Example sentences of "[verb] they [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is , however , important to consider what the organisations might have dome had they not resorted to this form of flexibility . |
| 2 | Reviewing national programmes , however , raises key and difficult questions for both donors ( why did they not co-operate more effectively ? ) and recipients ( how could they justify a range of prestige projects ? why are they more dependant on aid than ever ? ) |
| 3 | Did they not bother ? |
| 4 | Did they not tell you that you might be held ? |
| 5 | Did they not tell you that ? |
| 6 | Did they not tell each other ? |
| 7 | Why did they not give tea parties for their own men ( if they were able to find any ) ? |
| 8 | Why did they not give her toys to play with ? |
| 9 | Why , for example , did they not make more of the greater physique and technique of their battle-hardened pack ? |
| 10 | Did they not feel the pressure of hopes raised , of hungry naked children waiting for them to move their pens ? |
| 11 | If the present article can not answer every question raised by Carse , it will answer this one : ‘ did they [ at the Opéra ] or did they not beat time with a baton throughout the whole opera ? ’ ( p.311 ) . |
| 12 | Women attended funerals in I s did they not do it in Evay ? |
| 13 | But so extreme was the sodomite 's construction that most of those actually engaging in ‘ homo/sexuality , did not identify themselves with it ; not only did they not have our modern categories , but the prevailing categories were so tar removed from how they saw themselves , that apparently the connection was not made . |
| 14 | Did they not have beds to go to ? |
| 15 | Did they not Did you not tie rope over them or something ? |
| 16 | If the police are truly interested in being accountable to and building bridges with those that they police , why did they not discuss their plans with representatives of the community organisations on the estate ? |
| 17 | ( Mary went out but lingered by the door ) … remarkable creature , he proposed , after she had left … ( lowered voice so that she could not hear ) … perfect example of a natural lady , did they not agree ? |
| 18 | Well my Lord , all we know is that erm when the report was served on the defendant it then came through court they were going to have to call Mr and then last week it was suggested er that er not only did they not agree but that they were going to try to prevent it being admitted in evidence . |
| 19 | Why did they not act boldly like the Russians ? |
| 20 | Why did they not interfere with catapults ? — these did more injury than other weapons . ’ |
| 21 | Why did they not receive greater support ? |
| 22 | For the lord 's sake , then , why did they not put in some repairs ? |
| 23 | Did they not say that these buses did not pick up at Norwood Gardens did n't they ? |
| 24 | But did they not realize that the God of Israel was a jealous God ? |
| 25 | Did they not obey the Signs in the Store ? ’ |
| 26 | and quite honestly , I think they not only do they not bring them up to do , I mean useful like that , but I thought Ken 's his family never showed any affection any warmth , any caring , any love , and I would do anything for anyone if they just say thank you , but with Ken |
| 27 | Do they not feel any personal responsibility ? |
| 28 | What about the cattle which our bird and animal loving army allows to graze on the latter , or do they not matter ? |
| 29 | I am not convinced that this issue should be on the political agenda at all , not at this time , not at any time , in fact I am pretty convinced that this is a Tory agenda , a media agenda , why they do they not want to talk about crooks and spivs that support them , that donate thousands of pounds into their coffers ? |
| 30 | It is clear from thinking in Brussels and Paris that their views on international trade owe more to Friedrich List than to Adam Smith , although it is always surprising that they bemoan their countries ' so-called tutelage to the United States and at the same time attack the liberal economic policies which lie at the root of American power : why do they not realise that they should adopt economic liberalism as well ? |