Example sentences of "[vb past] not [noun] or " in BNC.

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1 She was , in terms of the law , the better witness , did not rail or curse as wildly as her opponent and rival — the widow , at one point , fell to the ground in convulsions , twitching and flailing .
2 It did not court or attempt to mate with females on heat , even though it appeared to be anatomically well equipped to do so .
3 Iris 's voice was heavily laced with irony , but Rose either did not notice or was too excited to be offended .
4 Rooms did not interconnect or have folding doors , as they did on the Continent ; they had a single door that could be shut .
5 ‘ It did n't distress or alarm me in any way , certainly not as much as many other things that I have seen that have earned certificates ’ .
6 Phoebe , who might have been a slut , had in fact become exactly the opposite — she had not time or patience or tolerance for anyone she considered to be exploiting the manual work of other women .
7 We had n't petrol or anything like that to get them off .
8 You had n't Woolworths or any of these big shops
9 Because we we had n't wages or conditions or anything like for them
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