Example sentences of "[adv] that [pers pn] [vb past] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel remarked gloomily that he did n't suppose it would make the programmes any better , but in a way it did . |
| 2 | ‘ He probably thought it better that you did n't know . |
| 3 | Arthur watched him , pulled in his stomach , listened to the loudspeaker to hear how the performing dog was doing , and thought seriously enough that he had n't seen Fred so exhilarated since last August at Blackpool . |
| 4 | Empty house , chagrin perhaps that he had n't heeded her theme , loss of face with the TV company , negligent children ? |
| 5 | ’ Perhaps it was the estrangement of Washington perhaps that he had n't expected Agnes at the Smithsonian but it had been a surprising thrill to see the familiar smile in the crowd . |
| 6 | Yes , I mean I think erm some of us were a bit disappointed perhaps that he did n't erm find erm a woman to put into his cabinet . |
| 7 | Either that , or perhaps that she had n't asked very many pointed questions . |
| 8 | The only way around these attempted take-offs was to walk very slowly so that we did n't build up too much ground speed , as airline pilots would say , and stop if Dawn 's wings did open . |
| 9 | Yeah , yeah was kind , it was kind of them , yes and we went all round the shops and er I thoroughly enjoyed it and in the new Co-Op as well you know , I thoroughly enjoyed it but he took me in the car so that we did n't have to hang about you see |
| 10 | And I did s I did say through the village Harry so that we did n't er |
| 11 | Slowly she discovered tricks of the trade such as weighting her hems so that they did n't blow up in a breeze and she gradually acquired a coterie of designers , including Catherine Walker , David Sassoon and Victor Edelstein , whom she now relies upon . |
| 12 | At first , sailors used to sail along the coast and stay within sight of land so that they did n't get lost . |
| 13 | And maybe somebody would come to your door and say their wee boy or their girl was making their first communion , and they were in dire straights and could n't buy anything for them , and you would more or less have to give them your book to help them out , but you would go with them so that they did n't go over the score and get just exactly what that wain needed , you know , and just hope that they had enough money to pay you at the end of the quarter , you know . |
| 14 | All through the war , they raced at Newmarket see fetched it all to one meeting , so that they did n't have to travel about . |
| 15 | Robyn gripped the fountain until her knuckles whitened and spoke with a great deal of effort , concentrating on forming her words so that they did n't sound slurred . |
| 16 | It stopped so that they did n't miss the conversation . |
| 17 | He stood over her for a moment , smiling gently , then he sat on a chair so that she did n't have to look up at him . |
| 18 | Her door was set back so that she did n't see him until he was past the cars in the centre of the courtyard . |
| 19 | They put Jenny [ Phil 's wife ] in a grotty old side ward so that she did n't upset any other of the patients , no one come in and tell us anything . |
| 20 | Fidelma should have left the room some five minutes before , but she was fiddling with the silver milk jug and sugar basin so that she did n't miss anything . |
| 21 | Alyssia lay perfectly still under the warmth of the sun 's rays , enjoying the way the heat wrapped itself around her so that she did n't feel like moving . |
| 22 | She swallowed so that she did n't sound as if she was shell-shocked . |
| 23 | She crept downstairs , holding the green enamel candlestick high above her head so that she did n't lose her footing on the narrow wooden stairs . |
| 24 | Yet somehow Paige had always felt protective of her cousin , covering up for her so that she did n't get into trouble with her parents . |
| 25 | The rest of her clothes were durable , and , what was more important , blended in with the rest of society so that she did n't stand out in a crowd . |
| 26 | He tried to make his voice gentle so that he did n't antagonize her . |
| 27 | Simon had put Ben onto his lead so that he did n't run back down to the beach and cut himself on the rusty barbed wire . |
| 28 | The long corridors of the Bastille were hardly convenient for Pavarotti , for whom a dressing-room was created nearer the stage , so that he did n't have to walk too far . |
| 29 | Still , he had been treated fairly in Ballyjamesduff , so that he did n't need to go seeking his next bite before breakfast . |
| 30 | He 'd lied about so much else , and it was quite clear now why he 'd wanted to know so much about Ryan , where he was , what he 'd done ; he 'd wanted to know how much or how little Ryan had told her so that he did n't make the same mistakes . |