Example sentences of "did n't [vb infin] [pers pn] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I did n't bring you here to talk about my relationship with Marianne , ’ he cut in brusquely . |
| 2 | ‘ I did n't bring you here to open up all the old wounds again , ’ he growled at last . |
| 3 | I did n't bring you here to upset you . |
| 4 | ‘ I 've got this irksome fetish for using the natural colours surrounding a place to decorate the interior — but I did n't bring you here to discuss my schizophrenic choice of living surroundings , Virginia . |
| 5 | And I did n't tell you now to make , probably that . |
| 6 | His parents did n't send him here to have the teachers live his life for him . ’ |
| 7 | Knowing that Adam always liked to keep his options open , Miranda was forced to the lonely conclusion that he did n't love her enough to commit himself to her for life . |
| 8 | Yes , eventually I did put it down to your job , worried about Steve being so long away and anxious to tie up the contract , but there was a worse fear — that you just did n't love me enough to want to stay with me . ’ |
| 9 | I even tried laying trails of cheese that led to my feet , which she scoffed up , but she did n't trust me enough to take the cheese from my hand . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm sure you did n't ring me just to tell me that , ’ she replied , in no mood for light-hearted flirtation , try to pin on a brave face though she might . |
| 11 | You did n't ask me here to talk about your summer holidays . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ But you did n't ask me here to comment on a perfectly straightforward signal . |
| 13 | Perhaps I ought to say first that I did n't ask you here to criticize my daughter-in-law for infidelity . |
| 14 | It did n't take her long to realise that he could n't really be spending much time here . |
| 15 | It did n't take her long to regret taking part . |
| 16 | It did n't take her long to decide she had precisely two choices — well , one , really , because even though it was n't cold it would look wrong to go out in thin cotton to the sort of party he was talking about . |
| 17 | It did n't take her long to dress , freshen her make-up and add touches of silver jewellery on ears , neck and wrists , and it was quite a bit less than Tom 's stipulated twenty minutes later when she approached the veranda again . |
| 18 | It did n't take her long to change into her jade swimsuit and moments later she walked on to the poolside . |
| 19 | It did n't take her long to pack the few clothes she would need , even though her mind was far away in the past . |
| 20 | It did n't take him long to realize that one less headache was getting rid of me . |
| 21 | ‘ You see , it did n't take him long to find the riff-raff , ’ Moran said . |
| 22 | It did n't take him long to master the basics of what British Steel was all about and he has been just as versatile in acquiring an understanding of a diverse range of other businesses , from computers and oil drilling to knitwear machines . |
| 23 | It did n't take me long to realise it was very different from the kind of journalism I 'd been used to . |
| 24 | It did n't take me long to realise I 'd fallen in love with love rather than with Dave . ’ |
| 25 | Besides , it did n't take me long to figure out I was wrong . ’ |
| 26 | It did n't take me long to find out otherwise . |
| 27 | It did n't take them long to reach Kenilworth . |