Example sentences of "[Wh adv] [adj] [noun] do n't [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 Strange how some things do n't change .
2 It shows how serial killers do n't have two heads .
3 This sounds basic but you would be surprised how many creditors do n't know who their debtor really is in strict and precise legal terms .
4 If you do n't understand something , say so — you 'll be surprised how many others do n't understand either !
5 After I got back to work I realised just how many people do n't give blood in the Institute ( which is what prompted me to write this article ) .
6 But you are so used to an unquestioned independence that you forget how many people do n't have it , people who , in human terms , Christian terms even , have just as much right to it as you do .
7 And we 've had , had instances of why that policy did n't work , and I 'm only sorry that those people who supported it before are finding it impossible to support it now .
8 ‘ To be honest , at first I did n't have a clue how long I 'd stay , ’ says Bassett , ‘ so I can understand why some locals did n't think I 'd last more than a season or so .
9 Which is why Londoners north of the Thames think going south of the river is like stumbling into the left-over servants ' quarters , down in the basement where decent folks do n't go .
10 I ca n't think why all supermarkets do n't put GH at the checkout .
11 One of the commonest reasons given for why more people do n't cycle is ‘ danger from other traffic ’ .
12 Robyn wondered why more workmen did n't take advantage .
13 And you think well of course it would would n't it you know you 're trying to you get to the stage you can believe me you get to the stage quite quickly where you ca n't understand why other people do n't see it .
14 As a young person , I am often quite afraid to go out on the streets in case I am approached by one of these grey-haired vandals and informed how much worse the world is these days or interrogated as to why young people do n't have any respect anymore .
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