Example sentences of "did [not/n't] make a " in BNC.
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| 31 | Well I disagree in as much as I have said that I did n't have a shotgun and ignoring that fact then that I did n't have a shotgun she certainly did not make a lunge at me . |
| 32 | Whatever the mitigating circumstances — the heat , effects of jetlag and an injury to Mark Appleson — Scotland did not make a very good fist of it on Saturday when they lost their pool match to Western Samoa and were then tumbled out of the plate 38-5 by New Zealand . |
| 33 | ‘ None of them were unwilling participants and my client did not make a handsome profit . ’ |
| 34 | Although it appears that you did not make a large sum of money out of your dealing — at least as far as external appearances are concerned — I have to take a serious view of it . ’ |
| 35 | I did n't make a systematic study but I occasionally followed up clues if I came across references in books and catalogues . |
| 36 | Mrs Caroline Blockley , 29 , said : ‘ He had an affair , but at least he admitted it and did n't make a big fuss . |
| 37 | We did n't make a sale , though we did make contacts that would n't have been available to us otherwise . |
| 38 | I was extremely disappointed , but did n't make a fuss . |
| 39 | ‘ I 'm very happy to say that the lawyers did n't make a penny off this , ’ said Herwald . |
| 40 | The police spokesman revealed two local men were arrested in connection with the incident but were later released without charge because Hurlock did n't make a complaint . |
| 41 | What would they say about a fellow who did n't make a pass at them , for to make a pass you had to feel something ? |
| 42 | The rules are quite clear and the Watford lad did n't make a meal of the challenge , ’ said Cox . |
| 43 | It did n't make a lot of sense . ’ |
| 44 | Did n't make a blind bit of difference . |
| 45 | Her mouth was open , but she did n't make a sound as he whirled her into the darkness . |
| 46 | She did n't make a move , so he took her free arm and led her out . |
| 47 | I suppose I did n't make a good impression on her . |
| 48 | So it did n't make a great deal of difference really , you know , you you 'd still got er some jurisdiction over them even though they were the foreman like . |
| 49 | They did n't make a spectacle of themselves . |
| 50 | I assume we did n't make a loss on it . |
| 51 | ‘ I did n't make a note , ’ he had said defensively . |
| 52 | She did n't make a move for the jukebox , but the coins had disappeared . |
| 53 | If she did n't make a stand now he would expect her to jump to his bidding for the rest of the voyage . |
| 54 | Her soft-soled sandals did n't make a sound as she crossed the terrace , then she began to make her way through the walled garden , towards the corner where she thought she had seen something — or someone — move . |
| 55 | She tore it open in a frenzy ; she would go home , at once , tomorrow , at least she was appreciated there , well anyway by her father , at least she did n't make a fool of herself — ; |
| 56 | So it did n't make a scrap of difference , him being backward , like . |
| 57 | ‘ I know that I did n't make a mistake when I heard my telephone ringing last night . |
| 58 | ‘ Did n't make a very good job of it did you ? ’ |
| 59 | So we were really answerable to the Ipswich Borough Council , rather than to private enterprise which some people really wanted to sell us off as being a , you know , a weight round their necks because if we did n't make a lot of money after the war , the accounts would show that we were making a deficiency every year and erm , well there was no way that you could recoup it because our routes were n't really long enough to charge lots of fares erm , maybe tuppence was the town centre to the extreme termini |
| 60 | We did n't make a move without approval of the Buying Room at Ipswich , this was the power base of the Company , the team was led by ( Mr Jim ) , ( Pop ) and . |