Example sentences of "not [vb infin] that [pers pn] did [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Even my good friend Shallot could not swear that I did not slip out of my chamber to commit this dreadful act . ’ |
| 2 | One would not suggest that they did not hold the Muftilik , but one can suggest that they held a very different kind of Muftilik from that held by Fahreddin Acemi . |
| 3 | Wickham could not conceal that he did not share her view . |
| 4 | But this does not mean that they did not face the troublesome question Berkeley faces , of how to distinguish between illusion and reality . |
| 5 | This does not mean that they did not liaise with other services for almost ail clients , merely that for only a third of their clients did they obtain or increase the services of other providers . |
| 6 | While the fact that a phenomenon was perceived allows one to infer and assert that it actually occurred , the converse is not true : the fact that it was not perceived does not mean that it did not take place . |
| 7 | Faced with Faye 's genuine kindness , which surfaced frequently to soften the more ruthless , temperamental side of her personality , Belinda could not admit that she did not feel comfortable in the dress , so she said quite sincerely , ‘ That 's so lovely of you , Faye . |
| 8 | In those circumstances , he could not argue that he did not mean to obstruct , or that he was unaware that his conduct was obstructing . |
| 9 | It 's just that we did n't know that I did n't hear what she said . |
| 10 | It was awfully sporting of IBM Corp to set up consultancy , systems integration and facilities management ventures in an attempt to put to profitable use the surplus skills of so many of its employees , and only curmudgeons asked if IBMers were actually the right people for the job : sad to say , the curmudgeons were right , and according to Computerworld , the head of the new IBM Consulting Group in White Plains , New York , Robert Howe , says that it is having to hire people from the likes of Andersen Consulting and Coopers & Lybrand , because as he told the paper , ‘ we 've tried IBMers , but frankly we 've had to send some home — some IBM people did n't get the notion of the service business — they did n't understand that we did n't want administrators and middle managers ’ . |
| 11 | Her children could n't understand that she did n't want a different life . |
| 12 | Just because they were n't revolutionary does n't mean that they did n't have the potential to become revolutionary |
| 13 | " Fiver , I wo n't pretend that I did n't follow you up here to speak angrily . |
| 14 | ‘ He ca n't say that we did n't make an attempt . ’ |
| 15 | no matter what you 've heard about John , I know he 's a man of his word he 's an honest man and he wo n't say that he did n't say that to me will you John . |
| 16 | no I did n't say that I did n't , I was n't doing |