Example sentences of "[pron] [vb past] n't [verb] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't recognize his voice , the way he was speaking . |
| 2 | I did n't relish this : not least because it meant that I did n't break my silence until the cheese course . |
| 3 | Yeah , I did n't finish my tea , I never do , so I 'll , I 'm going to do that now |
| 4 | I knew I did n't deserve his patience ; I had to think up some justification of my silliness , so I said , " They 'll all notice , " which was something that had n't been worrying me up to then . |
| 5 | ‘ I did n't change your wife into a wolf . ’ |
| 6 | No , I did n't want to tell you about her , because I did n't want her story to become yours . |
| 7 | 2 ) ‘ I used raisins as a reward because I did n't want my child eating sweets . |
| 8 | She did n't know how to use it and I did n't want my memory wiped . |
| 9 | I did n't want my wife to come across it , though — you understand . |
| 10 | I did n't want my periods to start again . |
| 11 | This is so much my own trouble that I did n't want my husband 's name to come into it . |
| 12 | I had to pay to have them work as fast as they did , only I did n't want my friend 's grave marked with just a cross in the sand for any longer than it had to be . |
| 13 | I did n't want my friends and family to laugh at me ! |
| 14 | I did n't want my parents to know I had a boyfriend : they would not have approved because they would have felt I was too young . |
| 15 | And after that I decided that I did n't want my family . |
| 16 | So , on the one hand I could n't pretend to myself that Meredith-Lee was n't justified in doing something to put things right , on the other hand I did n't want my comfortable life messed up . |
| 17 | Well , because he said for obvious reasons , he said er I did n't want my name and address mentioned . |
| 18 | ‘ I did n't want your search for your mother to lead to heartbreak , ’ he went on , moving close and slipping his arm around her . |
| 19 | I did n't want your father to know I was back , for fear he 'd want to hold me . ’ |
| 20 | I did n't want his title or his money , although I must say in all honesty I did enjoy the London season . |
| 21 | The boy persisted doggedly , rushing about meanwhile with his paper deliveries and other jobs , insisting on paying though I did n't want his money . |
| 22 | I said I did n't want his name any more , I 'd use my own one . |
| 23 | I did n't answer his question , not immediately . |
| 24 | But I had to be careful I did n't knock her weight down too much , because her fitness could deteriorate . |
| 25 | My canoeing skills , newly acquired , were not tested in Canadians , helmed by a guide , and I am disappointed but as I did n't acquire my elementary skills until I was a 61 year old female I 'm not complaining but I do complain that I 'm quite unable to find a suitable canoe companion now I 'm on my own . |
| 26 | It was always hard to get going , for if I did n't carry my own sins , and hence guilt , then my dad 's sins were always about to be draped around my neck like a dead albatross . |
| 27 | He annoyed me and I 'm afraid I did n't sign his petition . ’ |
| 28 | I hope I did n't shock your customers by barging in so unceremoniously . |
| 29 | ‘ I 'm not saying I did n't lift my arm and I 'm sorry for the embarrassment it has brought on the club and our supporters . |
| 30 | I did n't expect my family to visit me because it was too far , but they could have wrote . |