Example sentences of "[adj] they did n't [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But electors ca n't be ordered around in the way Labour Party members can , and they have made pretty clear they did n't like the result ( neither do Labour Party members , which is why they have left in droves ) . |
| 2 | I 'm afraid they did n't do their homework . ’ |
| 3 | Erm , but the , they were totally honest they did n't feel |
| 4 | You always say you 're glad they did n't catch you . ’ |
| 5 | Lucky they did n't specify they required a Ph.D . |
| 6 | With his respiratory problem , he was lucky they did n't move him much . |
| 7 | It 's lucky they did n't choose to call themselves Captain America or something silly like that , because it might have proved embarrassing . |
| 8 | Her feet and hands were so cold they did n't seem to belong to her , but that was nothing to the coldness inside . |
| 9 | Because these they did n't want your table legs to go wandering about . |
| 10 | ‘ We had to make sure they did n't think we were a bunch of supermen and that they were aware that things could go wrong , ’ said a source . |
| 11 | He also made sure they did n't go anywhere near Evelyn or Rose whom he took to be troublemakers . |
| 12 | He 's sure they did n't go over Holborn Viaduct , because that was the way he went . ’ |
| 13 | Nigel also told every journalist proudly that he was ‘ married with one son ’ , although he made damn sure they did n't interview him at home , where they might meet his wife , or worse still , her friends . |
| 14 | The Brigadier said , ‘ You 're sure they did n't spot you at the hotel ? ’ |
| 15 | It was a little bit awkward , because she wanted to spend a long weekend there in July , and I had to sort out the dates with Alex to make sure they did n't clash . |
| 16 | ‘ Are you sure they did n't do anything ? ’ |
| 17 | This way , he could send an officer along from the SIB to make sure they did n't nick your spoons . |
| 18 | They were not locked in , but a guard was posted outside to make sure they did n't escape . |
| 19 | They went for more , but Nicky Hammond in the Town goal made sure they did n't have too many happy returns . |
| 20 | They seemed to keep up a fairly regular speed and , although it was bumpy , she 's sure they did n't climb any steep hills in a low gear . |
| 21 | Make sure they did n't get in touch . |
| 22 | FOUR young pigs set sail for the Falklands last month and to make sure they did n't get hungry on the way they took their own feed with them . |
| 23 | Most of all they did n't carry guns and wear bandoleers . |
| 24 | Fans , yes , no , , building , you know , , and then the , they made trouble again and then for every down they did n't pull something down and so they had to pay oh so many er thousands . |
| 25 | ‘ As far as I was concerned they did n't do nothing to help me. ’ says one former patient . |
| 26 | He smiled at her and because they were n't alone they did n't speak but words were n't needed to exchange emotions shared . |
| 27 | It was possible they did n't know . |
| 28 | but when I spoke about safety and getting the money back from the safety training that they now want that they did n't want in the first place you said , no , we should do that |
| 29 | She barged through them : if you did that they did n't sting you . |
| 30 | At first they did n't think twice about the 132,000 volt power lines above them ; in fact they used to live next door , but one , with a pylon next to their garden fence . |