Example sentences of "i [vb past] n't [verb] at " in BNC.
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1 | That night in the pub I did n't sit at the same table as the others but moved into the other bar with my pint and newspaper . |
2 | I did n't answer at once , pretending to be surprised . |
3 | I did n't stay at that school long before I moved down to erm the er Tins School on Chandler Street . |
4 | You 're talking about all sorts of geography that I did n't study at school . |
5 | ‘ I did n't realise at the time what had happened . |
6 | Like most of my fellow white South Africans in the early days of contention , I did n't realise at the time that people like Peter Hian and Hassan Howa were looking further than we were , and seeing further ahead than our own claustrophobic horizons . |
7 | I did n't realise at the time the extent to which it would actually alter my life . |
8 | I did n't feel at all tense and I suppose that I have to thank Carl a little bit for that . |
9 | Well I I I mean there i thinking back , I did n't think at that stage , I hope I 'm right about this , th that I had any idea that Geoffrey Howe was going to resign . |
10 | Was happily pottering about there , did my own thing , I had to open about nine cards when I got home , I did n't think at all |
11 | I did n't sleep at all until , one daybreak , I sank into unconsciousness for several hours . |
12 | I did n't sleep at all last night . |
13 | But when I went to university , I did n't bother at all until I encountered a girl who I got the impression would be immensely impressed if I could speak . |
14 | ‘ Oh , its been a strain — I did n't mind at first because she 'd stay down at her flat for short periods of time , but obviously as her memory 's got worse she does n't realise that she 's got a flat , and the only thing she knows is in here , and this is the only place she wants to be — here . |
15 | So beautiful I did n't mind at first |
16 | At first I did n't mind at all that much . |
17 | ‘ One that even I did n't believe at first . |
18 | I 'll , I can endorse that by saying that we should n't , as I noticed a certain offhandedness with him that I did n't like at all . |
19 | But I did n't like at all the er excuses he made for his wife . |
20 | But er oh well Yeah this is what got me , I like the er the legs you know , the the backs I , I did n't like at all because you 've got this blue |
21 | I did n't object at the time , but afterwards I felt dirty , exploited and used . |
22 | I did n't notice at first ; I saw her walking down the street in front of me , and without any hesitation I knew who it was — I had n't seen her for over a year , she had cut her hair off short and was wearing a dress , but I knew . |
23 | I did n't notice at all . |
24 | ‘ There was another side to him which I did n't see at first . |
25 | I did n't look at Bob ; did n't want to see his disapproval , all too wretchedly aware that I had n't done very well . |
26 | I did n't look at my face in the mirror . |
27 | I did n't look at it when you were showing it to her . ’ |
28 | I did n't look at his tray till we reached the cash-out , and wow ! he 'd bought the lot : bowl of cornflakes with sixteen packets of sugar , sausage , bacon , egg , tomato and chips , three bread rolls and a pile of butter aid jam . |
29 | When I 'd finished , I did n't look at Mum and Dad , I just stared at the carpet . |
30 | I did n't look at Charlie again , until the end . |