Example sentences of "and did [adv] [vb infin] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If I sat still and did not do anything then nothing else could happen that I might have to cope with . |
| 2 | Nicholson recognized later that Mud had given him his head ; he appreciated the responsibility and did not do anything too foolish ; irresponsibility came later when he was well outside of any parental influence . |
| 3 | Alan and Maryon both felt that six weeks would probably be enough and did not think he could manage to continue on this diet for another three weeks . |
| 4 | ‘ I was playing in a particular game and did not think I had done anything spectacular at all when I was approached by Heffernan who told me that he wanted me for the Ireland team to play Australia in the Compromise Rules series , ’ recalls McGilligan . |
| 5 | CONSUMER inflation in America jumped an unexpected 1/2 p.c. last month , but economists said the figure was an aberration and did not shake their belief that inflation is moderating . |
| 6 | Mr. J. praised the nurses who had looked after his mother , and did not blame them in any way for her death . |
| 7 | They were philhellenes , fined young people who were too fat , and did not abandon their houses when they were invaded by water ( Strabo 4.4.6 , 7.2.1 ) . |
| 8 | Caernarfonshire captain Dave Wallace said Llandudno had not engaged Barnes as a professional and did not pay him for playing . |
| 9 | It was not a through-road for Saxon or medieval traffic ; it did not come into existence as a boundary ; it was not originally a drove-road , for cattle-drovers took over existing tracks and lanes and did not create their own except in special circumstances . |
| 10 | But Churchill was adamant , and did not disguise his racial contempt for the Egyptians . |
| 11 | On the whole , then , users who were mainly familiar with LlBERTAS preferred its general tone and did not perceive it as slower or more tedious to give commands to . |
| 12 | She said nothing , but she met his gaze fully and did not veil her own . |
| 13 | The laissez-faire leader also made suggestions , but was more ‘ standoffish ’ and did not involve himself with the boy 's welfare , nor did he join in the group activities , so that the boys were effectively left to do what they wanted by themselves . |
| 14 | " Amabel , there 'll be nobody in Frizingley to touch you , " said John-William Dallam , sitting down rather heavily since he had run upstairs a little too quickly at her call and did not want her to see how easily , these days , he could lose his breath . |
| 15 | They were not sure Labour would win , and did not want it to . |
| 16 | ‘ Engraved with tongues of flame , ’ said Flaherty , who had thought up this himself and did not want it overlooked . |
| 17 | However , she felt that this was artificial and did not reflect their real attitudes . |
| 18 | The man talked non-stop and did not expect me to contribute . |
| 19 | There were twenty of us , other chaps in much the same boat as me , Nancy our tutor was cheerful , down to earth and did not expect us to be cordon bleu cooks . |
| 20 | She was almost unconscious and did not recognize him at first . |
| 21 | Tina had never been married , though her mother had never given up hope , and did not give it up now , that a wedding would one day take place . |
| 22 | Both the main groups in Viktring , the Slovenes and the Serbs , were also anxious to make clear to the British that , despite having arrived under the command of a German colonel , they were not " collaborators " and did not regard themselves as opposed to the Allies . |
| 23 | Althusser uses this case to support his claim that Marx held a complex view of social change , and did not regard it as the outcome of a single contradiction between the forces and the relations of production . |
| 24 | They doubted that this act represented any substantial change in policy and did not regard it as sufficient to confirm Pakistani non-alignment in light of the continuation of strong military links between Washington and Islamabad . |
| 25 | She was thinking then of another man , and did not answer him . |
| 26 | They were able to be original in their methods precisely because the Labour movement was weak and did not trap them in the confines of established institutions and procedures . |
| 27 | I once used Body Positive to put someone recently diagnosed in touch , and I once went to a THT Safe Sex talk out of interest , but the latter was like going to a CHE ( Campaign for Homosexual Equality ) meeting for the first time and did not tell me anything I did not already know . |
| 28 | He was , however , extremely discreet and did not tell us any results of the Cabinet soundings in detail . |
| 29 | She got out of bed at once and did not finish her breakfast . |
| 30 | ‘ The Government Inspector went over B. C. Railway and did not pass it ’ . |