Example sentences of "[adj] that they [verb] n't [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | But anyway , they allowed this that they did n't have any further use for it that I could have it . |
2 | The French , on the other hand , are so clear that they do n't make sense either . |
3 | in order to ha to achieve one 's goals , are you saying that how look well you 've just got to assume that they were wrong that they did n't mean what they said ? |
4 | Most parents graduate to giving one warning after the initial command so that the child has a little time in which to respond but parents need to be very careful that they do n't lapse into nagging to get the child to comply again . |
5 | Then they says anything technical that they do n't know about , you 've got to bring back in . |
6 | Odd that they did n't notice |
7 | Strange that they did n't hurt , but perhaps that was because the man was dead . |
8 | Debbie was upset that they did n't spend all their time here with her . ’ |
9 | They 're sense of self is such that they do n't see that they have a self to assert , perhaps , or that they are not valid enough as a person , which obviously must stem erm from their early childhood experiences , and from the adults that surrounded them when they were growing and developing that sense of who they are . |
10 | ‘ It is crucial that they do n't feel drowsy — it could cost them a fortune . ’ |
11 | The inexperienced pilots often try to soar in unusable lift , and they concentrate so hard that they do n't recognise that they are drifting away and are not going to get back to the field . |
12 | You 're lucky that they did n't take the Turtles apart , they did n't open them . |
13 | 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 ! |
14 | It 's inevitable that they do n't accept us . ’ |
15 | Inwardly I had a sneaking admiration for them because they had been sure that they did n't like the Legion and so had acted directly and left . |
16 | But we 've made sure that they do n't realise the extent of the injuries . |
17 | We heard what Mr er Davis had to say this morning , and at at one point was very very important , we are expecting to be in possession of reports on the greenbelt local enquiry and your report er round about the same time , and indeed since they they are in control of proceedings thereafter they are in a position to make sure that they do n't have to reach decisions on one until they are in possession of the other . |
18 | the natural deduction from what I have said so far would be for Governments to end the necessity of monetising debt and make sure that they do n't put themselves in the position of monetising debt — at any rate in circumstances where there is not a substantial deficiency of demand for labour and where therefore the monetisation of debt would not be counterbalanced by an increase in real production . |
19 | It is a good idea to open and close valves every so often to make sure that they do n't get gummed up . |
20 | Those jobs where we 've done badly because we can learn why they went badly and make sure that they do n't happen again . |
21 | Had n't she already acknowledged to herself that it was better that they did n't touch — or do anything to aggravate a volatile situation ? |
22 | No wonder he claims his fans are all threatening to top themselves ; they 're so stupid that they do n't realise jumping off a five-foot-high stage wo n't kill them — IM |
23 | D H S S , because very often , they either ca n't get telephone boxes working , or they 're hanging on so long that they do n't have enough money |
24 | No one likes to be outsmarted , and the man who loses out once will be that much more aggressive and determined the next time , although others may react by refusing to deal with those that they do n't know and trust . |
25 | who speaks to you , er it 's easy enough to just er have the microphone handy that they do n't see and just switch the tape on and I 'll record what they 're saying , come away , see , do it secretly like that , they do n't have to know really that they 're on tape and it does n't really matter , I mean the people who will listen to these tapes are er anonymous you know |
26 | If the policeman was right , if it was a deadly game played by professionals with the resources of the KGB behind them , it was important that they did n't suspect their plot had been uncovered . |
27 | Your pears should be under-ripe because you are going to poach them very gently , and it is very important that they do n't go mushy on you . |
28 | They were made bearable only because Rosie and Francisco were so happy that they did n't notice her moods . |
29 | I do n't have any pretensions , and I get really sick of artists who 're so flippin' trendy that they do n't have fun . ’ |
30 | I just think that she was genuinely worried that they did n't seem to know a lot about it . |