Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [det] [noun] [vb past] " in BNC.

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1 It was a fair result , because I did not think either side did enough to win . ’
2 I do not think this reversal did much to uphold the seriousness or credibility of the sporting authorities ; it did , however , solve certain in-house problems and — until Monza — lower the temperature in the great debate about Ferrari ‘ influence ’ .
3 The fact that the form is exhausted , however , has not prevented those novelists held to be of a satirical bent from making squillions of pounds : Tom Sharpe , Clive James and Keith Waterhouse ( above ) all shift paperbacks like nobody 's business , and good luck to them .
4 Although a company can not expect all staff offered transfers to other parts of the country to accept them , it can take steps to improve employees ' attitudes towards relocation .
5 It does not follow that Parliament had the same intention when , whatever criteria are adopted , all spaces in the school will be filled in any event .
6 The Lords did not see these factors made a difference .
7 However I do not call that time wasted .
8 They watched television with pleasure , but treated its political messages with much the same scepticism as they did ordinary speeches and broadcasts : it did not seem that television had greater persuasive power to mould Zuwaya minds than other media .
9 D'Arcy gave a potted version , not mentioning that Bliss had instructed him not to warn his client .
10 There were also two great monarchies , Austria-Hungary and the Ottoman Empire , which , whatever concessions they might have to make to nationality in practice , could not accept that statehood went with nationhood .
11 Oh , no , I would not say this hour had been altogether wasted .
12 Though we can not imagine that Innocent wrote all these , he appears to have had a close relationship with his chancery .
13 We do n't want these wounds reopened . ’
14 I do n't think many people knew about it .
15 Now I do n't think many people realized that asking for the maintenance of standards , rather than perhaps the changing of standards , was asking for something that was almost diametrically opposed to asking for an educational system that was more geared towards preparing children for adult life and productive work .
16 ‘ I do n't think this couple had any idea what was going on , ’ said an arresting officer .
17 Yeah , but I do n't think this bloke could have particularly good I do n't think this bloke had particularly good results .
18 I do n't think this argument made any impression upon the brothers .
19 I did n't think this game took so long
20 And I do n't think , I do n't think most people considered him vulnerable , very vulnerable .
21 I did n't know this part existed actually .
22 ‘ I did n't know this thing had popcorn . ’
23 I did n't buy that jumper did I , Mikila , cos it 's not very
24 Erm six Because , because we did n't do this bit did we ?
25 You do n't wan na give him any of that , throw it all over him yeah , this is what your going to wear today , yep er oh I did n't bring any socks did I ?
26 ‘ But if she 's dead , ’ said Camille , ‘ she would n't like that tape left lying around . ’
27 I did n't nick any elixir did I ?
28 So on that ground I feel would be very worried by by promoting the right to buy , erm I 've said everything I want to I did n't really want to elongate this this er this debate and I think it 's but I think , I do n't believe that Councillor mentioned the the the er the .
29 Manson was , and remains to this day , America 's number one bogeyman and is regularly pilloried and looked on in fascination by a world that still ca n't believe such things happened .
30 Well , you were talking flying the horses around putting them in horses boxes well in those days they did n't have many vehicles did they ?
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