Example sentences of "[vb past] [not/n't] [verb] [that] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had not the least interest in the fortunes of Italy , did not care that once more liberty and unity were the watchwords , and it astonished her that Mrs Browning could seem as anxious about war as she did about her sister 's health . |
| 2 | For the last few years it was held up by 20 players of outstanding international standard and we did not realise that technically we were dying ’ . |
| 3 | It is at least possible that Parliament when the Acts of 1974 and 1976 were passed did not anticipate that so widespread and crippling use as has in fact occurred would be made of sympathetic withdrawals of labour and of secondary blacking and picketing in support of sectional interests able to exercise ‘ industrial muscle . ’ |
| 4 | She did not reflect that only a few weeks ago she would have thought it impossible that she could have lived the life of a servant , let alone bear eating and drinking in the den in which Rose and her ma lived , but she did know one thing — she would never take her comfortable life for granted again . |
| 5 | It did not matter that so much plant and machinery , and so many factories , were destroyed in the war , because the skills of the people were not destroyed ; they remained , to recreate the industrial strength which we once again admire and respect . |
| 6 | They did not happen that often — at least the meals happened , but not often with such unanimity of good humour . |
| 7 | I did not mind that often the work was well below what I felt certain I could do . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , he did not deny that so far as the kingdom of England was concerned , the decision between the two rivals lay with the king . |
| 9 | ‘ Well , not exactly , I mean , I did n't think that carefully … but you have had a rough time , you must admit . ’ |
| 10 | If you did n't think that before , ask poor Johanna Young 's parents what they think . |
| 11 | I 'd be a fool if I did n't realise that just being the boss invests me with a certain glamour , and it would be easy to let it slip out of control . |
| 12 | No I did n't realise that well I mean |
| 13 | But she did n't want that either and tried to smooth over any awkwardness by saying : |
| 14 | Er yeah but why , yeah okay I did n't mean that actually was he asking too much , I mean are we interpreting the peasants as having done , are we over interpreting what the peasants have done , basically ? |
| 15 | How does he know the plate price is high , he did n't make that quite , when I only gave him a total price |
| 16 | She kissed Lucy and it did n't matter that somehow her lips landed only on her cheek . |
| 17 | Well it did n't mention that though did it ? |
| 18 | I know I did n't perform that well . |
| 19 | I did n't know that either , some of the other things were good , right . |
| 20 | If she did n't know that before , she will know it now . |
| 21 | In fact , barn owls are reckoned to be one of the hardest breeds to hand-rear and train , and they are n't recommended for beginners — though I did n't know that then , What I did know was that I 'd probably lost the battle with this owl before I 'd started : I suspected he would be impossible to train , but I was so hooked on the idea of having my own bird that I could hardly drag myself away when I was looking at him . |
| 22 | Though I did n't know that then , so I rang your hotel — and , while insisting that they contact me , without letting you know , the moment you walked in … ’ |
| 23 | Oh I did n't know that actually but er fine yes I mean er that sounds like a very good idea . |
| 24 | Ooh I did n't realize that so Dave 's forty one ? |
| 25 | No , it did n't work that well |
| 26 | ( I did n't find that so funny , though no way was I going to tell them about how this least amiable aspect of Danuese traditional warfare had been continued by FAKINTIL . ) |
| 27 | She did n't remember that only minutes before he had accused her of being another man 's discarded woman . |
| 28 | I did n't hear that either , do n't expect to get dressed like this and get out in it ? |
| 29 | I mean I did n't see that so |
| 30 | If the boy had not known that before , let it be said now . |