Example sentences of "and did n't know the " in BNC.

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1 I was n't too keen on this cheek to cheek business , with men I 'd never seen before and did n't know the names of , but I kept on telling myself not to be standoffish and to relax a bit , but as for jiving — no , I could n't do that .
2 And as I had this urge to correct manuscripts as I went along , and could n't read his handwriting , and did n't know the first thing about Roman Britain , you can imagine he felt obliged to educate me .
3 It explained how he could n't find switches and did n't know the layout very well .
4 ‘ She had travelled over with her boyfriend and did n't know the system .
5 It did n't work at first because people forgot and then there were the tourists who came in and did n't know the seating arrangements .
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