Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] did [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My heart did not leap with joy , it turned cold with panic . |
| 2 | ( My ex-husband did not want me working in Oman with him , and even when I was in the UK arranging the divorce he took steps to prevent me returning to Oman to teach until he had himself left the country in 1987 . ) |
| 3 | Cos I thought I 'd lost my money did n't I ? |
| 4 | Manchester-based Mark , at No. 19 with I Found Heaven , reveals : ‘ My mum did n't want me wasting my time trying to be a pop star and I came very close to quitting the group . |
| 5 | After about three hours , we got through and we asked her what had happened and she said ‘ everything is fine … the tanks are just across the road ’ , and my mum did n't know what to say because we were all so upset . |
| 6 | My Mum also ran in the Mum and Dads race which my mum did not do too well . |
| 7 | My milk did n't seem to be coming through so I was told to stuff myself with rich food and carbohydrates . |
| 8 | my sister did n't , she was frightened |
| 9 | I 'd do it if my teeth did n't hurt ! |
| 10 | Rather self-deprecatingly , he reveals that : ‘ It became clear to me that my talents did not lie in selling . ’ |
| 11 | Danielle was all smiles in the arms of her beloved nanny and much to my distress did not have the good grace to shed a single tear as I walked out of the door and out of her life … for a whole day . |
| 12 | At least my condition did n't make me feel sick . |
| 13 | He said he would leave me on the wing as long as me and my girlfriend did n't twos-up with each other [ visit one another 's cells during the association period ] . |
| 14 | I did notice , however , that some of the wild plants and flowers that seemed to do well on my pastures did n't grow in other people 's fields . |
| 15 | My brothers did n't have to do housework ! |
| 16 | The food was excellent and I was not charged much because the cooking was done on quite a large scale — I was not a big eater so my lunch did not make much difference to the running of the place . |
| 17 | As my parents did n't like the idea of me going to live in the city on my own , they decided to move with me . |
| 18 | My parents did n't want to let me go , but I begged them and promised to come back very quickly . |
| 19 | My boss did n't really want me to take three weeks all at once . ’ |
| 20 | We saw all the furniture and my boss did n't list everything . |
| 21 | However , my concerns did not begin with coming to North Shields in 1977 . |
| 22 | Despite valiant efforts by our physiotherapists , my hamstring did not recover in time for the 200 metres . |
| 23 | My investigation did n't cover irrelevant things like that . ’ |
| 24 | But there came the disquieting thought that my opinion did n't matter . |
| 25 | But my confidence did not remove all my fear , and I stayed hidden in the high grass until after midnight . |
| 26 | But while my mind was being 16 , my body did n't feel that way at all . |
| 27 | My grandparents did n't push me towards academic life . |
| 28 | ‘ My missus did not like . ’ |
| 29 | My joy did not last for long . |
| 30 | My husband did not have enough marks to pay the bill , so he offered to pay the equivalent amount in Sterling . |