Example sentences of "did not realize " in BNC.
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| 1 | The present occupants did not realize there had been a famous ex-occupant and were , says Herman , ‘ not too pleased when they found out ’ . |
| 2 | Dimly he saw that she was holding something , but he did not realize what it was until she spoke again . |
| 3 | He did not realize it in the Sixties , nor the Seventies . |
| 4 | At first the Egyptians did not realize that the astronomical year does not consist of exactly 365 days but contains an extra fraction ( about one-quarter ) of a day . |
| 5 | Passengers just did not realize how fast trains travelled and contemporary reports list serious injuries and fatalities sustained when people leapt off trains to retrieve hats or umbrellas . |
| 6 | Chapman did not realize the possibilities until he visited Belgium in 1930 and watched a match played in Brussels during a thunderstorm : |
| 7 | I knew that he had been barracked at times , but I did not realize that he was so sensitive … |
| 8 | Pierre Leveque had arranged for me to join a small party attending the season-opening hockey match that evening at the Molson Stadium , with the local Montreal Canadiens playing the New York Rangers , but I did not realize it was the mayoral party until we arrived . |
| 9 | What they did not realize was that the express train had a restaurant car and the slow train did not . |
| 10 | Jennie did not realize the purpose of the mirrors and would shout , ‘ Do n't be looking at yerself , do n't be admiring yerself in the mirror . ’ |
| 11 | The Girls were aware that there was considerably less work available but did not realize that the finances of the school were causing serious concern . |
| 12 | She was still telling herself she should not be put out by a kiss from a youngster who did not realize what he was doing , and she tried to nod her golden head with an appropriate display of adult wisdom , as she said : ‘ Yes , you 're wasting your time . |
| 13 | Nevertheless , Leo 's pontificate did not realize the hopes it awoke . |
| 14 | The Company continued to hope for better times ; its monopoly was left intact under Charles II and James II , and it did not realize how the deterioration of its forts in West Africa was eating up its capital and bringing closer the day when large sums would have to be spent on rebuilding them . |
| 15 | He did not realize that each suck marked an extra notch of disapproval , a further step towards the precipice of his own irrevocable downfall . |
| 16 | But she still did not realize how unnecessary it was to attend such events , and she continued to go to all the scheduled treats . |
| 17 | What he did not realize was that the same combination of forces could be used against the monarchy . |
| 18 | Innocent as I was , ignorant rather , I did not realize it was something else she spoke of . |
| 19 | Bathsheba forgot the passing of time as she looked at Fanny 's cold white face and yellow hair , and did not realize Troy had arrived home . |
| 20 | Unfortunately , Foucault did not realize the extent to which nineteenth-century naturalists rejected both the Cuverian and the Darwinian perspectives . |
| 21 | In fact the Germans were firing into the air , although we did not realize it at the time , so there were no casualties . |
| 22 | Certain critics like Hourcade and Allard , who did not realize the importance of what Picasso and Braque were doing , continued to take a broad view of Cubism as simply a return to a more sober , classical form of art , and thus to include within the movement a large number of artists who were not strictly speaking Cubist but had been slightly influenced by the style . |
| 23 | This , of course , was nothing to be ashamed of , but I did not realize that at the time . |
| 24 | However , she did not realize that the old lady had never even heard about the family connection . |
| 25 | But she did not realize that although she had broken an accepted social rule , she had done nothing against nature . |
| 26 | He did not realize that she was obeying his orders exactly , although it was breaking her heart . |
| 27 | It was probable he did not realize the police had the letter and he might not have guessed the true reason the typewriters had been borrowed . |
| 28 | Her father could no longer understand her or her behaviour , and Catherine did not realize that his illness made him less patient with her . |
| 29 | In particular , the designers did not realize that in a relatively small collection ( PCL 's catalogue contained about 90,000 titles ) by far the most frequent cause of a specific item search " failure " is collection failure . |
| 30 | I was a very clever scientist , but I did not realize then what a terrible mistake I was making . |