Example sentences of "they just do n't " in BNC.

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1 It appeared piecemeal because — despite the takings of a Saturday — they just did n't have the finance to cover that kind of operation .
2 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 .
3 An officer said : ‘ It may be that they just did n't act quickly enough for him . ’
4 Limited — not because they did n't want to care , they just did n't know how to care for this type of patient … .
5 There was nothing wrong with them — they just did n't suit my feet .
6 They just did n't seem very exciting .
7 I think , in the end , they just did n't hit it off .
8 No doubt you are among the many who have tried every diet around only to find that they just did n't work .
9 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 .
10 They probably did n't want to hurt us , they just did n't understand what we were .
11 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 .
12 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 .
13 They just did n't ask the people what they wanted .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 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 .
17 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 .
18 There were never any dramatic confrontations ; they just did n't have anything to do with each other . ’
19 The contractions were coming quite quickly but they just did n't feel like proper contractions .
20 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 .
21 Or maybe they just did n't have architects within three miles of the sea .
22 ‘ I say they just did n't notice me , ’ Darius says .
23 You can imagine that some drivers er went the wrong way , and it was just that they , they just did n't concentrate on the run but nowadays they seem to run all over the town .
24 Even though objectively , he had all the strength on his side , and if he 'd only stubbornly insisted , the allies would have had to accept the fourteen points , because there was no way that they just did n't have any erm , any clout really when when finally settled in peace .
25 She muttered , ‘ They just did n't get on .
26 In fairness to this young and skilful Victorians side they just did n't count yesterday as Randalstown were a class apart .
27 When they had sort it out they just did n't know but they would go you know prancing around saying to one another saying then .
28 They just did n't care .
29 But er they just did n't go to funerals .
30 They never dreamt that it could happen cos she was n't in the risk age group or anything , it just never crossed their minds that it might happen and they were totally well they just did n't know what to think .
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