Example sentences of "he did n't [verb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Iris lowered her menu and said , ‘ At least , he did n't hassle Philippe . |
| 2 | ‘ My mother would be horrified if he did n't regard Parkwood as his home , but he 's got a flat in London now — though he still comes home occasionally , and regularly rings Parkwood to check if everybody 's all right . ’ |
| 3 | There was a lipstick , which he did n't hand back . |
| 4 | Doctors gave him six months to live if he did n't quit drinking . |
| 5 | " He did n't mention marriage . " |
| 6 | Well , he did n't mention Niki , he did n't congratulate him , embrace him , he did n't hand him so much as a crumb . |
| 7 | In fact , he did n't mention Harriet at all . |
| 8 | It was making so much noise , and absorbing his attention so completely , that he did n't register Robyn 's approach . |
| 9 | A skinny man who looked as if he did n't sleep nights . |
| 10 | ‘ What I do n't understand is this , ’ said Apricot to Brenda , Belinda and Liese , ‘ why was Bernard Parkin sitting next to me on the stairs in the dark if he did n't want sex ! ’ |
| 11 | He did n't want Lee to lock the hens up instead of him . |
| 12 | He did n't want Lee coming up with him . |
| 13 | Nothing , except warnings about precisely those things he did n't want Katherine to think about . |
| 14 | They had both , from an early age , made the sinister connection between sex and death , and he did n't want Preston to make it now . |
| 15 | He did n't want Mrs Wright driving right up to his house . |
| 16 | He did n't want Mrs Goreng 's husband stealing all the glory . |
| 17 | One knew he did n't want pity , yet he received it . |
| 18 | Lee built a fair side for Newcastle — but he did n't want Supermac in it , even though he scored 25 goals a season and was a hero to the fans . |
| 19 | There are even rumours of near miracles he accomplished , such as the conversion of a foul-mouthed old alcoholic , hurt in the Marcasse pit disaster , who told him in no uncertain terms to clear off , he did n't want rosary-mumblers around him , and then was converted by Vincent 's sanctity . |
| 20 | She went down the stairs with him feeling saddened that , with his parents out , he was so anxious to keep his love for Rosemary a secret that he did n't want Naylor to overhear his telephone conversation . |
| 21 | His dismissive gesture made it clear he did n't want sympathy . |
| 22 | He did n't want answers but only the pleasure of his own voice . |
| 23 | He did n't want money made that way ; he did n't want the humiliation . |
| 24 | Silas had made it plain that he did n't want women in his life , but she refused to accept that fact . |
| 25 | He did n't want things bungled now . |
| 26 | Charlie had turned his back , making it plain he did n't want Maurice 's company . |
| 27 | Surely He did n't want people to go to the cinema ? |
| 28 | I think it 's because he got it he did n't want people to see him . |
| 29 | He did n't want Eileen to lie in the Catholic cemetery in Naas , since the place reserved for the Arbuthnots was forbidden to her . |
| 30 | He 's admitted twice telling lies to the police , but says his wife was trying to set him up and he did n't want detectives to believe her story . |