Example sentences of "he do n't [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ However , although like any attractive red-blooded man he 's had his share of romances , apparently he did n't regard any of them as long-term for he never sealed them with the ring . ’
2 But when he called him into his office he did n't mention this as a reason for the change .
3 The dog had n't barked so it could n't have been that , because he did n't miss any strange sound .
4 He did n't fish that day .
5 He opened the door , but he did n't step all the way through .
6 He would have shared the farm with his brother in the end , as was the Irish custom , but he did n't want that kind of life .
7 But then there was every possibility that his mother would get to hear of it , and he did n't want that
8 He did n't want that and he would n't give up the mistress either — not for three years . ’
9 And he did n't want that .
10 But he did n't want that today , surely ?
11 Well that 's a good idea , the thing , you see the thing is she says oh , we , I read anything , you know , buy anything , well I said well suppose you 've already got it , you know , it 's erm , and also we offered him some , some author 's names so he did n't like this , and he did n't want that , you see , so , erm , but , in one hand he 's saying buy me anything and the other hand he 's saying I do n't like this and I do n't like that
12 No at A he did n't want that letter anyway it was number A
13 He did n't want that .
14 Oh yes , they were a bit pleased but straight away they started getting , you know Alex was getting tired so we were getting can I get it out , can I get this out , can I get that and it were half open and I was frightened of losing the bits so I gave him one and he said no he did n't want that one he wanted the other one , so I give him another one and then I nearly gave him a clout .
15 Ignoring his brother 's plea that he did n't want any , Bodo ordered beer .
16 Quietly he asked for the Standard and handed across his money between the jutting arms ; he did n't want any trouble .
17 He did n't want any fuss .
18 We knew he was sick but we did n't know to what extent and he did n't want any sympathy .
19 More especially , he did n't want any person or persons in her company to know .
20 He did n't want any of the riff-raff polluting the moment .
21 " But it seemed he did n't want any responsibility for any military action , even while out of the country , " said Habib Olahi later .
22 And cos he did n't want any cos he overstayed his
23 He did n't want this boy taking his planes , pretending about them .
24 He did n't want this newsman poking his nose into the trust .
25 He did n't want this to come between them .
26 As it turned out he did n't make that phone call until the evening and they found a call-box outside a pub in one of the villages , for Great-Uncle Hilbert 's phone had been disconnected .
27 ‘ If he did n't make such a fuss about it , make you feel guilty if you did n't go , I would never go to one of Uncle Willi 's parties ever again . ’
28 After impetuously hijacking the tapes of a feature on trade unions which C4 's nervous bigwigs wanted cut , he did n't make another appearance on the show , and it has never been clear whether he jumped or was pushed .
29 And I did have a splendid evening , spending most of the time with a red haired sergeant who seemed to appreciate my sense of humour — in fact , I thought we were getting on so well that I was disappointed when the evening ended and he did n't make any arrangements to see me again .
30 At the time he did n't make any comment , though I 'm sure he thought quite a lot !
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