Example sentences of "and [pers pn] did not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For the first time in my life I tasted champagne and I did not care for it very much because I was a complete and absolute non-drinker at the time , I would like to warn anybody that this was something which did not last for very long : I have since acquired an insatiable thirst and desire for champagne . |
| 2 | ‘ I got much more out of the car than I did in Kyalami and I did not make any mistakes . |
| 3 | Still — ‘ I did not see him again and I did not want to ’ . |
| 4 | For native English speakers I would give a quite different kind of lecture , and I did not want to be judged by the standards of my lectures to the Japanese , which were nearly always basic and very simple in expression . |
| 5 | And I did not want to rush this hour , not with Machu Picchu behind me ; the rainforest ahead : two great wings that would beat in my memory . |
| 6 | I had a deep-seated feeling that the whole business of seances , trying to get in touch with spirits and souls who had ‘ passed on ’ was wrong and dangerous for me , and I did not want to get involved . |
| 7 | I could see that if the others achieved their work ambitions they would not be in the house all day , and I did not want to be at home on my own . |
| 8 | But I remembered how cruel children can be to small animals , and I did not want the boy to take his revenge on me . |
| 9 | The boat was too small for a long journey , and I did not want to die at sea . |
| 10 | I was now in my twenty-seventh year on the island , and I did not want to be there for another year . |
| 11 | As usual , I felt that , on taking leave , I ought to proceed in a direction opposite to that which he was taking , because there was a mystery as to where Eliot lived , and I did not want to appear inquisitive . |
| 12 | He says ; After the farewell tour I concentrated on acting and my future and I did not want to sing Dr Hook 's songs but I now understand people will want me too . |
| 13 | And I did not want a reply anyway , ’ he laughed . |
| 14 | But , after fifteen years alone on the island , I was afraid , and I did not leave my cave for three days . |
| 15 | My intention , however , was not to explore but to hunt , and I did not intend to penetrate far into the Danakil country . |
| 16 | He did not know I had read his notes and I did not confess I had , but he elaborated on what I had read , and I was convinced he had right on his side — if not prudence . |
| 17 | I slept for only a short time each night , and I did not eat much food . |
| 18 | But for some reason she forgot on this occasion and I did not stop to remind her . |
| 19 | ‘ The rod with the smelt on soon went again and I did not realise how big the fish was and steered it around the swim for a minute to break the ice . |
| 20 | Ellen and I did not go out to eat . |
| 21 | that does n't bother me , but considering it was only the second I 'd spoken to him and I did not fancy him in the least erm , it really made my skin crawl . |
| 22 | ‘ He was off balance and I did not think it was a penalty . ’ |
| 23 | Oddly enough , I found that I could keep the port wing up for a considerable time and , as I lost flying speed and I came nearer and nearer to the Engineering Wing area , the port wing happily stayed in the air until my speed was very low indeed and then gradually — and I did not think of this — one ( and only one ) of the prop blades gently ploughed into the rather soft earth , My port wing was still in the air , and ever so gently we made a beautiful semi-turn to port . |
| 24 | I appear to be in a bit of a slump and I did not play well in Hong Kong . |
| 25 | I had not believed her then , and I did not believe her now . |
| 26 | my mailing system was down over the weekend and I did not receive any mail . |
| 27 | He was your father , James , and I did not kill him . |
| 28 | The lights of an aircraft were stretched on timbers , but no seaplane — and I did not hit one . |
| 29 | It was feeding near a local rubbish dump and I did not attempt to approach it since there 's a barbed wire fence round the dump and I am seventy-three and no longer climb fences . |
| 30 | ‘ But in May 1945 I did not know that they would be killed and I did not know until Count Tolstoy drew it to my attention in 1979 , 1980 and 1985 . |