Example sentences of "that they do n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | I have also seen written applications for the CID ridiculed by those inside , and listened to the expressions of disbelief that these naïve applicants were ‘ so short of shillings that they did n't realise that admission was by invitation only ’ . |
| 2 | Producers were so busy fighting their own corner , and so mesmerized by the success of Hollywood , that they did n't have the strength to argue that keeping the industry fragmented and flexible , learning from Hollywood 's example without simply imitating its outward forms , might be a better way of catering for a market the size of Britain than heading up the road of monopoly . |
| 3 | Not that they did n't work ; it just seems that teaching machines have no charisma or charm . |
| 4 | Too many of us now say that they did n't know what was going on , and that they were long opposed to what was happening . |
| 5 | In the dark he cut across the grass by the tractor-shed , then back behind a row of buildings where there was an old cow-byre that they did n't use any more except for storing stuff . |
| 6 | ‘ At one point things got out of hand and we had to organise a group of MPs a Make-up Patrol crew to follow the actors around to see that they did n't eat anything or do anything that would affect the prosthetic face gear . ’ |
| 7 | And the pirates were so busy discussing the problem , and what they would do with the reward if they won it , that they did n't notice that they were being observed from the window above by none other than the new Mayor and his entourage . |
| 8 | We teachers need actually to say to the children that they are going to enjoy the work that day , that it will be interesting , and that they are going to know or be able to do things at the end of the day that they did n't know or were n't able to do before . |
| 9 | The living room ceiling was hung with bunting , the kitchen smelt of roast turkey , the house was full of people who all knew each other intimately , the videos had been ordered and the sideboard was laden with drink and in fact everyone behaved just like it was a real family Christmas , except that Boy had sex with two other men in the bathroom , and they did n't even bother to lock the door because they knew that no one else there would mind , knew that they did n't have to hide what they were doing from the rest of the party . |
| 10 | In those dark days I was that uncomfortable mixture of martyr and guilty inadequate , which made me alternate between the guilt of holding people back and the fury that they did n't offer to stop without being asked . |
| 11 | No one in their history had ever said to them that they did n't want to be famous , ’ says Gedge . |
| 12 | They all agreed to this , and they became so occupied looking for ivy on the walls alongside the lane that they did n't see two boys suddenly come racing round the bend just by Miss Miggs 's cottage . |
| 13 | Strange that they did n't hurt , but perhaps that was because the man was dead . |
| 14 | Many students are shy , and , if they see that the librarian is busy , do n't like to explain that they did n't really understand what was being said . |
| 15 | Trade unions began , if slowly and unadventurously , to assert that they did n't give a hoot : their members were not going to run risks they did n't like . |
| 16 | Parapsychologists have always complained that they did n't get enough funding , Randi says , so this was an ideal opportunity to put them to the test . |
| 17 | The unlimited liability aspect of Lloyd 's is impressed upon every name , so for a name to say after the event that they did n't know about it is a load of cobblers . ’ |
| 18 | They looked me over , said that they did n't know what it was and sent me home . |
| 19 | She thanked God that they did n't have to use the shower where Forster lay . |
| 20 | The ‘ if you ca n't measure it , it does n't exist ’ brigade long maintained that they did n't , as long as they were of good enough quality , but the generally accepted view among the hi-fi fraternity is that they do , and that different pieces of gear respond differently to different bits of wire ( and indeed to different plugs ! ) . |
| 21 | I should say at this point that the channel 1 ‘ clip ’ indicator on this example does n't work , although you ca n't blame the British distributors , as we were in such a rush to lay hands on the Acousticube that they did n't have time to check it ( also , pushing the Line/Mic button on channel 2 produces a large bang through the speaker ) . |
| 22 | And they insisted that they did n't want more drink simply because they 'd been drinking but because they just , well , wanted it . |
| 23 | ‘ I just hope it was quick and that they did n't suffer … ’ |
| 24 | They threw him out of college because of cocaine , and he was damn lucky that they did n't call the police , but all he 'd say to me was to stay cool ! |
| 25 | A friend has just heard that they did n't get the job that they applied for . |
| 26 | ‘ It is another sign that they did n't have a normal marriage . ’ |
| 27 | It 's interesting that gay men on Switchboard found it much easier to accept that they did n't automatically know best for lesbians than white people on Switchboard find it to accept that they might not know best for Black people . |
| 28 | They spent so much time talking about gay things that they did n't actually have much time to do many gay things — which is why I think the really crucial thing that happened in the seventies was not the liberation of a particular sexuality but actually the liberation of a particular set of relationships through which people could enjoy sex , or not have sex , as the case may be . |
| 29 | How sad that such goodwill should be clouded by Mr Lamb saying that the other lot cheated , and the other lot saying that they did n't . |
| 30 | The band themselves , whoever , were apparently none to impressed by Mellor , to the point that they did n't even bother showing up for their own party ! |