Example sentences of "and did n't [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That smelled bad even from here , but now you say they had proof it was phoney and did n't tell the Home Sec ? |
| 2 | ‘ You ran off last summer and did n't pay the bill at Filanta . ’ |
| 3 | I was happy and did n't want the pleasure of anticipation soured by a row with him . |
| 4 | I ran 21.6 seconds , again wind assisted , for the 200 metres and did n't make the team . |
| 5 | , writes : A FRIEND maintains that about 10 years ago he boarded a train in London , played cards and had a few drinks and did n't leave the train until he reached Paris . |
| 6 | Maybe if she just stayed where she was and did n't answer the telephone or the doorbell , did n't let anybody in , if she did n't eat , then maybe she would die too — fairly quickly , and that would solve it all . |
| 7 | We 'd have got away with it if we had noticed that the polystyrene tiles had slipped out of alignment — but having shifted dozens of tanks around we made the fatal error of complacency and did n't check the underlay . |
| 8 | I thought that was fairly straightforward , and did n't deserve the answer it got . |
| 9 | He seemed happy to be there and did n't miss the cold of England at all . |
| 10 | Not out of any idea that taking drugs was morally wrong but simply because I was already enjoying myself and did n't feel the need of any chemical additions to that enjoyment . |
| 11 | It did n't work at first because people forgot and then there were the tourists who came in and did n't know the seating arrangements . |
| 12 | ‘ She had travelled over with her boyfriend and did n't know the system . |
| 13 | It explained how he could n't find switches and did n't know the layout very well . |
| 14 | But , having made up her mind , Jane was determined to sell , and did n't let the grass grow under her feet ; in fact , the ground under her feet was bare ! |
| 15 | I began to alter my standards of hospitality , offering them my pale , cold face when their music grew louder , when they began laughing among themselves and did n't take the trouble to explain their jokes to me as they had before , or repeat their words until I understood what they were saying . |
| 16 | However , Ambrose also found that these ‘ spiralists ’ did take part in community life , and did n't see the village as a transient bus stop as Pahl had forecast . |
| 17 | They did n't always stay ensnared ; often they were lost when a performance was bad and did n't sustain the magic . |
| 18 | She stood transfixed , and did n't notice the expression of intrigued interest that he wore as he watched her . |
| 19 | If you could cut out the sound track of shells and sniper fire , ignore the gaping holes in the beautiful buildings and the lack of water and electricity , and did n't notice the rubbish in the streets , you would think of it as a normal city . ’ |
| 20 | They took one last look at the newly laid keel and walked back along East Street together , Harry and Ann arm in arm , but Sam and Martha holding hands , because they were still like lovebirds together and did n't mind the world knowing it . |
| 21 | ‘ I pay enough tax on my first job ’ , Mike said , and did n't accept the connection between taxes and help for the unemployed . |
| 22 | She felt dead on her feet and did n't have the energy to question them further . |
| 23 | Of course I could settle the whole thing by opening the cow up , but Mr Bailes was an old-fashioned type and did n't like the idea of my diving into his animal unless I was certain of my diagnosis . |