he would not have got so drunk , would have been on the course at the appointed time , would not have lost his job , and would have have carried for yet another Open Champion . |
| 14 | He did n't make things easy for her because her marriage had hurt him badly . |
| 15 | Jed 's idea of doing something special was to be allowed to help her out on the estate , almost as if he was afraid that he 'd find himself abandoned if he did n't make himself useful . |
| 16 | Anybody scheduling an experiment was likely to find himself faced with a lawsuit if he did n't make the environmental impact statement that was required under the National Environmental Policy Act . |
| 17 | I might 've considered coming into the business if dear Daddy had n't already got Big Brother as a co-director , ready to take over from him , and if he did n't make it so plain that he only tolerates me because I 'm your husband . |
| 18 | He did n't make any comment , but found an unbroken glass and filled it with Valpolicella . |
| 19 | And the trip he was supposed to have gone on he did n't make . " |
| 20 | This time he did n't make her wait , because he could n't . |
| 21 | He 'd lied about so much else , and it was quite clear now why he 'd wanted to know so much about Ryan , where he was , what he 'd done ; he 'd wanted to know how much or how little Ryan had told her so that he did n't make the same mistakes . |
| 22 | I tackled the manager , standing warmly in the foyer , as to why he wanted people to die of hypothermia in his precincts , but apparently he did n't make the rules . |
| 23 | The black and there was all cement drawn and everything and we had a big table in there and he just carried on he did n't make shoes and he died when he was er , well he had a bad stroke and , and he was in the other room for seven years . |
| 24 | ‘ He looks in very good shape and I would be very surprised if he did n't make Britain 's World Championships team . ’ |
| 25 | He did n't make any sort of sign of recognition , but he gulped his drink with urgency . |
| 26 | I was surprised he did n't make bigger stardom long before he did . |
| 27 | In a fury of hatred and jealousy he thrashed his stick about Kemp 's head while Kemp himself tried to extricate himself from the twisted sheets , to get out of the bed , and to defend himself — but he did n't make it . |
| 28 | It seems he did n't make a will and ifthat 's the case Anna will get his share . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ If he did n't make such a fuss about it , make you feel guilty if you did n't go , I would never go to one of Uncle Willi 's parties ever again . ’ |
| 30 | He he did n't make one at the same time as , you know , to actually show the folds and that |