Example sentences of "they simply did " in BNC.
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| 1 | They simply did not know what was going on . |
| 2 | Gatting made the point that they had to win the final two games as after so much cricket they simply did not have the strength left for a third . |
| 3 | Until now neither Lineker nor Taylor had admitted what everyone close to the England camp knew — they simply did not get on . |
| 4 | His public relations executive is probably working hard enough on his account , but they simply did not keep in touch on a regular basis . |
| 5 | However , the appellants ' case in respect of that matter is that they simply did not realise that they were doing anything wrong . |
| 6 | We tried to hope that they were going to release Franky and that they simply did n't want the rest of us to get angry and depressed . |
| 7 | We expected that a number — perhaps an embarrassingly large number — of students would decide that they simply did not like our courses , and we were prepared to smooth the path of transfer . |
| 8 | He felt uncomfortable , uneasy at the way the Prince and Gaveston hardly spared them a glance whilst their companions at table treated them as if they simply did not exist . |
| 9 | It simply had n't occurred to him that her resistance to their becoming lovers might be rooted in the fact that they simply did n't love each other . |
| 10 | It was apparent to Theodora , if not to the Inspector , that they simply did not know . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | There was not enough action and they were just too predictable , that they simply did not scare me but surely the point of a horror book is to scare you ? |