Example sentences of "did [adv] ring [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I waited and waited , but she still did not ring me . |
| 2 | Even when he failed to ring her later in the week , as she had commanded him to do , once he had sorted life to meet her expectations , she did not ring him . |
| 3 | But meantime you 'd be doing me a favour if you did n't ring them either . |
| 4 | But , since Cara was supposed to be with her in Czechoslovakia and had said that she 'd be doing her a favour if she did n't ring them , Fabia settled for the next best thing . |
| 5 | I did n't ring him to borrow money , because he never has any to lend . |
| 6 | I did n't ring him because he plays a mean alto-sax , though he is one of the best reed men currently not working out of a studio in the Windward Isles ( wherever ) . |
| 7 | I did n't ring him to ask his advice on how to pick up women — and if I did , it would only be to find out where he buys his chloroform . |
| 8 | That did n't ring their bells either . |
| 9 | Sneha , ( not her real name ) an Asian girl of eighteen living with her family near Birmingham , wrote me a long letter , but with the strict proviso that I did n't ring her at home or try to contact her at all . |
| 10 | I promised to ring him , if he did n't ring me first , reassured her again that everything was fine and that she did n't need to drive over to look after me . |
| 11 | I know Miguelito rang you , but he did n't ring me , so I do n't feel I have to go . |
| 12 | ‘ He did n't ring me ! ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I 'm sure you did n't ring me just to tell me that , ’ she replied , in no mood for light-hearted flirtation , try to pin on a brave face though she might . |
| 14 | I rang my mum , because she did n't ring me last night , |
| 15 | But I did n't ring you for a critical appraisal of my work . |
| 16 | ‘ He did n't ring you to cancel the club ? ’ |
| 17 | I did n't ring your family with the sole intention of provoking another of your temper tantrums , however entertaining I may find them . |
| 18 | ‘ And I did n't ring Em because it 's hard enough to get a job in any place as a married woman without having hysterical daughters ringing up crying for Mamma . |