Example sentences of "[vb past] [conj] [noun sg] do [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | One recent population study found that depression did not precede the eating disorder , although it did correlate with onset . |
| 2 | He found that growth did not occur in cultures infected with the mould Penicillium glaucum . |
| 3 | Later I found that Mains did not want me watching his team train ‘ because I knew too much about rugby ’ and would tell the opposition of his plans . |
| 4 | He argued that thought does not arise out of abstract logical puzzles but from specific problems which we encounter in practice . |
| 5 | The DSS argued that intention did not matter and under legal aid regulations they were entitled to treat Mr Saunders as having a notional £407,000 . |
| 6 | Was not the reason why the House thought it not plain that their lordships believed that Parliament did not have this situation in mind and would have cut down the wording if it had ? |
| 7 | Robbie was glad when she could clear away and wash up , relieved when Fen did not offer to help . |
| 8 | This meant that property did not pass to B ( see section 19 , paragraph 3–25 above ) . |
| 9 | Some activists were disappointed at the emphasis on legal measures and discouragement of ‘ direct action ’ and felt that legislation did not go far enough in tackling the ‘ Jewish Question ’ . |
| 10 | Although everyone in Rush River told the story the same way , most of them said ‘ and their slaves ' instead of ‘ and their people , ’ but Martha knew that Nana did not like the word ‘ slave . ’ |
| 11 | After all we knew that subsidy did n't exist to subsidise empty seats but rather the necessary and new ideas that were wanted at the time . |
| 12 | For a moment the light of battle glowed in her eyes , dying as she remembered that Roman did n't love her . |
| 13 | She said that self does not exist . |
| 14 | Manager Frank Gray perhaps had a point after the game when he said that luck did n't smile kindly on his side , but it must also be said that Quakers did not utilise the strong wind in the same forthright manner as the home side in the first half . |
| 15 | Mandela also said that nationalization did not mean that " the private sector would be excluded from certain areas of the economy " and that the ANC welcomed dialogue with business to ensure growth and equal distribution . |
| 16 | But a minister said that politics did not work that way , and that the influence of the East Anglian connection was greatly exaggerated . |
| 17 | I said that greed did n't come into it . |
| 18 | An old potter regretted that machinery did not transform his trade as early as it did that of cotton . |