Example sentences of "they do n't really [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was felt they did n't really measure up . |
| 2 | His sister had told him they did n't really exist , and he recalled the bitter disappointment . |
| 3 | He even bullied the women who came into his shop , selling them things they did n't really want to buy and refusing to stock things that they did . |
| 4 | So they said , well they did n't really want another granny but they , they wanted to adopt a granddad . |
| 5 | When I was working at British Airways we used to do a lot of technical training and erm it was sort of on er airline regulation , stuff like that and you could always tell the activists cos they did n't really want to all they wanted to do was to get on the computers and actually trying out things out themselves , they piece of furniture the activists do n't want to read the instructions , they want to start putting it together and then they 'd learn from actually putting it together rather than them reading the instructions and regulation training you could always tell the activist cos they sort of always like chopping every bit , they just want to they just want to get on the computers and start inputting numbers and they 'll actually learn , they , they prefer to do that and then somebody can come round and help them out when they get into trouble rather than some of the other which perhaps like to more up front and that 's the activist . |
| 6 | And they did n't really want them back at that time . |
| 7 | ‘ I mean … they did n't really stand much of a chance , did they , sir ? ’ |
| 8 | Both their voices were low ; they did n't really mean to include him in the conversation , and it was noisy in the room ; people laughed and shouted , the music next door had been turned up . |
| 9 | But they did n't really bother . |
| 10 | And they did n't really decide on what the message was going to be , erm , they just decided to start checking lines , getting words out on what the charity was going to be , they split that up quite well . |
| 11 | And erm , I tried them on , well I , I bought , I mean I bought them and brought them home and a sort of cropped , cropped leggings they did n't really do anything for me . |
| 12 | Then overnight they redraft them because they did n't really matter in the first place . |
| 13 | They actually relocated people out of cities , they did n't really kill them off , just put them somewhere nobody else wants to be . |
| 14 | And they knew full well that they did n't really need the three thousand apprentices but those large firms trained no no note my word , for the country 's needs , not the company 's needs ! |
| 15 | ‘ My parents ’ hotel is very small ; they did n't really need me to help run it . |
| 16 | They did n't really need much persuading . |
| 17 | They did n't really need it , of course , since it was a lovely warm summer 's day , but the twins clearly thought it a great adventure , busily insisting on helping Ross by scampering about the bay in search of small pieces of wood to add to the bonfire . |
| 18 | She was sure they did n't really like her , it had n't occurred to her that she might be off-putting . |
| 19 | I mean in the they did n't really like that . |
| 20 | Many students are shy , and , if they see that the librarian is busy , do n't like to explain that they did n't really understand what was being said . |
| 21 | Rumours of the civil war had reached the Dwarfs but they did n't really understand the situation . |
| 22 | They did n't really teach us anything at the house , you just learned for yourself through being there . |
| 23 | No , there 's no problem , I 'm just like , saying that , they sound really thick , they 're rubbish at being in a band , and it 's just all so down-hill for them from the beginning , really , they did n't really have a chance , did they . |
| 24 | They did n't really have a real reason . |
| 25 | Ken Vasey did n't have to make a save in the first half , did n't really have to did n't give Charlton a chance , and even in the second half when Charlton came forward more and more , they did n't really have any chances erm one that Lee volleyed over the bar , one that was headed over the crossbar , and the chance that went in the net , so they still did n't have many chances , but erm United somehow erm construed to drop two points , and erm yes , dreadfully disappointing . |
| 26 | We found they did n't really get jumping until closer to midnight . |
| 27 | They did n't really get a hold did they ? |
| 28 | ‘ Action Health usually only deals with healthcare professionals , so they did n't really know what to do with me , ’ she laughs . |
| 29 | Erm , at the start it was a bit higgledy-piggly , they did n't really know what they was doing , I felt anyway . |
| 30 | He was getting a bit frustrated , they did n't really know what they were supposed to be doing . |