Example sentences of "[vb past] n't [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Added to all this , the existing quality control contamination test did n't effectively measure the true contamination level . |
| 2 | After a few months of this kind of thing , it was a wonder we did n't automatically walk out of our homes every hour , on the hour , when we were on leave , to look at the weather . |
| 3 | I did n't automatically think that anything was wrong . |
| 4 | The hymn-like ‘ Heaven Knows I 'm Miserable Now ’ was a testament to the fact that success did n't automatically breed contentment … but it helps . |
| 5 | It 's interesting that gay men on Switchboard found it much easier to accept that they did n't automatically know best for lesbians than white people on Switchboard find it to accept that they might not know best for Black people . |
| 6 | It was difficult to convince him that my ability to hold a tape recorder did n't automatically furnish me with a degree in electronics . |
| 7 | She refused to budge until she 'd got one or two matters in order , and , ignoring the fact that he looked ready to go and hunt up her bag himself if she did n't soon move herself , ‘ Is it all right for you to invite me to Mr and Mrs Hepwood 's home ? ’ she asked for starters , and braved his acid glance that said he 'd hardly be likely to issue an invitation if it was n't . |
| 8 | And it did n't overly worry him . |
| 9 | ‘ When I first saw the portrait , though the clasp did n't consciously register , my subconscious must have picked it up , because something I could n't pin down nagged at me , and made me want to look again . ’ |
| 10 | I did n't consciously try to get close to the original sound , but I think my style has always been fairly close to Eric 's anyway , plus I generally use a Strat in the studio . |
| 11 | I am still puzzled , to this day , as to why we did n't simply demand a refund and leave ; probably because we had all been looking forward to getting away so much that we were prepared to tolerate anything . |
| 12 | Ruggia did n't simply wait for Olivier 's decision though . |
| 13 | I did n't simply black out at the table , oh no . |
| 14 | But you did n't both go to the bed with the shield , that 's my point . |
| 15 | And you did n't both have to lie to me about tonight . |
| 16 | We are concerned in fact that er the western nations did n't rather deplore earlier er Hussein 's actions against his own people using chemical weapons , and we think it 's a shame for us that we 've only come in at this point , and we must come in carefully I think . |
| 17 | ‘ I know you did n't m-much like the p-play . |
| 18 | if I did n't fucking pass . |
| 19 | At least they bloody started it and they just did n't fucking jump on the bandwagon like everybody else . |
| 20 | Did n't fucking work did it ? |
| 21 | ‘ I did n't fucking kill them , ’ he snarled . |
| 22 | No I did n't fucking touch it ! |
| 23 | Actually I did n't fucking know that one |
| 24 | She 's just , that 's just pulling their mind you I did say to her the last straw was Christmas day , can you imagine like , I mean me and him did n't have to , I did n't have to stay in and cook dinner , I done it cos she was there we 'd all be together , she did n't fucking come home . |
| 25 | They did n't bleeding look it , the Well you can have half an hour in the morning and half an hour at night , that 's an hour . |
| 26 | Windeler gave a slight nod , but did n't otherwise change his expression . |
| 27 | It 's inconceivable that Andrew did n't eventually know what was going on . |
| 28 | When they grew poor they had to be shut away in an old people 's home , because poverty did n't officially exist in the new state . |
| 29 | A couple who bought a flat which did n't officially exist are still fighting for compensation four years later . |
| 30 | It was one of six in the same building , but because the conversion had been done without planning permission , it did n't officially exist , and they 're saddled with a mortgage of £39,000 . |