Example sentences of "[vb past] n't [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Striving hard for some normality , she pulled her head back and told him , ‘ I d-did n't say a word to anyone about — about us . ’ |
2 | ‘ I 'm so excited , ’ said Elaine , ‘ I did n't think a style like this would suit me but it does . ’ |
3 | Though I 'm afraid Miss Lilian and 1 did n't think a lot of them , did we , Lilian ? |
4 | It hurt a bit at the time , but I got myself free and did n't think a lot about it just then . |
5 | I did n't sleep a wink . |
6 | I did n't sleep a wink last night . " |
7 | He did n't sleep a wink during the journey . |
8 | Well David did n't sleep a lot and got thinner and thinner . |
9 | It was obvious that he did n't care a fig what she looked like , but that was no reason for him to tighten the purse-strings . |
10 | Jill would work for me if Uncle was n't around but as soon as he appeared she did n't care a fig for me and would be off to see what he wanted to do . |
11 | Julia did n't care a sod about that kid , she 'd let her to scream on , stand in the middle of the garden screaming , indoors screaming and she said to me I have no feelings for her whatsoever but she took the bloody money every week and this is what 's so wrong , nobody knows how she er was as that child , only people like us who would hear |
12 | You must have known how bad I was feeling , but you did n't care a jot , ’ Lissa protested . |
13 | She smiled , and did n't care a bit then that when it came to leading Travis up the garden path , she was doing a little garden path trail-blazing herself . |
14 | Personally , I did n't care a lot at all for the more dramatic kind of preachers , those who would shout and thump the pulpit . |
15 | She did n't care a hoot , for goodness ' sake , that he had an ‘ engagement ’ that evening . |
16 | And so this woman , she did n't preach a sermon , but she does give her a testament , she goes back and she gets the folk in the village , and she says , come see someone , meet someone , let me introduce you to someone who has told me everything that I have ever done ! |
17 | When Dad returned he did n't speak a word to either of us . |
18 | Wright , consistently in trouble this season , has insisted to Graham that he did n't throw a punch , but the Arsenal manager said:Graham said last night : ‘ I have now spoken to Ian and he insists he did not throw a punch . |
19 | say to th this chap you know but we just happened to mention in passing to Jeanette and she really jumped and said oh Pat did n't smoke a lot . |
20 | He was very brave about the whole thing , crawling up to his feet and telling me it did n't hurt a bit . |
21 | ‘ Do n't make a fuss , I did n't hurt a bit , ’ said Granny Morkie , cheerfully , as she examined his leg . |
22 | ‘ Are you certain Dana did n't drop a hint about my dress ? ’ she asked . |
23 | Davies did n't drop a shot as she carded six birdies and an eagle in her round , after starting the day six strokes behind the French golfer . |
24 | Admittedly , the suit was blue denim and he did n't wear a tie , but he was still more formal than the groom who wore a blue sweater and green corduroy trousers . |
25 | Stella was afraid Babs might tell Dotty that she did n't wear a slip and that Dotty would rush out and buy her one , just as she had bought her a brassière after catching her in the wardrobe with her arms above her head about to be fitted for her Ptolemy costume . |
26 | If I did n't wear a skirt none of the Thais I work with in the library would respect me . |
27 | Pity he did n't fulfil a promise he made to Darlington Business Venture when he came up last November . |
28 | Rainbow-Tie did n't move a muscle . |
29 | which did n't contain a contingency fund element |
30 | ‘ We definitely did n't pass a turning , did we ? ’ |