Example sentences of "[adj] and [vb past] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did not want to do this and did n't go . |
| 2 | But surely if if every pensioner said that 's it we ca n't afford to pay this and did n't pay . |
| 3 | Owen knew this and did n't mind it . |
| 4 | But the majority of policemen and women we encountered were not like this and did not engage in little acts of subterfuge to limit what the field-worker saw or heard because either they had nothing to hide or , more rarely , they were not concerned to conceal it . |
| 5 | My Lord Mayor , at the Economic Strategy Sub-committee meeting recently , we were asked to adopt from Florence , an objective two statement which was not clear and did not translate precisely . |
| 6 | HISTORIC war department buildings in Essex are being restored to their former glory.Jobless volunteers have started clearing overgrowth from around the wartime buildings at Beacon Hill , Harwich , paving the way for full restoration work in the future.The work is being organised by NACRO , the National Association for the Care and Rehabilitation of Offenders , on behalf of the Essex Training and Enterprise Council.Project supervisor Ray Rawlinson said the 18 people working at Beacon Hill were long-term unemployed and did not have criminal records.The buildings date back to the Napoleonic wars were updated during the first and second world wars . |
| 7 | He had supported Pennethorne 's design because it was the cheapest and did not encroach on the park , but if they abandoned that design they were bound to take the first prize design , ‘ but as there was some difficulty about that ’ , it should go to the second prize-winners . |
| 8 | She did not scream and weep — at least in front of him — when things went wrong and did not have a reputation for being raucous about women 's rights . |
| 9 | Aunt Grace was old and did n't have much money , but every Christmas she sent the girls five pounds each . |
| 10 | It hurt a bit at the time , but I got myself free and did n't think a lot about it just then . |
| 11 | When he applied to the court for permission to marry , as he was required to do since he was under twenty-one and did not have a recognised guardian , the magistrate at Bow Street refused ‘ as he was not in favour of a British girl marrying an alien ’ . |
| 12 | I was brave and did n't cry or nothing , but I was real sorry to see her go . |
| 13 | Each such report was unqualified and did not contain a statement under Section 237 ( 2 ) or ( 3 ) of the Companies Act 1985 . |
| 14 | And fashions of the eighteen-forty did rely quite a lot on very close fitting garments , so I do n't , I think that 's the reason why they were n't more popular and did n't develop faster than they did . |
| 15 | When the French were here they had much freedom in the camp because they were sensible and did not try to escape . |
| 16 | Since the noises in the House of Commons in 1927 and 1928 , the bishops sanctioned or winked their eyes at various modifications which were sensible and did not mind that they were illegal . |
| 17 | He was good at his job and was always gentle and careful and did n't strike the same terror into me as other dentists . |
| 18 | He looked slightly embarrassed and did not deny that he had . |
| 19 | I was more shocked than embarrassed and did n't blush . |
| 20 | It anticipated that business failures of established companies will continue to rise into the first quarter of 192 and did not expect to see a significant fall in the level of failures for up to 18 months . |
| 21 | She drank automatically when It was over , noticed only when her glass was empty and did n't let it stay that way long . |
| 22 | The men of Greece , Judaea , Iran , India and China who transformed their countries through their criticisms of the traditional order did not communicate with one another and did not create an international civilization . |
| 23 | They loved one another and did not care who knew it . |
| 24 | The improvements that occurred during treatment with both preparations were similar and did not differ statistically between the groups . |
| 25 | I left in June 1979 and did not return to live in Britain until last summer , having missed virtually all of the Thatcher era . |
| 26 | In the light of the defendants ' knowledge of her state of health it was reasonably foreseeable that that would happen if they were negligent and did not obtain a satisfactory resolution of her affairs . |
| 27 | I was very discouraged and did not approach anyone in the other region , fearing the same response . |
| 28 | But it all seemed very appropriate and did n't seem like a headstrong , desperate manoeuvre in any sense . |
| 29 | He said because it had to cross the busy East Coast line at Darlington the timing was crucial and did not allow for a call at Allen 's West . |
| 30 | As soon as the men had taken it away the next morning , she re-entered the house , very cautiously to avoid Troy , but her husband had gone out very early and did not return . |