Example sentences of "they [adv] did n't " in BNC.

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1 They obviously did n't want me , so I wo n't apply , ’ he said .
2 They obviously did n't mind the isolation .
3 I was disillusioned with all the experts who 'd been predicting one thing or another ; they obviously did n't know any more than anybody else .
4 Ever since he had been at high school he 'd found some enjoyment and relief by getting back at them in ways they obviously did n't expect .
5 but erm I , I mean I , they obviously did n't say oh no that 'll be a rotten idea , so
6 I do n't think they s th th they obviously did n't see it in , in quite the terms that
7 They obviously did n't like it , there was nothing dif , there was n't definitely said but there was some
8 But they all did n't come at one time , they were always had new ones coming again .
9 It appeared piecemeal because — despite the takings of a Saturday — they just did n't have the finance to cover that kind of operation .
10 Believing that people were always like we are , they just did n't understand themselves as well as we do , leads to dangerous historical inaccuracies .
11 An officer said : ‘ It may be that they just did n't act quickly enough for him . ’
12 Limited — not because they did n't want to care , they just did n't know how to care for this type of patient … .
13 There was nothing wrong with them — they just did n't suit my feet .
14 They just did n't seem very exciting .
15 I think , in the end , they just did n't hit it off .
16 No doubt you are among the many who have tried every diet around only to find that they just did n't work .
17 A Newcastle police spokeswoman said : ‘ The fact they dumped the baby may mean they just did n't look in the back until it was too late .
18 They probably did n't want to hurt us , they just did n't understand what we were .
19 I think you find it with most West Indian parents … it was n't so much lack of enthusiasm , they just did n't have the time .
20 In East German they are now drowning in rubbish because they used to have a perfect recycling scheme everything was collected and recycled cos they just did n't have the materials .
21 They just did n't ask the people what they wanted .
22 It struck me as wonderful stuff , so I got in touch and tried to get them to do the music for Doctor Who , but they just did n't have the time .
23 If I 'd done English , geography and history , I might have done a lot better , but they just did n't seem to bother about you if you were doing science — perhaps it was an old-fashioned school .
24 He had the operation the next day and they took us for a couple of minutes and that was it — they just did n't care .
25 And it 's not fair to say it 's because of the beard because the beard 's not my fault , they just did n't shave in the jungle in whatever century it 's going to be when we get there and I know I grew it early but that 's the way I am , I like to start thinking myself into the part as soon as possible .
26 There were never any dramatic confrontations ; they just did n't have anything to do with each other . ’
27 The contractions were coming quite quickly but they just did n't feel like proper contractions .
28 Er you , you s a lot of them people did apply but er they just did n't you know they did n't get in .
29 Or maybe they just did n't have architects within three miles of the sea .
30 ‘ I say they just did n't notice me , ’ Darius says .
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