Example sentences of "[subord] [pron] did not [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In spite of sanitary reform and what little planning there was , urban overcrowding probably increased during this period and neither health nor mortality improved , where they did not actually deteriorate . |
| 2 | ‘ Perhaps you are , although I did not even imply it . ’ |
| 3 | It seemed a strange request , and although I did not really feel like accepting , he politely insisted . |
| 4 | The journey was long but pleasant , although I did not really enjoy the last leg from Kuala Lumpur to Perth . |
| 5 | Although I did not entirely enjoy my time as a ‘ check knitter ’ , I learned one valuable lesson . |
| 6 | I found her insight and her interpretations of dreams interesting , although I did n't always agree with them . |
| 7 | But I did n't like working at Johnny Walkers so I think it was quite a good thing at the time , although I did n't really like it I 'm glad now that it happened cos I 'd probably still be working in there . |
| 8 | I have completed one year 's retirement although I did n't really retire ! |
| 9 | ‘ It is an elevated green , so I did n't actually see the ball go down the hole , ’ he told BPXpress . |
| 10 | The cheques were in his name so I did n't really have a lot of say in it . |
| 11 | I was married by now , so I did not often see him . |
| 12 | Although she did not even turn to look at him , a delicious warmth began to spread through her inert form — as though some electrical force was quietly pulsing across the few feet of water separating their bodies . |
| 13 | Our scientist found evidence , although she did not actually witness it , that this violent breeding behaviour can actually result in the death of some females . |
| 14 | Dorothea supposed that change must affect even such trivialities as the uniform of waitresses , although she did not quite see why , and it was a note of uncertainty in an otherwise happy day . |
| 15 | ‘ We 'd better try to find the prisoners , ’ said Fenella at last , although she did not really want to leave the comparative safety of the wood-store . |
| 16 | One of Aunt Janie 's favourite sayings was ‘ Give them their roses now ’ , not wait ‘ till they are lying on their bier ’ , although she did not always practise what she preached . |
| 17 | Although she did n't quite know exactly what that entailed , he looked so depressed she murmured words of sympathy while her heart went on singing inside . |
| 18 | Had pier alone , Carrie knew , than when she was with them , and although she did n't really mind this , it made her feel lonely this particular day . |
| 19 | Mrs Smelley did n't think he should have gone until he had been called up , while Grace was still tending the wounded on the Western Front , so she did n't even know what he had done . |
| 20 | Y'know so she did n't necessarily have a strong sense of y'know coping and surviving and er using strategies which helped her get through it . |
| 21 | The skin was peeling off Finn 's nose and she was n't in love with him any more , so she did n't really care what he did . |
| 22 | and I interrupted you about the casual ward , so you did n't really finish that ? |
| 23 | Although we did n't quite make the top , it was a good day 's climbing . |
| 24 | Except they did n't quite say non , one word . |
| 25 | Although they did n't actually mention it , he said , he began to realise they were looking for suggestions that rituals had taken place , that he and his wife were part of it , and that their children were victims . |
| 26 | It went down great , they enjoyed it , although they did n't quite know what to think , because we were both rockabilly . ’ |
| 27 | The people who did seem to be enjoying things ( although they did n't much like the film ) were those who , unlike Jane , were there on their own terms . |
| 28 | Although they did not quite reach the same heights , Ann Welsh ( Liverpool ) and Claire Swift ( Sefton ) maintained a high standard in the under-17 race over the same distance , with the Liverpool girl taking the honours in 4–39.0 against her rival 's 4–40.4 . |
| 29 | Already , too , one may see the start of a symbiotic relationship in which France would increasingly depend upon American resources to achieve purposes which , left to herself , would be beyond her , while American objectives , although they did not entirely coincide with the French and for all the power which they would ultimately deploy , had to include France as a frail but , for the moment , indispensable means by which they might be attained . |
| 30 | ‘ Action Health usually only deals with healthcare professionals , so they did n't really know what to do with me , ’ she laughs . |