Example sentences of "[pron] do not [vb infin] [to-vb] all " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not mean to deny all that has happened — there are some beautiful modern buildings . |
| 2 | I do not want to die , James my son , but I do not want to live all my life in an English prison . |
| 3 | I do not intend to list all the normal things Excel can do — just take it for granted that you will be able to set up a spreadsheet to calculate whatever you want to — but I want to concentrate on some of the features that will certainly save time , effort , and head scratching . |
| 4 | I enjoyed Richard who was a casual , almost brutal lover , his desire rising and spending itself as impatiently as mine , so that I did not have to suffer all that tedious , preliminary business of fondling and stroking , and I enjoyed my baby , which surprised me as I had not expected to . |
| 5 | One was found — ‘ a pragmatic , civilized feminist who did not pretend to understand all that had happened to Laura but had the good sense to see that she was a great deal saner than her parents . |
| 6 | I became a Member of the House in 1983 on a promise from various people that we would legislate less , that we did not want to legislate all the time , and that we would examine matters more carefully . |
| 7 | The answer is that we do not intend to meet all that shortfall . |
| 8 | We do not have to destroy all beliefs for some of them — even though false — sustain useful action . |
| 9 | unc It follows that we do not need to compute all the unc elements of R ; n ( n + 1 ) /2 elements , comprised in the diagonal and below , are all that are required . |
| 10 | Although we do not need to reconsider all the issues relating to the corporatisation of local government during the 1970s , it is important to remind ourselves of the widespread adoption of policy and resources committees , consisting of the senior elected members ( with sub-committees specialising in land , finance , personnel and performance review ) . |
| 11 | In a book published in 1975 , he praises Montini for the courage he had displayed in supporting him twenty years earlier , but adds this comment : One does not have to accept all of that to recognize that the assessment is shrewd . |
| 12 | He did not attempt to remember all the features that together make up a face . |
| 13 | Firstly , said the Government , it did not want to stifle all criticism of the way its policies were carried out . |
| 14 | But it did not do to use all one 's pieces at once . |
| 15 | ( p93 ) It would appear that as long as the buyer communicates the purpose for which the goods are required , he does not have to specify all of the particular applications so long as they fall within the scope of normal purpose . |
| 16 | It does not purport to contain all the information that a prospective purchaser may require . |
| 17 | But , it does not need to occur all at once . |