Example sentences of "we did n't [vb infin] [det] " in BNC.

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1 We did n't think that was terribly plausible , but he was quite serious
2 So we did n't think much of it as a name at first but while Malcolm was away in the States , we somehow came round to it and decided to go with it .
3 We did n't think this could be true , somehow , and then one of my friends whose sense of humour was decidedly quirky , asked it to tap out in tens the age at which I was going to die .
4 Frankly we were so tired we did n't care any more . ’
5 We did n't handle that very well , ’ Meredith said at last .
6 We did n't watch much video this morning at all really
7 We did n't make many runs despite Ward 's gallantry and lost easily .
8 I got married twenty three years ago in China , well , we just invite er , invited er our friends , and er former school mates to ma , to my home and we did n't make any vow , er we just gave a banquet to the friends , and er , in China people now can get married in many ways and er some foreigners have come to China to get married in a traditional Chinese way , and they have to er , carry their bride in a sedan chair .
9 The worst , the worst possible scenario , would be a need to reduce I think two investigative , if we did n't make any appointments now , a need to reduce er by up to two investigators , should be also including one next year .
10 We did n't make enough chances .
11 We did n't make enough of the opportunity that we had er in the attacking third .
12 Besides , in those days , the girls would have been on to it quick as a flash and we did n't want that .
13 That 's because we did n't want half an hour and he wanted half an a hour .
14 Patiently , I went through the same arguments that I 'd used with Mazzin himself , emphasizing that we did n't want any trouble but would n't tolerate abuse , and that we felt Islamic Jihad did n't want to cause us unnecessary distress .
15 Said one insider : " We did n't want any International incidents with players who might say something indiscreet to the tabloid press . "
16 My own mob was right at the front of the fuss : we did n't want any more secret organisations on our patch . ’
17 He knew from the start we did n't love each other .
18 Now corals grow under the sea but we did n't collect this particular specimen there .
19 In some parts , the setts of the original path , laid when the canal was built in 1810 , were uncovered ( though we did n't discover any valuable Victorian artefacts ! ) .
20 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 . ’
21 We did n't manage that level of display against a big and strong Canadian team at Wembley .
22 ‘ Actually , we did n't choose that song to record at all , so do n't blame us , ’ points out Simmons .
23 ‘ Is n't it lucky I dropped all the paint , because now you can see where the trail starts , because we did n't paint any trees once we could see the road . ’
24 We did n't ban those .
25 we did n't plant much then .
26 We did n't build this road for you to dance a bloody fandango on . ’
27 We did n't pay any attention , but a minute later one of the waiters came up to the table in a hurry .
28 Er we did n't do much .
29 If you stop him , you stop half the team but we did n't do that today . ’
30 ‘ This game told me that we need all our good players to be up and playing at their peak , but I felt that we did n't do that tonight . ’
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