Example sentences of "she did n't [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miss Tylee always gave a cheerful service and was most helpful ; if she did n't stock an article the customer was always advised where it could be obtained . |
| 2 | And so this woman , she did n't preach a sermon , but she does give her a testament , she goes back and she gets the folk in the village , and she says , come see someone , meet someone , let me introduce you to someone who has told me everything that I have ever done ! |
| 3 | But she did n't stand and stare for long . |
| 4 | But she did n't stand still for long . |
| 5 | If this was Drew 's type , she did n't stand a chance . |
| 6 | The rest of her clothes were durable , and , what was more important , blended in with the rest of society so that she did n't stand out in a crowd . |
| 7 | She did n't swim and was n't sure that she could , despite relentless tuition at school . |
| 8 | If she did n't swim off some of this electric energy building up inside her , there could be St Lucia 's first case of spontaneous combustion , she decided wryly . |
| 9 | But the journey in the guard 's van like lost luggage had exhausted her , so she did n't protest about going straight up with Loopy Lil , being changed into one of Mrs Hollidaye 's pink flannel nightgowns and tucked into a cocoon of pillows with a hot stone bottle wrapped in a worn silk vest at her feet . |
| 10 | She did n't protest about the new , more strictly controlled bed-rest , and went about her preparations in a quiet , businesslike way . |
| 11 | ‘ Yes , she knew , but she wanted things hushed up , so when Mam said she was marrying Henry she did n't protest over much , because Mam was in such a state then she would have brought the whole thing to light . |
| 12 | She did n't fish , of course . |
| 13 | Whatever it is , I was lucky , my mum was good , she did n't threaten to throw me out or anything . |
| 14 | Katrine was afraid of what might happen if she did n't pay up . |
| 15 | Because she could n't live in the flat , she did n't pay the rent , which meant arrears and no possibility of a transfer . |
| 16 | She told herself that the best thing she could do would be to go out of the house and climb up to where the buzzards and the ravens nested on the clifftop , but she did n't pay herself much attention . |
| 17 | Mrs Baxter says she was so busy with the cleaning-up after the party that she did n't pay much attention , thought everything would progress naturally . |
| 18 | And now there was rarely a day when she did n't walk the half mile over the headland to sit in Alice 's kitchen and talk and watch while she worked . |
| 19 | When she did n't reply I crossed the room , stood with one hand on the back of her chair and watched her turn pages of colour plates of patchwork quilts . |
| 20 | She did n't reply . |
| 21 | She did n't reply at once , but then said , ‘ There are pros and cons to both sides of the argument . |
| 22 | Tabitha was struck by the resemblance , but she did n't reply . |
| 23 | She did n't reply . |
| 24 | She did n't reply , and for about a minute they sat in silence , facing each other . |
| 25 | She did n't reply . |
| 26 | She did n't reply for a moment , and he glanced at her anxiously . |
| 27 | She did n't reply and Adam saw she was desperately trying to believe him . |
| 28 | She did n't reply , so he hurried on : ‘ If it 's the cash … well , I could lend you some . |
| 29 | She did n't reply . |
| 30 | She did n't reply . |