Example sentences of "he simply did " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet he did not oppose all toxic waste movement ( after all , the same union represents workers at Rechem itself ) ; he simply did n't like the idea that big industrial nations like Canada could dump their dirty problems on this country and his members . |
| 2 | Anthony was fine with a pick , apparently , but when it came to scraping away layers of earth with a trowel and saving small pieces of pottery , he simply did not have the patience . |
| 3 | Before his appearance in Arcady , he simply did not exist . |
| 4 | Nor could he tax : he simply did not have the power to levy impositions like the taille and the gabelle , as the French king did . |
| 5 | You often hear managers say that : ' I 've run out of ideas on how to deal with him … ’ or ‘ she could do so much better but I just ca n't seem to make any progress … ’ or ‘ he simply did n't do what I asked … ’ |
| 6 | He simply did not want to be solemn . |
| 7 | Was he so blindly and hopelessly infatuated that he simply did not notice ? |
| 8 | He had telephoned the present Archdeacon of Woodborough , a valued friend , the friend who had indeed suggested and supported his application , and he had said that he simply did not know why Peter had been turned down , he had no idea . |
| 9 | Acknowledging his administrative talents and scholarly assets , Mrs Stevenson said the board felt , ‘ He simply did not have the specific skills which were needed for the job ’ . |
| 10 | Now he did look at Alice , and was able to sustain the look , though it was evident it was a strain , keeping his eyes on his daughter 's eyes ; he simply did not understand what he was seeing . |
| 11 | I suppose he simply did n't feel he could prevent it . |
| 12 | He simply did n't have time . ’ |
| 13 | He simply did n't care for anyone at all . |
| 14 | This is even though all he simply did was enter into a guarantee . |
| 15 | But the judge Mr Charles Harris said he simply did n't believe him . |
| 16 | He told magistrates to Aztecs the dog is sacred and ceremonial and he simply did n't know he needed a licence . |