Example sentences of "[adj] we did [adv] " in BNC.

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1 I 'm afraid we did not measure up to the standards set by the well-hung Spanish men who drifted around with flies bulging to the point of bursting their buttons .
2 ‘ No , I 'm afraid we did n't .
3 I know we had some we did n't use it all I know we did n't .
4 ‘ Nothing much we did n't know or had n't guessed , apart from on the human side .
5 Carmen , 22 , a part-time waitress , added : ‘ I 'm relieved we did n't have to go through the anguish that these other parents must be enduring .
6 But when I think it would have been just eight years from completion now , up to a height of about 400 feet , I think it 's sad we did n't get permission to build it .
7 My elder brother , one of the last O-level year , pretends to sneer at my GCSE passes , but I 'm glad we did n't have to go through all the cramming and regurgitation of the old exams .
8 Glad we did n't have it then .
9 Just glad we did n't do the hall .
10 I said to Joan I said well when we came here five years ago , I 'm glad we did n't get her , by gawld she did look young
11 ‘ Looking back , I 'm glad we did not make any records because we were rubbish .
12 When we reached the new target and found gaps in the cloud and bombed , my second pilot just remarked that he was glad we did not bomb Mannheim , and I asked why .
13 Three we did n't know .
14 ‘ He 's lucky we did n't leave him in the car . ’
15 Caught actually bou bouncing about on the that little we did n't
16 The Edinburgh University Union List of Serials was also checked to ensure that wherever possible we did not cut significant titles which were unique to this Library in the Edinburgh area .
17 I 'm sorry we did n't meet before , but it 's great to have you around .
18 So that 's it for this week , sorry we did n't have room for our promised body building item , I 've been told to work on my pecs before we get back to it and er it should n't take too long .
19 Sorry we did n't get any plants .
20 when he 's down he ca n't move , I said yes he can , she said he ca n't , and three times she told them and it were n't until the third day , they apologise , they said I 'm awfully sorry we did n't realise just how
21 After that we did not see him at all .
22 Mum told me about the various forms of contraception but apart from that we did n't really talk about it .
23 Which was which was that we did n't take the whole of the vacant dwellings , we only took a part , even though we are not aware of any planning policy that will restrict occupation of dwellings as second homes .
24 Were n't things when you were a little girl , it did n't have bits like that , a lot of things come in that we did n't use to have
25 They were a little startled to see two hippies and a Paki walk in ; there was some conversation on the subject and several glances in our direction , so I made sure we did n't eyeball them and give them reason to get upset .
26 ‘ It was all hands down making sure we did n't run out of cash , ’ he remembers .
27 It was all hands down to make sure we did n't run out of cash .
28 ‘ I 'm sure we did n't see her again though .
29 I stood ready with the boat-hook to make sure we did n't bump against the rocks of the mooring .
30 It was to make sure we did n't run away .
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