Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] do [not/n't] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where , by contrast , the relationship between subject and type of work is more pluralistic , that possibility does not exist ; or rather does not exist in theory . |
| 2 | The Greeks did not react — or rather did not go beyond the surface of Roman life — until they found themselves faced with a first-class power which had defeated the Greek armies of Pyrrhus on the open field . |
| 3 | In fact , we were supposed to be doing something with Eric and John , but Eric could n't make it , or perhaps did n't want to . |
| 4 | If the upper part had been true as to intervals it would have been in B major , and of course the tonal results would have been chaotic : organ Whether intervals are true or false does not matter to listeners , who can not easily distinguish the difference . |
| 5 | There are whole areas here , Donald , where basic facilities such as water , for example , are in very poor supply or simply do n't exist at all . |
| 6 | Have you seen something that just does n't fit into the normal pattern of things ? |
| 7 | Overall , most teachers of essay-writing would say that academic register involves clarity and modern usage , coupled with a degree of formality that nevertheless does not extend into pomposity or technical difficulty . |
| 8 | However , if one looks at section 3 it is — we do not need to decide the point — at least doubtful whether it would apply to the circumstances of the present case , because the requisite intent which has to be present before section 3 is breached is the intent under subsection ( 2 ) of section 3 , ‘ ( a ) to impair the operation of any computer ’ — that clearly does not apply to what the respondent did here — ‘ ( b ) to prevent or hinder access to any program or data held in any computer ’ — that again clearly does not apply to what the respondent did here — and ‘ ( c ) to impair the operation of any such program ’ — that does not apply here . |
| 9 | A race that nearly did n't happen as the first of August 's glorious ‘ weather ’ settled in . |
| 10 | Some of these chemicals do n't mix with water and this is why I did mention COSHH because they are working in er conditions and with chemicals that probably do n't mix with water , but you should know what the buffer is , yeah ? |
| 11 | un unfortunately he has but , you know , and James goes , he goes God that really does n't sound like Sal , I really would n't have thought he would 've done that to you . |
| 12 | Additionally , many countries levy taxes that happily do not apply to Britain . |
| 13 | It 's claimed he made contact with the KGB on a vacation trip to Moscow during his second year at Oxford ; an argument that certainly does n't wash with Jesse Malkin . |
| 14 | One book that definitely did not feature in anyone 's final list was Jaws of Death ( HarperCollins , £9.99 ) . |
| 15 | The stewards established there had been interference , but it was accidental and had taken place before the second last and thereby did not count under the rules . |
| 16 | As signalled by at all , however , this use also suggests a negative bias on the part of the speaker against the existence of any real need to borrow money , and so does not belong in a separate category from the others at all : it is just as non-assertive as all the rest . |
| 17 | Shadows are the absence of light and so do n't exist in themselves , but they are still visible and palpable just as if they did . |
| 18 | This type of inefficiency arises because workers and management are often ill-equipped or lacking in motivation and so do not perform to the best of their abilities . |
| 19 | Also they do not pay rates and so do not contribute to the upkeep of the area in which they live . |
| 20 | Tyler Blacklock had little interest in the millinery world , for he hardly ever wore a hat and so did not move in such circles ; neither had he made enquiries with regard to Beth or her husband . |
| 21 | After a hearing in 1976 , the Chief Commons Commissioner found that the road verges were part of the highway , and so did not fall within the definition of ‘ common land ’ in section 22(1) of the Act . |
| 22 | The police were advised that it was a potentially fatal weapon , but when the case was brought before Mr Bros at Clerkenwell , he ruled that although the pistol was a ‘ weapon ’ it was not a ‘ firearm ’ , and so did not fall within the prohibitions of the Act . |
| 23 | Er their mistake was that they chose a company which was down market and basically did n't go into er depth of that company . |
| 24 | This suggests that HPV may be an active gene in carcinogenesis and thus does not lose in in vivo passage . |
| 25 | Or a semantic constituent may be untestable because it is completely determined syntactically , like — ness in His kindness was overwhelming , and thus does not participate in any contrasts at all . |
| 26 | Control subjects that experienced training in which the immediate consequences of the light did not differ in their reinforcing value from one trial to another ( for these the interval between the offset of the light and food delivery was fixed and thus did not depend on whether it contained a tone or a clicker ) showed a steady decline in the frequency of the OR . |
| 27 | I 've never subscribed to the deification of Nick cave and still do n't subscribe to the theory that says ‘ difficult ’ or ‘ dark ’ music is somehow better than squeaky-clean pop , but ‘ The Mercy Seat ’ and ‘ The Good Son ’ automatically establish a tone of commanding bleakness , Cave scuttling the stage like a wretch possessed and the band striking bunslinger poses . |
| 28 | The inventoried music falls within the period of Lully to Campra , and interestingly does not extend to Rameau . |
| 29 | And now do n't dream of walking me home again . |
| 30 | [ The ] new languages provided only very modest space for parody : these languages hardly know , and now do not know at all , sacred words , since they themselves were born to a significant extent out of a parody of the sacred word . |