Example sentences of "[noun pl] did n't " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | The voice always seemed to come from the shadows or from somewhere just aside from where he was looking ; and usually the words did n't make any sense , and they passed through his mind so quickly that they 'd gone before he could reach for them . |
| 2 | Polly wondered instantly , and clamped her lips together so the words did n't spill out . |
| 3 | She had a hand pressed against the wall for support , and her hard tone and blunt words did n't fool Belinda into thinking she did n't care . |
| 4 | Since her words did n't appear to be an invitation to food , he returned his intense concentration to the man . |
| 5 | Words did n't seem able to describe the confusion of her feelings for fitzAlan . |
| 6 | And by the way I 'm very pleased to see that some of you actually wrote it completely in your own words did n't you . |
| 7 | Juliet was studying the road map and her mother 's last words did n't register . |
| 8 | Jean loved it because , mind you she forgot a lot of the words did n't she ? |
| 9 | I told him that the Owsla 's privileges did n't mean all that much to me in any case and that a strong rabbit could always do just as well by leaving the warren . |
| 10 | The Yanks did n't even bother to screen it , but we Brits lapped up the handlebar-moustachioed plotting and a-planning of David McCallum and Robert Wagner , not to mention the dastardly swagger of Nazi stereotype Anthony Valentine , who became a sex symbol . |
| 11 | Of course they do , yeah cos we bought them onions and carrots did n't we ? |
| 12 | His lips did n't curve or pucker when he smiled . |
| 13 | ‘ Tip glass , tip ! ’ she ordered , but her lips did n't move and she made no sound . |
| 14 | As I pondered my professional future with the company in the late Sixties , the self doubts did n't go away easily . |
| 15 | Piers did n't answer . |
| 16 | Piers did n't say anything , but he did n't press the point with her . |
| 17 | Piers did n't look in the slightest bit put out by this statement . |
| 18 | Because er we 've done sort of I must Where did I write that if I 've lost that list , I suppose to keep Erm , Ron , tin and then you 've got hankies did n't you ? |
| 19 | Tomlinson ( 1984 ) showed that Caribbean parents wanted schools to focus on basic skills , discipline and equal opportunities in examinations and that Muslim parents felt that schools did n't attempt to recognise their cultural and religious values . |
| 20 | The Libyans did n't do that . ’ |
| 21 | If those trainers did n't want to end up in a splash they 'd better get out of the way before I … |
| 22 | Cos you see we was lucky how we got our bricks did n't we ? |
| 23 | Nikos did n't share his humour . |
| 24 | I did notice , however , that some of the wild plants and flowers that seemed to do well on my pastures did n't grow in other people 's fields . |
| 25 | Fand and Liban came behind , but their spears did n't light the way , only set confusing reflections in the walls . |
| 26 | She could hardly concentrate on what he was doing , because she was far too busy concentrating on making sure that her stupid legs did n't crumble under her . |
| 27 | slap your legs did n't you . |
| 28 | I , I er , o we had to get the ladders we had to go up the ladders did n't we ? |
| 29 | Susan 's knees did n't work properly yet . |
| 30 | He made a bit of eight inch wire , like er a U piece , and the bar at , bottom bar of the U held the tail so if the springs broke the tails did n't duck under and smash the cam . |