Example sentences of "they [vb past] not [vb infin] me [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | They did not threaten me personally , but they made it clear that they could kill us all . |
2 | They did not push me out of their watering hole because I was unsuitably dressed , but because females are only admissible if they are willing to pose as deferential ‘ little women ’ . |
3 | They were heavy : I 'd have to wedge them in the middle so they did n't drag me down sideways . |
4 | They did n't strike me as particularly courteous . |
5 | ‘ No , they did n't throw me out , miss ; I got fed up with the chatter . |
6 | They did n't search me straightaway because it was time to change the guard at six o'clock precisely . |
7 | When I look back at what I learnt in college I 'm disappointed to think that they did n't teach me more . |
8 | And I could n't bear to be with women I did like because it reminded me forcibly that they did n't turn me on . ’ |
9 | I 'm sure when I op opened , I 'm sure when I got my T S B they did n't charge me that much . |
10 | And I say can I go to Hertford please and they did n't ask me how old I was , they just like the next thing I knew I was whacked out this six hundred quid ticket . |
11 | They did n't notice me so I made myself unobtrusive and listened . |