Example sentences of "[vb past] he do [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 To the end — or at least to his testimony in Poindexter 's trial , in 1990 — Reagan maintained he did not believe that he had been trading arms for hostages .
2 He pretended he did n't know me or did n't want to .
3 He found he did not mind .
4 Maggie noted he did not say since they were children .
5 The Chancellor also signalled he did not favour an early cut in interest rates and argued that the decision to impose VAT on fuel had been ‘ logical ’ and would not be reversed .
6 The Chancellor also signalled he did not favour an early cut in interest rates .
7 " But it seemed he did n't want any responsibility for any military action , even while out of the country , " said Habib Olahi later .
8 Now it seemed he did n't believe she was up to the task .
9 But she noticed he did n't put the map away until he 'd located himself precisely .
10 When he was reviled , he did not revile in return ; When he suffered he did not threaten But trusted to him who judges justly .
11 He was given a brain scan there that showed he did not need immediate brain surgery .
12 Mr Chambers said Mr Smith claimed he did not have £407 and , when he said he would take his Astra instead , Mr Smith said it had been sold .
13 Flook claimed he did not see the family as they crossed a dual carriageway in Patchway , Bristol , as he was chased ‘ bumper to bumper ’ by two men in the other car .
14 She guessed he did not know she was calling from Hatherley .
15 When Dad returned he did n't speak a word to either of us .
16 In an interview last week on the French radio station France Inter 's RadioCom program , Alcatel Alsthom NV president Pierre Suard indicated he did not rule out taking a stake in France Telecom if the latter is privatised by the next administration : ‘ I do n't think the question has been posed today , but when it is , I can tell you that we will study it very seriously , ’ Suard said — ‘ It is essential that France Telecom has a structure that enables it to extend itself beyond France and I think that can come from a new shareholder ; there is industrial logic in the ‘ world 's number one manufacturer of telecommunications equipment ’ owning a stake in a telecommunications operator , ’ he added — ‘ It is the Anglo-Saxon logic ; AT&T is constructed on that basis , but up to now , it has not been European logic , ’ he said .
17 His tone was without menace , but Lisa sensed he did not believe her .
18 Quinn protested he did not know what Zack was talking about — it would have been too phoney to know all the details without a reminder .
19 He showed no surprise when Blanche told him the number plate of the car was false , and Nowak emphasised he did not want the police to press charges if the driver was found .
20 Well , after we sold about fifty thousand , Terence Stamp decided he did n't want to be on our cover so we got Morrissey to pose in the same position .
21 As for regret , she was feeling that already , but how much sharper it would be when he decided he did n't want her any more , as he certainly would do sooner or later .
22 Take this example of a man who suddenly decided he did n't like his job any more and walked out that same day .
23 McLeish decided he did n't understand it either but he was n't about to discourage Sergeant Crane .
24 Brendan Ormsby 's transfer from Leeds United to Cardiff City was called off yesterday after the defender decided he did not want to play in the Third Division .
25 At sixteen he discovered girls and decided he did not have a vocation .
26 Praps they were just getting a little fed up of Wilko selling players for nothing when he decided he did nt want them any more ?
27 What state it was in before it crystallized he does not explain ; certainly it was not glassy .
28 This will be his 10th attempt and , with a highest place finish of 16th in 1991 , the former Open and US Masters champion confessed he does not know what lies ahead .
29 That meant he did n't take her anger seriously , thought he could beat her hands down , and that surely gave her the advantage ?
30 I was glad that my presence , my little money , meant he did not have to carry messages across Paris on his motor cycle .
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