Example sentences of "[vb past] [pron] [noun sg] do [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 But when she realized her son did not appreciate who was this doyenne of New York fashion she said out loud : ‘ Oh David , I can see you do n't know who Gloria Vanderbilt is , do you ? ’
2 When I first came my husband did not want me to go out to work .
3 Dexter noticed his boss did not suggest Lancaster address her by her Christian name in return : she only encouraged such informality from the victims of crime rather than its possible perpetrators .
4 The fact that she had been the ship that had sunk the Rawalpindi and killed my father did not seem to me to be a valid reason for omitting her from the series , for apart from the utter impersonality of a modern sea battle , she was by far the most successful of all the major German surface ships as well as being the happiest .
5 Alexei was pleased to note that the hand with which he raised his cup did not tremble .
6 All through my wild days my mad existence I kept my promise do n't keep your distance bom bom bom .
7 I kept my promise do n't keep your distance .
8 I knew my wife did n't want to see it at all .
9 Mr Georgiadis said much of Mr Makallah 's evidence to the inquest had been lies — particularly details on three important issues : Mr Makallah claimed he could not drive , yet other witnesses claimed to have been driven by him ; he denied telling a camp site proprietor that Miss Ward was definitely not killed by wild animals ; and he covered up how he knew her jeep did not have four-wheel drive .
10 Poor Alice , thought Auguste , she tried so hard , but he feared his lordship did not notice her save as a friend , an attitude of which James Pegg would fully approve .
11 Some said his wife did n't turn a hair any more when Sammy was carried in like a drowned rat .
12 He said his company did not plan to raise its £790m hostile bid for RHM , effectively leaving the way clear for industrial conglomerate Tomkins , best known for Smith & Wesson guns .
13 Councillors decided to uphold Mr Sprayson 's appeal because they said his action did n't put children in danger .
14 Karelius hoped his face did not betray him .
15 He wished his voice did n't sound quite so childishly defensive in his own ears , but Dalziel seemed happy enough with his explanation .
16 Not infrequently he wished his penis did n't have to take the entire responsibility for the success or failure of the operation .
17 He wished his mouth did n't feel so dry — the air conditioning was hellish at this time of year , but the temperature and humidity without it would be even worse .
18 Then , greatly daring , because somehow she had to know , ‘ You … you said your girlfriend does n't like cats .
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