Example sentences of "people [vb past] not [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , there is a further piece of evidence , which can be used to show how historical circumstances can produce a dramatic demystification of the monarchy , which would not be possible if people did not already possess the ideological tools for critical demystification . |
| 2 | People did not however see themselves as ‘ apathetic ’ . |
| 3 | But people did not persistently use the same media in the same way . |
| 4 | This had been quite difficult and the Gnomes had scratched their heads a good deal , because , although people did not openly refer to it , everyone knew that Flame 's father was Fael-Inis and it had meant a lot of worrisome discussions as to whether this fact ought to be openly acknowledged , or whether it might be discourteous to draw attention to it . |
| 5 | It was no wonder that in the late Seventies , when Americans were beginning to query whether they were carrying out too many coronary by-passes , Britain 's health correspondents were reporting that many people did not even know such life savers existed . |
| 6 | Sometimes people did not even know their neighbours . |
| 7 | People did not usually describe themselves as servants ( clients did not , nor did government employees ) . |
| 8 | People did not suddenly rush into the shops to spend more money on books because the Government said that staff had to be paid more . |
| 9 | If people did not naturally groan , grimace , or whatever , ‘ then it would be impossible to teach a child the use of the word ‘ tooth-ache ’ ’ . |
| 10 | His family was poor , and poor people did not often hear music . |