Example sentences of "he did n't [verb] " 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 | ‘ However , although like any attractive red-blooded man he 's had his share of romances , apparently he did n't regard any of them as long-term for he never sealed them with the ring . ’ |
| 4 | He did n't tile them but he |
| 5 | He did n't laugh . |
| 6 | He did n't laugh , he simply looked at it carefully . |
| 7 | But he did n't laugh with her . |
| 8 | No doubt it amused him , but although he did n't laugh outright he took this way of telling her she could forget it . |
| 9 | I suspected that he did n't laugh much , probably on religious grounds . |
| 10 | He did n't laugh when I kept scoring those ones did we now ? |
| 11 | This morning he did n't dip his bread and butter into it , munch and gulp , as usual . |
| 12 | ‘ He did n't admire him at all . |
| 13 | He did n't scream but she felt him tremble and he made a small , pathetic groan , like an angry puppy . |
| 14 | Hugh Johnson , The Story of Wine When Jesus Christ turned water into wine , he did n't hand out a warning label . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | There was a lipstick , which he did n't hand back . |
| 17 | But his attackers threatened to kill him if he did n't hand over his wallet . |
| 18 | They said they had a knife and would attack him if he did n't hand over his own vehicle . |
| 19 | Mind you it seemed that they had a test at school last week and he was n't terribly happy with it , he said he could n't understand it , he tried to explain to me what it was , but erm , it 's not , not easy , but Ga Gavin said erm , he said they 'd had a test and he said it took him time to get into it but once he got into it , you know , he did alright in it , I think he said how many he got , he did n't seem to do too badly , but he said Alex did n't really do anything and what he did do he thought was wrong so he did n't hand it in , he said and in actual fact what he had done was right , so I do n't know , I told , I told Alex to go and see , you know , and ask about it and sort of erm , apparently he did do that so at least he 'll know , but erm , it 's strange really because normally Alex |
| 20 | Doctors gave him six months to live if he did n't quit drinking . |
| 21 | He said they were good to him whenever they saw him but often he did n't choose to let them see him . |
| 22 | Robbie said doubtfully , unsure whether this was meant as an insult or a compliment , but he did n't choose to enlarge on his remark . |
| 23 | Charlie was an embarrassment who was safely left ignored in a corner of his life that he did n't really have to reveal if he did n't choose to do so . |
| 24 | I could tell he was keen from the fact that he did n't mention it again for a couple of years . |
| 25 | She had not mentioned being married to him , so he did n't mention it either . |
| 26 | But when he called him into his office he did n't mention this as a reason for the change . |
| 27 | In fact , he did n't mention Harriet at all . |
| 28 | I SYMPATHISE with Kevin Eason after his car accident but it 's a pity he did n't mention the fire brigade whose members help save thousands of lives on our roads . |
| 29 | 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 . |
| 30 | He did n't mention her daughter or the daughter 's pregnancy . |