Example sentences of "we did not [verb] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We did n't exchange a word , or even a glance . |
| 2 | ‘ We did n't make a wager , ’ she said quickly . |
| 3 | I assume we did n't make a loss on it . |
| 4 | 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 |
| 5 | We did n't make a sale , though we did make contacts that would n't have been available to us otherwise . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It was n't how you might think — we did n't want a witness , we did n't want to show off that we were in love ; he was just easy to be with . |
| 8 | This year we 've restricted it to primary , partly because we felt that 's where the enthusiasm was , and partly , if people wo n't mind me saying so , to keep out the computer science specialists — we felt that , you know , we did n't want a club for boffins or for the experts , we wanted a club and we felt that if we started at the primary end , where there was n't a lot of expertise , we would probably be of more use . |
| 9 | ‘ So I auditioned for them and they auditioned for me and we got to like each other and at that stage we did n't give a shit what each other looked like , we just realised that there was talent there . |
| 10 | I wondered why we did n't do a bit more for them . |
| 11 | ‘ Contrary to marriage guidance advice , we did n't do a lot of talking things through afterwards . |
| 12 | Well we did n't do a lot of that er except gi giving advice wh when we just sort of er going round as a midwife . |
| 13 | We did n't stand a chance — England were going to get away with anything . |
| 14 | We were greeted by unnaturally cheerful ranger , who told us that there were 56 people on the list ahead of us so we did n't stand a chance and that it would probably rain anyway . |
| 15 | A spokesman said : ‘ You would think the councillors would want the support of 400 of its electorate , but it was obvious from the outset we did n't stand a chance , ’ he said . |
| 16 | ‘ John Major has been consistently talking about the need to keep wages down so we did n't expect a pay award twice the level of inflation . ’ |
| 17 | We did n't take a lot I mean she was a history teacher so now you know why I did n't learn a lot of history cos all we did was giggle . |
| 18 | It is very difficult a Sunday , but it Actually although we did n't take a vote on the bus , the few people that I did speak to a few people , and they were not terrible exited at the idea of of an outing during the week . |
| 19 | So we did n't buy a rabbit cutter . |
| 20 | Well we did n't buy a car |
| 21 | No we did n't buy a car |
| 22 | We did n't buy a car |
| 23 | that 's what I was saying about Geoff 's car really you know that chap taking it and righting off and we did n't got a penny for it , I ca , I ca n't see how that 's right ! |
| 24 | The first time we went out was to the pictures and we did n't say a word to each other all night . |
| 25 | I 'd be surprised at the end of the day if er we did n't find a solution that would enable John Macgregor to go forward . |
| 26 | What we are not sure is that at the end of the day it does n't matter all that much what exactly was the raffle and what exactly was the entrance fee because we did n't keep a note of that . |
| 27 | ‘ But we did n't mind a bit , a job here was so much more than just a means to an end , it was never a case of them and us . |
| 28 | We did n't believe a word he said . ’ |
| 29 | I did n't know what to do , I could n't phone my dad because we did n't have a phone so I sat around grinning , and waiting . |
| 30 | Father was a Methodist minister and we did n't have a TV set at home until I was 18 . |