Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] did not " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Greeks did not react — or rather did not go beyond the surface of Roman life — until they found themselves faced with a first-class power which had defeated the Greek armies of Pyrrhus on the open field . |
| 2 | In fact , we were supposed to be doing something with Eric and John , but Eric could n't make it , or perhaps did n't want to . |
| 3 | Apparently , not everyone agreed , or perhaps did not get what they considered to be their fair share , for eventually the Backless baron was transported to Australia , no doubt to become another ‘ Wild Colonial Boy ’ . |
| 4 | I always looked for the sounds ; whether it was musically correct or not did n't bother me , but it had to have a certain sound to it . ’ |
| 5 | Most of the time he spoke gibberish , changed the subject or just did n't finish his sentences , walking away to examine some dark stain on a wall . |
| 6 | It sounds more like a yoga class , but Pierre 's technique has helped thousands of people who either could n't swim at all or just did n't like putting their head underwater . |
| 7 | Oh he he did n't see you or just did n't ? |
| 8 | Even those who had arrived in early 1939 or before did not as yet have complete command of English and this made communication with their new and sometimes reluctant hosts difficult . |
| 9 | The incredible thing was that she guessed he had no idea of the impact he made , or simply did n't care . |
| 10 | I do n't know whether it 's circumstantial , or maybe did n't actually send it . |
| 11 | You 'll still carry that emotional baggage with you wherever you go , wondering what you said or maybe did n't say that frightened him off . |
| 12 | But Gloria did n't hear , or anyhow did n't answer . |
| 13 | The other partners are only safe if the individual who acted had no authority in fact and the party with whom he dealt either knew about the absence of authority or else did not know or believe the individual to be a partner . |
| 14 | The truth was that the unfortunate boy had somehow pried his way into an area that was private , an area that naturally did n't concern anyone else . |
| 15 | Found that quickly did n't you ? |
| 16 | And er further to further that opinion when we got the dues taken off the worker 's wages and delivered to the office that still did n't help the the matter . |
| 17 | But I am conscious of a sense of contradiction that clearly did not afflict those illustrious figures . |
| 18 | A race that nearly did n't happen as the first of August 's glorious ‘ weather ’ settled in . |
| 19 | what it might have done is that probably did n't need doing because Mouse Com was probably already fixed and now we 're unfixing it ? |
| 20 | You 've got to bear in mind though that , that , that the scriptures which you can use in the Hebrew context were before the resurrection was possible , so you had to be careful that er , that you do n't bounce because when Jesus came to the earth he changed that though did n't he ? |
| 21 | I said that though did n't I ? |
| 22 | A joke against authority that now did n't look so good . |
| 23 | They were suspicious about my past , my age and a picture of me that simply did not add up . |
| 24 | If the officers could tell us that why did n't they tell the controlling labour group , I 'm sure they did and then the question is why did n't you listen to them . |
| 25 | It was a sentimental showbiz touch that again did n't fit the man 's character . |
| 26 | I can say only that when I was at Bletchley the belief among my associates was that information had been received and that Ultra did not fail ; the intelligence it provided could not be fully acted upon for fear of betraying Ultra itself . |
| 27 | That first-half had been injury strewn with almost seven minutes of extra time being played and that certainly did n't create much flowing football or incidents . |
| 28 | One book that definitely did not feature in anyone 's final list was Jaws of Death ( HarperCollins , £9.99 ) . |
| 29 | The stewards established there had been interference , but it was accidental and had taken place before the second last and thereby did not count under the rules . |
| 30 | Roy 's Dream had won the Town Arms and Ladhope Inn Novices ' Chase , so his owner pocketed £2,788 prize-money and presumably did not feel harshly treated either . |