Example sentences of "did n't [verb] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I imagine many a western pioneer got the same sort of surprise as I did when the bride eventually arrived ; except that I did n't marry the dog — there 's nothing peculiar about me . |
| 2 | His voice trembled slightly , but he did n't think the head noticed . |
| 3 | He really did n't think the Revolution was anything more than a few peasants kicking up a fuss , like they had been doing for hundreds of years . |
| 4 | Well erm David said that he did n't think the strike would have gone on or they would n't have the heart to go on without the women ? |
| 5 | not really , always have more gravy , did n't , I did n't think the meat was as good , you did n't either and I went to another butcher because I thought it |
| 6 | I did n't think the question that erm , the question culture was the same as our culture . |
| 7 | She did n't think the house was dark . |
| 8 | The thing that made Lee Marvin such a perfect rogue is that , despite all the stories of his being drunk on the set and causing producers to have palpitations , there is probably no single director or actor who worked with him who did n't think the world of him . |
| 9 | ‘ Now when I say he believed in England I do n't mean your thatched cottages and warm beer he did n't think the place was cute , not just his grandfather 's birthplace . |
| 10 | I 'm afraid I did n't think the thing through , and must tell you , therefore , to expect me looking both younger and handsomer than you remember me . |
| 11 | Do n't misunderstand me , I did n't think the city would be backward , I just assumed that carriages would be as popular with tourists in London as they are , say in New York . |
| 12 | Do n't misunderstand me , I did n't think the city would be backward , I just assumed that carriages would be as popular with tourists in London as they are , say in New York . |
| 13 | I did n't think The Jerk was deliberately funny but it was , it was |
| 14 | I took my child out of the school system because I did n't think the physio she had was right for her needs . |
| 15 | With as much robustness as he could spare , he said that he did n't think the director had meant to be flippant . |
| 16 | I did n't think the owner would approve so I said nothing , but she 'd gone home by then . |
| 17 | When I explained this to the assistant she said , ‘ Oh , I did n't think the book could be for yourself — you 're lovely and slim ’ . |
| 18 | Er only if erm the mother was torn at all or , or if you did n't think the baby was coming as it should , there was problems there , then you , you would . |
| 19 | [ PC. 3. ] did n't think the guy was that bad . |
| 20 | and then Brenda ran up to explain breathlessly that she did n't think the van would go under the low bridge , as her daddy 's — which was the same size — would n't . |
| 21 | But I did n't continue the relationship are these your socks ? ’ |
| 22 | When the United Trade Union Committee ( CUTS ) was formed , they established the post of Secretary of Women 's Affairs and so we did n't continue the work of AMPES . |
| 23 | She did n't lead the sort of life where jewellery was a requisite . |
| 24 | Not that the Roman aristocracy did n't look after the people who worked for them — though people nowadays do n't like it when you say so — servants did n't sleep the way they did in Tsarist Russia or at Versailles before the revolution , but it still did n't seem good enough to Anna — I told you she was American ? — so Mena always had a nice room of her own ; later on too , at Brown 's Hotel . |
| 25 | I did n't sleep the night before the exam because of nervous tension , however , so I did n't do very well . |
| 26 | But I did n't discover the reality about sailing for myself until my parents decided that , at the age of 9 or 10 , I was ready to try it . |
| 27 | I think he was regarded as a bit of a failure in Ukrainian circles because I did n't speak the language or dance . ’ |
| 28 | He wrote the part so that she could always support herself in exile if she did n't speak the language . ’ |
| 29 | Did n't alter the fact that he 'd deliberately sought her out because of her parents . |
| 30 | Of course that did n't alter the fact that de Tracy had changed sides . |