Example sentences of "[noun pl] [vb past] [pers pn] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Officials insisted they did not expect a Cabinet reshuffle . |
| 2 | City sources indicated they did not want a wide-ranging Budget that would tackle much-needed reforms such as mortgage tax relief and that it would be better for the Chancellor to do as little as possible . |
| 3 | This question had little significance and was relevant only to the part-time farmers as most family farmers said they did not take holidays . |
| 4 | Some taxi firms said they did not want blood in their cars . |
| 5 | The girls admitted they did not go to discos , but said they had friends . |
| 6 | For the doctors agreed it did not hurt a baby to cry ; it only hurts grown-ups to listen to him . |
| 7 | Lawyers said she did not have a good relationship with the father and the prospect that he may return to the family home prompted her action under the 1989 Children Act . |
| 8 | Police said they did not know why the gun had gone off , but believed it might have been triggered by the wind . |
| 9 | Police said they did not know if the killings were drug-related. — Reuter |
| 10 | On Aug. 1 , a Central Bank began operation , but the authorities said they did not intend to introduce an independent currency to replace the South African Rand until 1992 . |
| 11 | But social services decided they did not have sufficient information to justify removing him from the Roberts ' care . |
| 12 | But social services decided they did not have sufficient information to justify removing him from the Roberts ' care . |
| 13 | And one in three of the women said they did not get enough respect from male superiors . |
| 14 | More worryingly , many consumers said they did not like the taste , but much of that could be put down to the fact that many housewives had a narrow cooking repertoire with an average of only two turkey variations . |