Example sentences of "they [vb past] n't [adv] [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your magazine discovered they did n't legitimately earn enough to meet their bills ? ’ |
| 2 | erm now if they , I mean they did n't even consider that how other options which might have increased the living standards because land reform |
| 3 | Or perhaps they did n't actually do any work at all . |
| 4 | I mean I 'm gon na try and give , the first two guys and er Mike who came in , they did n't do very well cos they did n't actually mention that bit and it did n't flow from then on , you 've got ta make the point , you know , did you find that er well not did you , that 's bad phraseology , I 'm sure you found this beneficial which of the areas of the five tonight actually interest you the most do that bit and then go in with the fact that you actually mentioned earlier on that you do work on a recommendation basis . |
| 5 | They spent so much time talking about gay things that they did n't actually have much time to do many gay things — which is why I think the really crucial thing that happened in the seventies was not the liberation of a particular sexuality but actually the liberation of a particular set of relationships through which people could enjoy sex , or not have sex , as the case may be . |
| 6 | So they said , well they did n't really want another granny but they , they wanted to adopt a granddad . |
| 7 | ‘ I mean … they did n't really stand much of a chance , did they , sir ? ’ |
| 8 | I mean in the they did n't really like that . |
| 9 | Ken Vasey did n't have to make a save in the first half , did n't really have to did n't give Charlton a chance , and even in the second half when Charlton came forward more and more , they did n't really have any chances erm one that Lee volleyed over the bar , one that was headed over the crossbar , and the chance that went in the net , so they still did n't have many chances , but erm United somehow erm construed to drop two points , and erm yes , dreadfully disappointing . |