Example sentences of "[noun sg] [pers pn] [adv] did n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | He had a thick stick of some kind — quite short-in his hand , and he said something about this being a holdup , or a stick-up or some term I really did n't understand . |
| 2 | In fairness to this young and skilful Victorians side they just did n't count yesterday as Randalstown were a class apart . |
| 3 | She 'd seen the same thing happen to too many others in the music business , not because they 'd tried and failed to be carbon copies of Aurora Blake , but simply because they 'd tried to force a talent they simply did n't possess . |
| 4 | I did so much shopping I just did n't feel like carrying any more — I 've cooked for days so I can concentrate here . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ Then he can just go on waiting , ’ Jenna stated with a firmness she certainly did n't feel . |
| 6 | She forced a brightness she certainly did n't feel . |
| 7 | They had endless meetings with the producer and the reporters who would be covering the day , and Kathleen laid the law down with such charm and skill they almost did n't notice . |
| 8 | That was one line of conjecture she certainly did n't need to pursue . |
| 9 | Also — and I 'm quite prepared to admit this — because of all the problems I was having trying to find work , just at that moment I really did n't want the bother of hunting for a new home . |
| 10 | The solution was to bring what she now calls ‘ some false bravado into play ’ , to answer him back , giving the impression of a strength and security she really did n't feel . |
| 11 | ‘ Well , in my opinion you just did n't try hard enough , ’ Ruth retorted , under her breath because the restaurant was filling up now . |
| 12 | The second half turned into a very different story as Charlton packed the mid-field , although United had their chances to put the game well beyond their reach until the eighty first minute when the impressive Robert Lee slipped the ball past Ken Vasey to give Charlton a point they really did n't deserve . |
| 13 | Once again they 'd reached an impasse , but in truth it really did n't matter . |
| 14 | If there was one person she really did n't want to think about it was Owen 's elder brother — and the man who was also her own husband — Ross Wyndham . |
| 15 | Since Gauloises withdrew at the end of last season I really did n't know where I stood . |
| 16 | However , by the end of the week they still did n't show . |
| 17 | If it gave Eva pause for thought it certainly did n't show in any relaxation of the pace she set herself . |
| 18 | And er you know he was I mean for instance at Salisbury Park he probably did n't mean anything but on Saturday when I was saying goodbye to him he said now I hope there 'll be somebody here at ten past ten to open this church tomorrow . |
| 19 | That 's alright that , I must have done six loads of washing , for some reason I just did n't seem to have enough to do me loads |
| 20 | I can honestly say I ca n't remember a show I definitely did n't like doing , although I might have been in some that did n't turn out as I though they would . ’ |
| 21 | Or whether for some unknown reason she just did n't want me to go . |
| 22 | ‘ My only desire is to ensure that I remain dry-eyed , ’ she told him with a detachment she certainly did n't feel . |
| 23 | Walking back through the jungle I thankfully did n't come across any trap-door spiders but as dusk fell I was entranced by a cluster of trees which were suddenly lit up like Christmas trees by the thousands of glow-worms out for a night of passion . |
| 24 | When I signed up for the trip I really did n't know just what to expect ; when I got my packet information I wondered how I would stand up to it but I soon found I adjusted very well and even though I had never slept in a tent in a tent in a sleeping bag or had any experience canoeing I did OK . |
| 25 | During the first year we probably did n't give enough time to training . |
| 26 | But I have to say that at that time I still did n't know , I had a good idea , that it was n't the man we were looking for but therefore he was still arrested and he was arrested on sus well for harbouring an escapee . |
| 27 | THE party 's over , it 's time to call it a day — but Catherine Zeta Jones was having such a perfick time she just did n't notice . |
| 28 | For a start , most dealers were young and ignorant characters who before drifting into their present positions might have been on the dole , or at University , or in menial office jobs , at which time they probably did n't even know what stocks and shares were . |
| 29 | Wigan chairman Jack Robinson last night said that tour prop Lucas was one player he definitely did n't want to lose . |
| 30 | I knew he 'd used firearms in the past and because he was on the run from prison he obviously did n't want to be rearrested . |