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 .
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