Example sentences of "[pers pn] [adv] [vb past] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I badly did not want to attract attention . |
| 2 | Walking back through the jungle I thankfully did n't come across any trap-door spiders but as dusk fell I was entranced by a cluster of trees which were suddenly lit up like Christmas trees by the thousands of glow-worms out for a night of passion . |
| 3 | But I mostly did n't know which fragments were recent and which were fossil . |
| 4 | Said I obviously had n't a clue about pruning . ’ |
| 5 | I mean I I obviously had n't said that to her . |
| 6 | Finally , a very sweet nurse came along and asked what I was doing there , as I obviously did not belong . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I only did n't ring last night because I could n't find you , sir . |
| 8 | I told you , I said to him , I suddenly did n't see any point in it . |
| 9 | I just had n't enough evidence to bring the case to court . ’ |
| 10 | Perhaps I just had n't noticed before , but now that I did , it seemed that funerals , and allied subjects , were very much the in thing . |
| 11 | I just had n't thought — the door was never opened to callers . |
| 12 | So I I just had n't allowed for it and er m my wife was saying I 've got some finishing off as well quite a students finishing off and erm my wife said , put an advert in the paper . |
| 13 | ‘ I — I just had n't got round to it , ’ she said weakly . |
| 14 | ‘ I can guess why you 're here , ’ she began , ‘ I just had n't expected you so early . ’ |
| 15 | for It was no good my making a list before I came down because I just had n't seen anything like this in the Marks in Norwich . |
| 16 | I just did not enjoy it . |
| 17 | I had no idea what else I might do , but I just did not want to play tournament golf . |
| 18 | I just did not like the sound of this woman . |
| 19 | Because when this guy put his head down , I just did not believe that that was |
| 20 | I tried it , but it used to , I used to , I just did not like fish |
| 21 | I just did n't want to . |
| 22 | I just did n't get it . |
| 23 | As far as I was concerned , the bits I rejected I just did n't bother with . |
| 24 | I just did n't understand , Daddy . ’ |
| 25 | I just did n't want to seem rude . |
| 26 | ‘ When nobody was there , I just did n't know what to do . |
| 27 | He wrote a few letters on my behalf and I just did n't think he was for me because of what I saw at the time . |
| 28 | I just did n't put it together . ’ |
| 29 | I just did n't listen . ’ |
| 30 | Sometimes I 'd wear a headscarf , but mainly I just did n't go out . |