Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] [pers pn] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When this happens they do n't know what to do or where to go . ’ |
| 2 | If it 's a proper squint they do n't use it . |
| 3 | Banging that basket he had they have , Erm and er the er used to go there er and there was a boil or was it er er an old fashioned I do n't know . |
| 4 | I like the old fashioned I do n't like the modern stuff . |
| 5 | This is a classic case which shows the advantage of the existence of an independent sound archive , perhaps government-backed to ensure it does n't fall foul of copyright laws . |
| 6 | This meant I did n't have to get risk life and limb to get a good close up shot . |
| 7 | Does this mean we did n't win ? ? ? ? |
| 8 | Does this mean we did n't get the whole of London 's Burning ? |
| 9 | Hellman cautiously observed , ‘ Does this mean you do n't like them ? ’ |
| 10 | It might be easier to get I do n't think we can have banks , because I would of . |
| 11 | This means they do n't do you much good , but neither do they do you any harm . |
| 12 | The ruling would appear to permit the FBI to go into Panama and kidnap General Noriega , but when reporters asked President Bush yesterday morning if that was the case , he said : ‘ I 'm embarrassed to say I do n't know what ( the answer ) is . ’ |
| 13 | When questioned further very few of them thought of this God or power as a man , but either as a person without a body or as something like air or gas , and a few said they did not know or that there was no God . |
| 14 | old said I do n't want any of the lads going in with the girls |
| 15 | However , if we actually perform a single-slit experiment with 2 closed we do not get an interference pattern at all . |
| 16 | In the course of one chapter we find the following phrases , in this order : there seems no explanation on Darwinian grounds It is no easier to explain It is hard to understand It is not easy to understand It is equally difficult to explain I do not find it easy to comprehend I do not find it easy to see … |
| 17 | ‘ And Rupert , ’ Miss Honey said , ‘ I am glad to see you did n't lose any of your hair after last Thursday . ’ |
| 18 | If I do n't think someone is fit to play they do n't play . ’ |
| 19 | His mother was always telling him that it was important for teachers to give , although what they were supposed to give she did not say . |
| 20 | And when we could see some of these coming we did n't have the resources the agencies to head it off . |
| 21 | ‘ But it is , my sweet , sweet idiot , and I find it hard to believe you do n't know — ’ |
| 22 | I find it hard to understand it does not seem feasible to explain I can not see how neo-Darwinism seems inadequate to explain many of the complexities of animal behaviour it is not easy to comprehend how such behaviour could have evolved solely through natural selection It is impossible How could an organ so complex evolve ? |
| 23 | In the detailed cross-tabulations for our main survey ( not always included in Appendix I ) , we found that women were much more likely to say they did not know what sort of interest rate to expect , and to say they did not understand interest rates well . |
| 24 | Whether he guessed what I was likely to say I do n't know , but he spoke with a sudden rush as if to prevent me from saying something that we would both have to accept and talk about . |
| 25 | First can I just ask , as , as somebody who 's building a paper aeroplane you got assumption whatsoever , so am I supposed to say I do n't know the first thing about making a paper aeroplane , you you told me . |
| 26 | I 'm glad to say I do n't feel the same . ’ |
| 27 | I I du n no I I I ca n't work out cos all of Dan 's girlfriends yeah Amber , Sonia and Honey most people have all said I do n't think she 's right for Dan and you know I ca n't I ca n't work out whether they actually think that or they 're just sort of saying that because he does n't talk to them as much or something , I do n't know . |
| 28 | But damn it it was so wicked , remember the flash geezer from the seventies , yeah , they 're going right just down the road , they 're all going I do n't like him and he 's going look just let me do it my way and you do it yours right |
| 29 | Mr Honecker and his men , boasting confidently that their economy was so well run it did not need Soviet-style reforms , were banking on the expectation that Mr Gorbachev would fail . |
| 30 | Yeah , it 'll be great because they all , cos they all like you do n't say |