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Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [adv] [vb infin] [pos pn] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	He either failed or did n't take his finals ; I could n't make out which . ’
2	or did n't heap its trays with fruit and meat
3	The fact that their discoveries were either ignored or did not bring their just rewards was partially responsible for inducing a conspiracy mentality .
4	But it is useless to start deciding which aspects of behaviour did or did not have their origin in sex .
5	Most importantly , they wanted to prove that a cooperative venture could compete on the open market with conventional firms — while turning down work that did not fit its principles .
6	When they began to speak , so softly , it was as if their mouths uttered words that did not match their thoughts .
7	Consequently they restricted their output to a level they regarded as reasonable , one that did not undermine their own pay and job security , and that the slower members could keep up with .
8	Having been through the spate of using a clapped out vacuum cleaner that did n't do its job , and how different it is now
9	Then he smiled , a professional smile that did n't reach his eyes .
10	Been shopping lately and found that you bought clothes that did n't fit your toddler ?
11	I want to make a limited point at this juncture , I reserve the right to come back later on , and it 's become three points as a result of the discussion we 've already had , my view on the contribution of the of the greenbelt to the York issue is n't just the setting of the city , it 's the character of the city , and that would include the central city and the historic city , and the need to limit the physical expansion and size of the urban area because of the implications inside the historic city , and that would certainly apply to other cities with greenbelts that I 'm familiar with like York , like er Oxford , which the character suffers from expansion , possibly excessive , Norwich , that considered a greenbelt , and London , if you like that did n't get its greenbelt until we had the character rather drastically altered , so I think it is n't just the setting and how you see the city from the ring road , it 's actually what happens inside the core , the second point I want to make is really for clarification perhaps , er and it relates to the question of allocations between the built up area and the inner edge of the greenbelt , as I understand it all those allocations are already er included in the Ryedale local plan , and are already therefore included in the commitments that we looked at in Ryedale , I do n't think there is a further reserve of spare opportunities that might be used either before or after two thousand and six , that 's certainly my understanding and if anybody was was taking a different view I think that should be clear , and now I come to the one point that I was actually going to raise , erm I think it 's important that in this discussion of the relations between York city and Greater York , that we get a , early on , a clear view of what the requirements are in York , not just its capacity which we 've discussed so far , and a figure of three thousand three hundred seems to be a fairly common currency , but its requirements , and I want to address a particular question to the County Council , which is in my proof , so they 've had as it were four weeks notice of it .
12	what you mean is you wish you could find one that did n't pick his nose and his nails
13	Bet that did n't release its natural endorphin .
14	Esther hinted that it was the grim circumstances of their childhood that had drawn them together with a love that dared not speak its name .
15	CONSUMER inflation in America jumped an unexpected 1/2 p.c. last month , but economists said the figure was an aberration and did not shake their belief that inflation is moderating .
16	They were philhellenes , fined young people who were too fat , and did not abandon their houses when they were invaded by water ( Strabo 4.4.6 , 7.2.1 ) .
17	It was not a through-road for Saxon or medieval traffic ; it did not come into existence as a boundary ; it was not originally a drove-road , for cattle-drovers took over existing tracks and lanes and did not create their own except in special circumstances .
18	But Churchill was adamant , and did not disguise his racial contempt for the Egyptians .
19	She said nothing , but she met his gaze fully and did not veil her own .
20	However , she felt that this was artificial and did not reflect their real attitudes .
21	She got out of bed at once and did not finish her breakfast .
22	So when Tommaso showed interest in her during those Easter holidays , she noticed him ; while Caterina remained unaware , for she had always the effect of spreading pleasure , and did not remark his response to her , his alert shoulders , his greedy pale eyes tensing for a moment , then flicking guiltily away to contemplate her sister .
23	When I asked how many there were in her family she said seven , but that the young ones were at home , and did not mention her pregnant abdomen .
24	She was so shy that she could n't look up when God passed over her , so God missed her and did not paint her blossom .
25	Wallace had no interest in animal breeding and did not model his proposed mechanism on the process of artificial selection .
26	The party Statutes of FET y de las JONS were published on 4 August , but the principal consultative organism , the National Council , was not created until October of that year and did not hold its first meeting until December .
27	The men looked very serious , and did not offer their opinion .
28	The team had an explicit position to debate with local residents and did not hide its philosophy and politics behind a bushel .
29	They did not turn up for sessions they considered boring and did not meet their needs .
30	Lord Templeman maintained that valuers were paid , professional men who knew that 90 per cent of house-buyers relied on mortgage valuations and did not commission their own surveys .