Example sentences of "[vb past] n't [adv] [vb infin] [det] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It did n't even matter that coffee would probably keep her awake — in her present state of mind she 'd never be able to sleep anyway . |
| 2 | We did n't even have any jam . |
| 3 | I was terrified , I sat there until my boyfriend came back , I did n't even have enough money for my bus fare or to make a phone call to my brother and ask him to come and pick me up . |
| 4 | ‘ They put together a group of people like Take That ! , who did n't even know each other until they formed — not that I 'm knocking them , because they 've got more front than we have — but it 's not going to work unless it 's real , ’ gripes Tony . |
| 5 | Brian Johnson and Mike Grindley did n't even know each other when they were part of the seven thousand strong workforce at GCHQ … now they regularly share breakfast … and a long campaign since they were sacked . |
| 6 | I did n't particularly like that idea . |
| 7 | Bits of metal did n't normally make any noise at all . |
| 8 | She did n't normally drink any alcohol , but , if there was ever a time that she stood in need of hard liquor , this was definitely it ! |
| 9 | Those of us who did n't join up until 1943 , either because we were too young or like me in a reserved occupation , did n't really stand much chance of promotion , not unless we were absolutely brilliant and not many of us were that . |
| 10 | ‘ I did n't really mean any harm . |
| 11 | But these events of war did n't really disturb Little Weirwold except for Miss Emilia Thorne who had to recast the Christmas show as each evacuee left for home . |
| 12 | When we were first warned , I did n't really pay much attention to what was being said about it — the same problem had flared up at both Jersey House and the hotel I 'd just left but in neither case had there been prolonged cause for concern . |
| 13 | ‘ You did n't really think some sort of Grandson Richard , 39 , was going to swoop down out of the sky and carry us off to Florida , did you ? |
| 14 | I did n't really want that man anyhow . ’ |
| 15 | So they said , well they did n't really want another granny but they , they wanted to adopt a granddad . |
| 16 | I did n't really give much thought to coming to France , and I certainly did n't give much thought to making love with you . |
| 17 | By birth she was a lioness , born under the ruling sign of Leo and proud of it , even if she did n't really set much store by astrology . |
| 18 | We did n't really know each other . |
| 19 | I did n't really support any team until then , though my mother had bought me a Chelsea hat ‘ n scarf a few months earlier . |
| 20 | We have the finest peo band of men looking after our fire service so I have never had any doubt , I did n't really need this report to tell me , but it is nice to see it written down , to see just exactly what they 're doing . |
| 21 | ‘ I did n't really take much notice of him . |
| 22 | In this case , however , she did n't really have much choice , and the realisation rankled . |
| 23 | I did n't really have much idea of what was going on at all . |
| 24 | She did n't really have any choice , for she had no other contacts in Paris . |
| 25 | She did n't really have any idea why she was going there . |
| 26 | The difference between this and the Marley one is that with Marley we did n't really have any poster work , it was mainly concentrating on black and white photography . |
| 27 | He was a member of the football team his dad coached , he loved to go out with his friends , he did n't always pay enough attention at school but always did well in exams . |
| 28 | A good working dog — at least one is essential for any stock farmer but the Hauxwells did n't always have much luck in finding the right one . |
| 29 | ‘ He always worked very hard on the training pitch when he was at Tottenham , but he did n't always have that bit of luck a keeper sometimes needs . |
| 30 | Two strangers at a party , who did n't much like each other . |