Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] he do n't [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The soldier said he did n't remember firing but thought he must have fired as the car was going away from him . |
| 2 | Bonanza said he did n't want the police looking for Connie , because he was afraid of interference with his business . |
| 3 | Well , after we sold about fifty thousand , Terence Stamp decided he did n't want to be on our cover so we got Morrissey to pose in the same position . |
| 4 | Mr Gould said he did n't resign last Wednesday because he did n't want to overshadow John Smith 's impressive Commons debut as Labour leader . |
| 5 | Chopra wished he did n't possess the sight . |
| 6 | Years ago a young Somerset cricketer said he did n't know why he played this wretched game ‘ because I worry about it so much . ’ |
| 7 | Mr Eyob said he did n't have enough time to prepare the defence case , and Mrs Mandela will be overseas with her husband on October the thirtieth . |
| 8 | Michael Rock , who 'd allowed his house in London to be used by the gang , was jailed for 10 years and a 76-year-old courier , George Chay , who 'd brought LSD into Britain from California , was jailed for just four years because the judge said he did n't want him to die in prison . |
| 9 | After lobster in Sligo , eaten late and washed down with Macon Villages , they took the southward route to Charlestown , on the landward side of Slieve Gamph , then on to Claremorris and Tuam , because Rory said he did n't trust himself to take the coastal roads , to get too near the sea . |
| 10 | Mr said he did n't have the heart to tell them how , you might think it 's good value but he did n't when he 'd only paid fifteen pounds fifty a ticket . |
| 11 | Gary Eichorn , general manager of Hewlett-Packard Co 's workstation systems group said he did n't think COSE in its initial guise would be enough to meet demands of users like the Galileo group , pressing for a generic common front end . |
| 12 | Gary Eichorn , general manager of Hewlett-Packard Co 's workstation systems group said he did n't think COSE in its initial guise would be enough to meet the demands of user collections like the Galileo group , which is pressing for a generic common front end . |
| 13 | Speaking at the motor show in Birmingham , Sir Graham Day said he does n't want it to be . |
| 14 | McLeish decided he did n't understand it either but he was n't about to discourage Sergeant Crane . |
| 15 | The organiser said he did n't believe in them . |
| 16 | Last week Lee said he did n't do nothing . |
| 17 | Inevitably a feeling of despair enveloped him and he began to feel quite helpless ; his heart was in his studies and he knew that if he could manage financially he could achieve his academic rewards , but the insufficient amounts of money his father allowed him did n't permit any freedom to relax after his studies had ended . |
| 18 | Comparing his grey frozen features with the carved stone angel beside the lectern , looking at the long lit-up scar , and the furrowed forehead as he wrestled with the difficult words , Daisy thought he did n't need to humble or prove himself any more . |
| 19 | Tosh said he did n't like some things that had been written about her in papers . |
| 20 | When Mr McCormack said he did n't know anyone called James the men apologised and left . |
| 21 | Police committee Chairman Colin Hay said he does n't expect the new man to come up with instant solutions to the problem of rising crime : |
| 22 | Derek said he did n't know whether he was humping or limping . ’ |
| 23 | And the way Sir William treated him did n't give the lie to the notion . |
| 24 | Clift insisted he did n't have a drinking problem and Brando left believing Clift was ‘ a lost cause ’ . |
| 25 | A company spokesman said he did n't know whether the firm would break even on its third quarter just ended — results are due in a couple of weeks — but an improvement on its second quarter loss of $7.2m ( which followed a first quarter which ended $18m in the red ) is expected . |
| 26 | The sun 's a red ball in the oak And all the grass is grey with dew , A while ago a blackbird spoke He did n't know the world 's askew … |
| 27 | The fellow said he did n't give a fig about life so why should he fear death ? |
| 28 | ‘ Clive said he did n't need a crew , only someone to take care of the meals — ’ She drew her palm across her forehead . |
| 29 | rung Keith and Keith said he did n't know whether he 'd be able to come today but he 'd do his best . |
| 30 | When Dad returned he did n't speak a word to either of us . |