Example sentences of "did not [vb infin] [noun sg] with [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That most German people did not want war with England was true by almost every account of neutral witnesses . |
| 2 | In a separate move the Chinese premier , Li Peng , who attacked Mr Patten earlier , returned to the fray , saying China did not want confrontation with Britain but the UK was putting ‘ obstacles ’ in the way of talks to try and defuse the row . |
| 3 | As one of Rodin 's most celebrated works , The Kiss did not find favour with public opinion in the USA in the 1880s , which decided that the nude marble sculpture was far too hot for public viewing and had it confined to a special room . |
| 4 | In the 1970s the real price of cigarettes fell about 30% because cigarette taxation did not keep pace with inflation . |
| 5 | At the same time the quality of cattle was declining and any increase in their numbers did not keep pace with demand . |
| 6 | Unlike housing and education , health policies were remarkable for their continuity in the 1980s and the NHS finished the decade battered round the edges but largely intact : still the overwhelming supplier of health care in spite of the growth in the independent sector ; still tax-funded and for the most part free at the point of use ; still growing in real terms even though that did not keep pace with demand in the view of critics . |
| 7 | A single , introverted individual who was self-catering and whose job did not require contact with others would be able to live like this . |
| 8 | And he added : ‘ I did n't lose contact with golf , preserving my Scratch handicap and playing in a combined Berks , Bucks and Oxford county team . |