Example sentences of "they [vb past] [not/n't] [verb] [adv prt] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when , to show what a good little wife I had become — Nonni thought that my aunts did not ‘ appreciate ’ me , meaning that they did not go in for endearments or tell me how pretty I looked — she pointed out , one Sunday lunchtime , how well I had starched the table napkins , Aunt Lilian said , ‘ But why ? |
| 2 | They did not turn up for sessions they considered boring and did not meet their needs . |
| 3 | They did , however , provide a good deal of entertainment for the rest of the group and would be missed if they did not turn up for a game . |
| 4 | So they did n't go out for exercise ? |
| 5 | er , but they did n't go in for food like er you 're talking about |
| 6 | ‘ Which makes it more difficult for us , ’ said Pooley , ‘ since they did n't hang around for as long as usual , and therefore every single one of them was unobserved by the others for a minimum of half an hour . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ They did n't call round for a chat , for Christ 's sake . |