Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] [noun] [verb] n't [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It 's immediately clear that Andrew does n't regret his slip from fame for an instant . |
| 2 | It takes two months to make one costume ; the machines are old and Russians do n't know how to work . |
| 3 | But I 'm old and secrets do n't seem so important any more . ’ |
| 4 | And yet does n't Shetland does n't seem so difficult to un maybe it 's because we 're Orcadian but Shetland does n't seem to be so difficult to understand for somebody outside than Orcadian is I wonder why ? |
| 5 | She played her part to the end , grateful that Ace did n't seem keen on prolonging the agony . |
| 6 | She blinked hard , blew her nose , and was relieved that Luke did n't appear to notice anything amiss . |
| 7 | ‘ Frankly , it 's amazing that Labour did n't make more of the current economic difficulties , ’ he said , expressing vigorous dissatisfaction at the intellectual content of the election campaign . |
| 8 | Fortunate that things do n't happen all at the same time . |
| 9 | It was fortunate that Luke did n't come in at that particular moment , Merrill mused later , as she reached for the telephone directory ; he would certainly have misread Rob 's little gesture of appreciation . |
| 10 | When his star buy then made a big to-do about visiting Ronnie Kray in Broadmoor , Cloughie became convinced that Fashanu did n't have all his paddles in the water . |
| 11 | Whatever I did I was convinced that people did n't like me , and that if only I could be slim and keep that way with sensible eating habits , they would . |
| 12 | ‘ I was very sad that Julia did n't see the boy , ’ George says . |
| 13 | I just blurted out , " I think I am pregnant and Keith does n't want me anymore . " |
| 14 | Significant quotes from players were passed on to the writers who heard , for example , that the Europeans had a " quiet " lunch after the opening foursomes , that Tony Jacklin did n't sleep too well one night , that Strange and Kite do n't hit it as far as some , that the Americans were " stunned " after the first day and that , mostly , players thought the crowds behaved reasonably well . |
| 15 | He wrote to his fellow-employees : ‘ It is unfortunate that business does n't allow us time to talk . |
| 16 | No , no suit or , or anything else , unusual that Dave did n't leave me a note . |
| 17 | £500 fine if children do n't belt up |
| 18 | The flight had been smooth but Donna did n't enjoy flying . |
| 19 | For one thing , you do n't get frustrated when things do n't go to plan . |
| 20 | Not only did the computer get them right but Palmer did n't slow his delivery at all , and the printed word appeared a fraction of a second later . |
| 21 | Not only did the computer get them right but Palmer did n't slow his delivery at all , and the printed word appeared a fraction of a second later . |
| 22 | Betty would probably rather be in the Dordogne , but she was here making sure that Lydia did n't lay violent hands on herself in the profundity of her misery , or let herself go to seed in the spiritless fashion of an old thistle . |
| 23 | Roy Hattersley , Labour 's deputy leader , said : ‘ I want to look very carefully at the idea to make sure that clubs do n't go out of business and that large families on low incomes can still go to football matches . ’ |
| 24 | How can we be sure that employers do n't use Work Experience to cover for unfilled vacancies ? |
| 25 | All he seems to do is make sure that players do n't misbehave and if they do , he is there to reprimand them . |
| 26 | Mr Newbegin , She turns to her friend and says , ‘ It 's just terrible that Harvey did n't tell her it was formal . |
| 27 | An attitude of fatalism may be seen in typical phrases from traditional low-income black American subculture such as ‘ I 've been down so long that down do n't bother me ’ , ‘ I was born under a bad sign ’ and ‘ It 's an uphill climb to the bottom ’ . |
| 28 | Kathie is the only child and Nell advises her that ‘ Black and White do n't mix … you 'll be neither one thing or the other … |
| 29 | Talking about privatising the National Health Service and opting out of the National Health Service is not actually very helpful because people do n't believe that , they do n't believe it 's er N H S P L C. They do not , it is not a British Gas , it is not a British Telecom , they know it 's not and it devalues your argument if you talk of it in those terms , and it allows Waldergrave to stand up and to renounce and reject your statements and weaken your case . |
| 30 | Cold starting is poor as alcohols do n't evaporate well . |