Example sentences of "did n't [verb] [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ( Remember Sherlock Holmes 's clue of the dog that did n't bark in the night ? ) |
| 2 | ‘ The dog was curious because it did n't bark in the night , when it should have done . |
| 3 | and I had a very sheltered life , I was an only child , I had n't been around much , I had n't stayed away from home erm and I came to Suffolk to visit a girl penfriend who was working at Brandeston Hall and erm she at that time was expecting to get engaged to a chappy in the village here who was , and still is a friend of Hector 's and ours , and they did n't marry in the finish but she at that time wanted me to come up to Suffolk to see her and to meet this chappy who she thought she was going to marry and erm so , it was holiday from the art school where I was and I thought well why not ? |
| 4 | We did n't think about the fact that the ups and downs of running a business could mean an end to a friendship — in fact , we 're probably better friends for it . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I did n't think beyond the moment . |
| 6 | ‘ I — er — did n't think at the time that you 'd be that interested in — ’ |
| 7 | When I first moved to Wallingford I was told by a local resident ( in no uncertain terms ) what would happen to me if did n't continue with the tradition of putting a Christmas Tree on the silo top . |
| 8 | Erm , so it is , how shall I put it , erm , unfortunate I think , in , in Shropshire 's view , that they did n't continue along the distribution on the previous basis . |
| 9 | Even if it did n't lead to the elimination of all the older , ‘ flawed ’ models , a narrow range of ‘ new ’ species might well reduce the older ones to huddled groups in farming heritage parks . |
| 10 | He still left home at eight each morning , but he did n't head for the office , he wandered round town , visiting anywhere that was free such as the library , or even the museums ; the guides came to know him , one even greeted him when he entered . |
| 11 | ‘ He did n't care for the law . |
| 12 | " Well , I did n't care for the way you were standing there ringing the bell . |
| 13 | They did n't care about the home . |
| 14 | Philip did n't care about the collar . |
| 15 | He did n't care about the blanket on the ground . |
| 16 | We did n't care about the magazine we just wanted to trace back the gold chain see who handled it . |
| 17 | He did n't care about the effect it had on the rest of us . |
| 18 | I wanted to destroy it and I did n't care about the pain . |
| 19 | He did n't speak on the walk back . |
| 20 | ‘ I wonder why he did n't speak of the Friar ? ’ |
| 21 | Did n't take , did n't bother with the chicken . |
| 22 | He did n't bother with the dock or with a stern anchor but , dropping the sails , ran Golden Girl up on the sand . |
| 23 | He did n't bother with the Zodiac . |
| 24 | She did n't return to the lounge . |
| 25 | Baptiste was making sure she did n't return to the clearing . |
| 26 | But he did n't return to the Community Care house in Longlevens where he lives . |
| 27 | I was warned by the party and did n't return to the house . " |
| 28 | He did n't refer to the party , nor did he mention the earring , but the subject seemed to hang over Merrill like the sword of Damocles . |
| 29 | He did n't move from the middle of the hall , but watched Maggie standing in a doorway to the right , and she turned her face to him , laughing now as the voice from the other room came to him , saying , ‘ Male or female ? ’ |
| 30 | D'Arcy 's eyes did n't move from the girl . |