Example sentences of "they did [adv] realise " in BNC.
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| 1 | They did not realise that the obligations they were taking on left them with no leeway to cope with worsening market conditions . |
| 2 | But they did not realise that they were making errors ; the subjects were convinced that hypnosis had actually helped them to remember the poem accurately . |
| 3 | They did not realise that three years would elapse before Black 's injuries would be sufficiently stabilised to enable them to be measured by his doctors or that there are factors in the functioning of the United Kingdom judicial system which would thwart him from securing justice in the courts . |
| 4 | My own view is that neither Mr Baker nor Mrs Rumbold knew very much about the complex debate that has been going on at least since Rousseau about progressive education , and that they did not realise that my Group would be strongly opposed to Mrs Thatcher 's views about grammar and rote-learning . |
| 5 | I suspect they did not realise that words such as ‘ grammar ’ or ‘ progressive ’ reflect very different meanings according to context , or that the language of educational discussion had changed radically since they were at school . |
| 6 | Because they had been told that research shows that the teaching of grammar restricts the imagination , imposing a strait-jacket of conventions , they did not realise that it all depends on what kind of grammar is taught and in what contexts . |
| 7 | But they did not realise how serious it was until Daniel was born . |
| 8 | Of course , this group at Ephesus must have heard something about the Holy Spirit if they listened at all attentively to John the Baptist , but they did not realise that the promised Spirit was available for them ; that he could make a difference to their lives . |
| 9 | They did not realise then that Rioja had stayed to face the killers . |
| 10 | The Lords held that the boys were guilty even though they did not realise that what they were doing might harm others . |
| 11 | Low-paid white-collar couples who are buying their own homes did not claim because they did not realise they were eligible . |
| 12 | I have also seen written applications for the CID ridiculed by those inside , and listened to the expressions of disbelief that these naïve applicants were ‘ so short of shillings that they did n't realise that admission was by invitation only ’ . |
| 13 | Even when their vet warned them that Lizzie was getting on , they did n't realise just how much she had aged . |
| 14 | I was just cracking up ; they did n't realise it was me ! |
| 15 | But at first they did n't realise what had happened and , instead of stopping the supply and cleaning out the tank , they flushed out the system , which sent the acid down the mains into the homes of the area . |
| 16 | What they did n't realise was that the places being offered were in the reception class — designed for children of five and over — not a nursery class . |
| 17 | But they did n't realise how racist they were being to me . |
| 18 | They did n't realise the implications of that in Lincolnshire was regrettable centralised in a system operating out of Lincoln . |
| 19 | Because if we do n't we then run the risk of being injured ourselves erm somebody alleging that they did n't realise they were police officers and therefore shot at us because they thought we were invading their territory or something . |
| 20 | They freely admitted using the drug , which is used in the treatment of asthmatic and bronchitic conditions , because they said they did n't realise it was a banned substance . |
| 21 | But they did n't realise that the bronze-winged Pionuse parrot has just discovered how to talk . |
| 22 | The fattys were all trying their best to eat more and more but they did n't realise that the pills they were eating were actually eating all the food for them . |
| 23 | the clearing up , they always gave a hand , but even so , they , they did n't realise that the three weeks before hand |
| 24 | They did n't realise they were being taped obviously . |