Example sentences of "they [adv] [vb past] [not/n't] [verb] [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They obviously did n't mind the isolation . |
| 2 | A lot of parents were refusing to sign she said , ‘ because they admitted they just did not understand the new selection procedure . |
| 3 | It appeared piecemeal because — despite the takings of a Saturday — they just did n't have the finance to cover that kind of operation . |
| 4 | I think you find it with most West Indian parents … it was n't so much lack of enthusiasm , they just did n't have the time . |
| 5 | In East German they are now drowning in rubbish because they used to have a perfect recycling scheme everything was collected and recycled cos they just did n't have the materials . |
| 6 | It struck me as wonderful stuff , so I got in touch and tried to get them to do the music for Doctor Who , but they just did n't have the time . |
| 7 | They just did n't ask the people what they wanted . |
| 8 | They generally did not promote the sale of fires through showrooms or canvassers , and in the Eastern Board even banned their sale for several years until the peak capacity shortage eased . |
| 9 | They probed and measured and cross-questioned Phoebe in the most condescending manner , made worse by the fact that they clearly did not have a clue as to what might have happened . |
| 10 | The members of the Royal Society , although they probably did n't adopt the social manners and customs of the 1770s and actually drink Priestley 's soda water at their Dining Club , were greatly impressed by its merits . |
| 11 | Arriving back at the large beach house , she took the two sleepy children upstairs to their large bedroom , firmly overriding their protests that no , they really did n't want a bath by pointing out to them that they were still covered with sand and sea water . |
| 12 | I do n't know whether they they , I suppose they really did n't have the time . |
| 13 | We tried to hope that they were going to release Franky and that they simply did n't want the rest of us to get angry and depressed . |
| 14 | Gatting made the point that they had to win the final two games as after so much cricket they simply did not have the strength left for a third . |
| 15 | ‘ Television rarely showed human casualties , and although over 200,000 Iraqi soldiers and civilians died , these statistics gained very little mention in the press , and they certainly did not penetrate the conscience of the rest of the world . |