Example sentences of "[vb past] n't [verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I reckon if you 'ad n't left you 'd 'ave bin a parlourmaid by now , ’ Ella Tomkin said . |
| 2 | ‘ I — I did n't think what would happen to it . |
| 3 | I did n't think we would have the opportunity to say things — we all got a chance to speak . |
| 4 | Two-goal Lancaster said : ‘ We thought there might be eight goals tonight — but we did n't think we would get four of them ! . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ You did n't think we 'd arrive in this Florida place and there 'd be signs up saying ‘ This way to space ’ , did you ? ’ said Angalo sarcastically . |
| 6 | At least , I ought to have tried , but I did n't think we 'd end up with a blizzard like this . |
| 7 | Did n't think we 'd need two , and mine 's not nearly as good as yours , even if I could take half as good a picture . ’ |
| 8 | I did n't think we could go wrong . |
| 9 | We did a lot of woodwork at the school because they did n't think we could deal with books . |
| 10 | Like with the conditions at Holloway , I knew it would be no picnic , but I just did n't think they would treat human beings like that , anywhere . |
| 11 | But I did n't think they would put the band back together ; David had mentioned it a couple of times but I had n't really taken him that seriously . |
| 12 | ( The other night I had asked him if he did n't think they ought to have the vote in Switzerland , and he said it was irrelevant . ) |
| 13 | They said oh they could n't do nothing about that but er did n't think they could do much about it . |
| 14 | Well I did n't think they could 've gone straight into socialization because they did n't have the resources to . |
| 15 | ‘ When I saw Honey End and Greek Scholar coming at me I did n't think they could catch up but I gave Foinavon one more slap just in case as we jumped the last . |
| 16 | I did n't think they could know anything about my boat — she was at least a mile away , on the northern edge of Winter Marsh , and as I 'd come from the road on the south they had no reason to search the northern shore . |
| 17 | Kathleen did n't think they could afford to wait any longer . |
| 18 | ‘ I did n't think they 'd print it for some reason . |
| 19 | she said might and er Martine is coming to stay , well I thought you would do really , because er , I did n't think they 'd leave the house |
| 20 | did n't think they 'd accept that the two different police forces , one said yes the other said no , but then they stood |
| 21 | He tried to deny he 'd been to the village at first , but when I told him I 'd watched his every move he said he 'd gone for toothpaste and avoided our constables because he did n't think they 'd allow him to go out . ’ |
| 22 | I was too scared to talk to anyone about them , because I did n't think they 'd understand , and I never wanted you to find out as I though it would destroy you . |
| 23 | When he came out of hospital they fixed him up with a job in a parachute factory , but he 'd just finished the training period when the war ended , and they did n't think they 'd need so many parachutes for the next one . |
| 24 | On the plus side , I did n't think they 'd jump me at Stuart Street as long as Doogie was there . |
| 25 | I did n't think they 'd ask for a licence . ’ |
| 26 | I did n't think anybody would see it … . ’ |
| 27 | We led by two shots going into the last round , and when it blew on the last day , I did n't think anybody could beat Trevino . |
| 28 | I did n't think anything would happen , but it was so sultry : tempers rose in this weather . |
| 29 | I did n't think he would bother . |
| 30 | I used the word ‘ move ’ because I did n't think he would understand ‘ quiver ’ . |