Some of the soldiers ...... (not/bet) their money on the most likely winner.
Fortunately, the beetle ...... (not/bite) my little daughter.
Andrew's wife ...... (not/choose) the right numbers. As a result, she didn't win any money at all.
Mr Franklin ...... (not/become) the Prime Minister as he was not the most popular candidate.
The fishermen ...... (not/catch) any fish last week at all.
David ...... (not/be) at his work place when the bomb went off.
The children ...... (not/be) in the garden at the time of the accident.
One of the tankers ...... (not/burst) into flames and arrived safely at the harbour.
The TV station ...... (not/broadcast) all the commercials before the news.
Several of our problems ...... (not/arise) before the financial downturn, but only after the crisis hit our branch of industry.
The spider ...... (not/creep) out of the small hole in the wall. I honestly don't know where it came from.
The teacher ...... (not/cut) his hand in the classroom, but in his office.
My parents ...... (not/beat) me when I was a child even when I did a lot of mischief.
Mr Handerson ...... (not/build) this house in 1997 but in 1987.
After the party, some of the youngsters ...... (not/come) home immediately.
The crime scene ...... (not/bear) all the typical features of breaking and entering.
The chemist ...... (not/blow) up his lab last month. That happened years ago.
The chief of staff ...... (not/bring) his documentation to the meeting so we couldn't determine which of our employees were productive and which weren't.
The performance ...... (not/begin) at 7.00 but 8.00 o'clock.
Some of the people interested in purchasing the valuable china vase ...... (not/bid) a lot of money at first.
Don't worry about the lamp. It ...... (not/cost) a lot of money.
The teacher ...... (not/can) explain the rules of the Present Perfect to the children clearly enough for them to understand.
The young family ...... (not/buy) the old rug. They thought it was too expensive.
The old man ...... (not/bend) the metal rod as he was too weak to do so.
My neighbours ...... (not/breed) any animals when we still lived at the farm.
The witch ...... (not/cast) a spell on my friend and me.
Jason ...... (not/bleed) from the nose when you punched him. Don't you remember any more?
The little girl ...... (not/awake) last night even though my husband fell down the stairs and made a huge noise.
The young boy ...... (not/bind) his shoelaces which is why he fell down the stairs.
The cook ...... (not/burn) the special dinner. He was extra careful to make the meat well done.