Example sentences of "they [verb] they [verb] not " in BNC.

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31 Cos they worked they did n't bash er ham sledge hammers and things like a shop and the gear for the quarry men as such , they Cos that was the usual work of the erm the blacksmiths outside in the quarry itself you know , in the b on the in the various banks .
32 And so they decided they did n't want their house any more and they would lease it to citizen .
33 If they decide they do n't like what she does , they have plenty of time over tea to say so before the painting begins .
34 Do n't put them down cos they go they do n't like
35 Similarly , some organisations do not brief employees properly because they claim they do not have the time to do so .
36 The cases of five men convicted in Nottinghamshire of crimes they claim they did n't commit are being highlighted as part of a campaign organized by human rights group .
37 They claim they have n't got enough .
38 They felt they did not know what services , nor how many , are available .
39 The band were very supportive and they knew they did n't have to do anything untoward .
40 ‘ Anyway , they knew they did n't have to dissaude you .
41 Or they pretend they do n't care . ’
42 The accused would not be present , and misunderstandings sometimes arose between judge and counsel , or between counsel and client , resulting in the accused often receiving a sentence which they thought they had not bargained for .
43 It is apparent from the findings of fact that the justices made no findings , or if they did they did not record them , as to whether ( i ) the child was likely to abscond from any other description of accommodation , or ( ii ) that if he absconded he would be likely to suffer significant harm .
44 Few , if any , suspected the doctor or my father of being involved ; or if they did they did not say so .
45 We went back to the villa hand in hand and no one ever knew we had been out , or if they did they did n't say .
46 The fifty thousand well I if they do they have n't been able to what what we intend to do .
47 Or they think they do n't need it .
48 He said ministers were guilty of ‘ an attitude of mind ’ which meant they think they did not have to bother about the public .
49 ‘ He asked the senior players if they 'd seen anything as they came away from the dressing-room and they said they had n't .
50 He says she asked about the stresses of final exams , and they said they had n't got a job to go to anyway .
51 we were gon na go down there , but erm nan and granddad had been down there about a fortnight ago and they said they had n't got a lot out yet , they said they would n't be out for about another three weeks , so about
52 They said they had not been properly consulted about the venue and formed a rival organisation , the Professional Chess Association , to manage the championship .
53 If they said they had not been upset on being told the diagnosis , this actually was the case ; they were not suffering from amnesia .
54 They checked with the firm and they said they did n't repair it , so he got the sack .
55 ‘ I told them my brother could be lying dead somewhere and they said they did n't care and that I was mucking them about , ’ said 18-year-old Joanne , of Stoneleigh , Surrey , yesterday .
56 ‘ I offered to coach them for nothing but they said they did n't want me , ’ he added .
57 They said they did n't know .
58 They freely admitted using the drug , which is used in the treatment of asthmatic and bronchitic conditions , because they said they did n't realise it was a banned substance .
59 They said they did n't have strong views on intensive farming .
60 They said they did n't think it was Brian but asked if forensic could come to take some prints from his toys and school books .
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