Example sentences of "his [noun sg] did [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | His sister did n't need anger at the moment , and it was only his concern that had allowed it to escape . |
| 2 | Luckily for the bachelors his enthusiasm did n't catch on . |
| 3 | Most of those who saw the General in the weeks after his resignation did not come away with the impression that he was on the edge of his seat waiting to be asked back . |
| 4 | His heart did n't seem to be in much of anything , right now . |
| 5 | It was n't Creed in the window , after all , it was just some advert for brilliantine , but his heart did n't know the difference and he sat there until it slowed . |
| 6 | His brief judgments were conscientiously prepared , but his heart did not seem to be in the job . |
| 7 | Bush for his part did not refer to them as " hostages " until Aug. 20 , when he told a convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars that the Iraqi attack on Kuwait was " a ruthless assault on the very essence of international order and civilized ideals " , and condemned the detention of hostages for having violated " all norms of international behaviour " as well as the tenets of Islam and traditions of Arab hospitality . |
| 8 | His decision did not mean that he had abandoned his commitment to persuasion and conversion ; it was the principle of non-violence and not coercion which informed the spirit of his actions . |
| 9 | His decision did n't please the home crowd , but as Hankin said : ‘ It was one of those 50–50 challenges . |
| 10 | Drummond also , presumably , was not averse to the larger salary which was attached to the superior rank , and his tenderness did not stop him from making the journey to Perth to vote for Argyll 's candidate , when John Murray carried the crucial vote for preses of the Michaelmas head court by a single vote . |
| 11 | Wickham had let it become obvious that important parts of his story did not coincide with the version supplied by the only other person on the spot but Tavett maintained that what he said was correct . |
| 12 | They took it well , although Greg Downs will want to know why his defence did n't stop Nick Richardson from scoring . |
| 13 | There was no kind of animosity at all because we are still friends with him but it was just that his presence did n't do anything dramatic for the group creatively so we asked him to go . ’ |
| 14 | His Mum did n't finish till half-five . |
| 15 | But his Mum did n't answer . |
| 16 | But his Mum did n't like it . |
| 17 | His Mum did n't phone right away . |
| 18 | He tried , but his luck did n't run . |
| 19 | The fears expressed early in Gow 's career regarding the possible effects of his teaching did not prove entirely vain ; his dryness and severity antagonized a number of his pupils , and the austerity of the regime at Trinity encouraged alarming departures from that quality by lesser scholars in certain other places . |
| 20 | But his watch did n't make any attempt at the right label . |
| 21 | He wished his mouth did n't feel so dry — the air conditioning was hellish at this time of year , but the temperature and humidity without it would be even worse . |
| 22 | ‘ That 's just not true , ’ she protested , ‘ his innocence did n't prevent him from being wrongly accused in the first place , did it ? ’ |
| 23 | The fact that he had little confidence in his horse did not help . |
| 24 | He was very strong ( and keen ) to get forward but unfortunately his bulk did n't allow him to get back quick enough when the other team made a break-away attack . |
| 25 | When asked how he came up with this figure he could n't quite s remember and his department did n't know , so if you put that to one side . |
| 26 | Councillors decided to uphold Mr Sprayson 's appeal because they said his action did n't put children in danger . |
| 27 | But Gascoigne sacked Jane in April — no reason given , though Jane suspects it had something to do with the fact his girlfriend did n't like her . |
| 28 | His religion did not prove a handicap , although his scrupulous conscience never made life easy for him , and his philosophy of broadcasting , set out in neat lectures , was very different from that of Greene , or of Baron Hill of Luton , his first chairman . |
| 29 | Mozart was no doubt a good Catholic , but his religion did not weigh heavily upon him . |
| 30 | Not infrequently he wished his penis did n't have to take the entire responsibility for the success or failure of the operation . |