Example sentences of "did n't [vb infin] such " in BNC.
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1 | But she did n't do such things anyway . |
2 | Nigel sometimes felt he did n't deserve such imitative admiration . |
3 | She did n't deserve such miracles , and neither , did it seem , would she be granted one . |
4 | She knew she did n't deserve such scorn , but she felt herself shrink back , just the same . |
5 | Getting out did n't make such an indelible impression as going in . |
6 | ‘ If he did n't make such a fuss about it , make you feel guilty if you did n't go , I would never go to one of Uncle Willi 's parties ever again . ’ |
7 | People did n't expect such violence and brutality . |
8 | Despite the instruction often given by teachers to emphasise personal involvement towards the end of an essay , you should avoid the sort of over-personalised ending found in this essay : After reading the first paragraph , I did n't expect such an exciting story , but gradually I got more and more involved in the narrative and finally overwhelmed by this splendid spectacle , which I could vividly visualise . |
9 | I did n't know such strength of feeling existed . |
10 | But what we found was that the heavier breeds , the wine dots and the Rhode Island Reds , they did n't need such a high fence as what the leghorns or any of the lighter breeds needed . |
11 | Three years did n't seem such a long time when one of them had elapsed , and although Robyn was satisfied that she was highly valued by her colleagues , the talk at the University these days was all of further cuts , of tightening belts , deteriorating staff-student ratios . |
12 | ‘ I 'D MAKE this Single Of The Week if it did n't seem such a wilfully perverse thing to do . |
13 | At the time it did n't seem such a problem . |
14 | Suddenly , Testifying did n't seem such a big deal . |
15 | Even he did n't consider such deeds heroic ( heroes are usually frightened men who rise to the occasion ) , but saw himself as just a reckless fool whose luck would one day run out . |
16 | He reckoned that gentlemen did n't have such experiences . |
17 | They would be dangerously close to having style over content if the songs were n't so good , and if singer Valerie Etienne did n't have such a heaven-sent voice . |
18 | Oh I wish I did n't have such thick boots and such coarse hands ! |
19 | ‘ That all hinges on Nigel Steen having a financial motive to kill his father , and , as you just observed , he very positively did n't have such a motive . ’ |
20 | Maybe if she and Julie did n't have such tiring , exhausting jobs they might have more time to concentrate on the culinary arts . |
21 | I did n't believe such happiness was possible and I was ready to make any sacrifice for him . |
22 | It would seem that they did n't use such a device . ’ |