Example sentences of "we [verb] n't [verb] all " in BNC.
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| 1 | I had spoken to your father before on the telephone , when your sister was first reported missing , but we did n't cover all that much ground . ’ |
| 2 | We did n't talk all that much . |
| 3 | This is not to say that we did n't experience all the anguish you expect in your schooldays , the pains of unpopularity or difficulties with hated subjects . |
| 4 | ‘ We did n't have all the things we 've got today ’ |
| 5 | Now we 've chosen to spend that amount of money , we did n't have all the staff in place on the first of April , we have recruited them during the year , as demand has risen . |
| 6 | She delivered the baby , resuscitated it — and remember , we did n't have all the fancy equipment the hospitals did . |
| 7 | We did n't spend all our time looking anxiously . |
| 8 | I like them , they 've brought us central heating an' that , but we do n't want all these roads cutting into the green belt ; and you ca n't sneak up on anybody now when they can hear you coming a mile off . |
| 9 | ‘ If you 're going to stay with us , Antony , you 'll have to learn that in this household we do n't pay all that much attention to the courtesies . |
| 10 | We do n't have all that many places left do we |
| 11 | We do n't have all day . |
| 12 | We wo n't be able to estimate that , that model right , simply because we do n't have all the previous prices alright . |
| 13 | ‘ The devil is in the detail and we do n't have all the numbers yet . |
| 14 | We do n't need all the details . |
| 15 | We do n't need all that much from each club to keep us afloat but if we do n't get your help , I am very concerned that in the present recession we shall not be able to keep up our work and in conclusion Your Royal Highness perhaps I could just say that the Seamanship Foundation is very grateful to the R Y A , to the Treasurer , Chris and particularly to the Senior Managers who have done everything they can to help the foundation , thank you . |
| 16 | ‘ We do n't spent all day in each other 's pockets , but we really value our time together . |
| 17 | I think we can all get the flavour of what the message is about even if we do n't understand all the language . |
| 18 | It di we do n't get all the details in the story that Jesus tells of here , but it 's quite certain that it was n't just a case of wandering along a nice path until he found the sheep and then bringing it home . |
| 19 | We do n't work all the time , unless we 're driven obsessives . |
| 20 | Thus the expedition is neatly manipulated to include many of the requirements of the national curriculum : ‘ We are very keen to make sure that we do n't lose all the good things that have been going on in schools , ’ she says . |
| 21 | No we have n't gone all ‘ Top Gun ’ in our approach to PCs . |
| 22 | Mum we have n't ate all the stuffing . |
| 23 | ‘ We have n't worked all these months to have it go up in smoke now , ’ he said . |
| 24 | At the Conservative Party conference in October 1988 Mrs Thatcher stated : ‘ We have n't worked all these years to free Britain from the paralysis of socialism only to see it creep in through the back door of central control and bureaucracy from Brussels ’ . |
| 25 | Hurry it up , man , we have n't got all day . ’ |
| 26 | As a postscript , the question may immediately be posed : what if we have n't got all these ingredients and ca n't get hold of them ? |
| 27 | We have n't got all day . ’ |
| 28 | This means , according to public relations chief Jane Keegan , that the risk is spread — ‘ we have n't got all our eggs in one basket ’ , she says . |
| 29 | I 'd like to move with th er , I I think tha wi given wi , though we have n't got all that much time , can we move onto another area that was brought up at the beginning of the programme which was erm the use of animals in recreation and er Lisa particularly mentioned hunting , now , she thinks hunting should be banned , do you ? |
| 30 | ‘ Spreads things out a bit , so we have n't got all the jollifications within a couple of days . ’ |