Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] they did n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | I suddenly realised they did n't like each other ; that they were rivals . |
| 2 | As they drove along Three Springs Road , Juliet suddenly realised they did n't know Miss Rose 's address ! |
| 3 | Women suddenly discovered they did n't want to stay at the kitchen sink all day ; they wanted the fulfilment that comes from work , too . |
| 4 | ‘ I only said they did n't give their names . |
| 5 | A 1988 survey by Tony Dickson and others at Glasgow College and Strathclyde University found that IBM employees had no aversion to unions — just felt they did n't need them . |
| 6 | Girls , it 's a shame really I also find they did n't need to , they do n't , did n't need to work as hard as the ones years ago . |
| 7 | Harvey checked with the photographer , the forensic expert , who both said they did n't need the body any more . |
| 8 | ( Rule of Life No. 279 : People who say , ‘ I hear what you 're saying , ’ really mean they did n't want you to raise the subject in the first place . ) |
| 9 | Having been freed from NHS control and from any control by local people , trust managers were now saying they did n't want to answer to the Health Secretary either . |
| 10 | In an age when much more business is project-oriented when it is increasingly a case of throw it at the wall and see what sticks ( perhaps in the public sector they really wish they did n't have to be so careful with the dosh and could similarly try things out more just to see what might work ) , the role of the chief exec is to empower the team and keep informed of progress ( half a side of A4 and no hyperbole please ) . |
| 11 | I really genuinely thought I was speaking for everyone , but they would now say they did n't particularly agree with me . |
| 12 | Many carers , I have heard say , time and time again , that they feel guilty even asking they did n't even know they had a right to ask , well this legislation now allows people to ask , does n't mean to say their needs are gon na be met , but at least it gives them a right to ask . |