Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] not [verb] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 She 'd heard stories about people being attacked and their handbags stolen and so decided not to walk across town alone .
2 The doubt is that he perhaps did n't take into consideration of the women who are available .
3 they apparently do n't go on stage till half past seven
4 Sleep was something he obviously did n't have under control .
5 The central panel between your shoulder blades is a major outlet area for sebum and perspiration , so do n't skimp on cleansing and exfoliation .
6 You 'll probably sleep badly , so do n't go to bed too early and do n't fret about the lost hours .
7 There has n't been a switch from the A using the A sixty one er to get across to the A one using the southern bypass , that just has n't happened in practice .
8 They had already decided not to go for Display PostScript — the on-screen imaging model that matches the printer language — but to concentrate on enhancing QuickDraw .
9 Sight — is it just me , or does anyone else think these 3-D Freescape thingies just do n't work on 8-bit computers ?
10 The bag just did n't go with silk : it was too big and bulky , no doubt stuffed full with notepads and pencils , Mitch observed , his photographer 's eye altering her and becoming more exasperated with the hat every second .
11 It just did n't feel like Christmas Day .
12 But ‘ the Governor just does not engage in politics ’ , says a spokesman fastidiously .
13 Common sense suggests that a person who submits to an act only because he believes that otherwise he will be over-powered and have it done to him anyway does not consent in law , even though the force necessary to overpower him will be small and non-injurious . ’
14 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 .
15 There are still a number of er medical practices around who still do n't agree with advertising .
16 While there had been some improvements in terms of flags and emblems , young people still do not apply for work in unsafe areas because of the serious risks involved .
17 But talk about a hassle they wanted , they , well they picked the be the pr you know the present that you c you claim erm , a deep fryer and I think it was in March time and by July it still had n't come in spite of ringing and writing and everything else
18 It still had n't occurred to Lucien that more than likely Caringolat did n't care .
19 He still had n't finished at quarter to five .
20 Complaints remain that the traffic still does not drive at walking pace and that there are still insufficient play areas of good quality .
21 She nearly did not remember in time , because the similarity was such an unlikely one and she was hunting for pictures of hatred .
22 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 ?
23 I also do n't like to text face .
24 Officers are now told not to go onto festival sites to pay benefits .
25 Officers are now told not to go onto festival sites to pay benefits .
26 He added that valuations so far appeared not to take into consideration the question of tied cottages leading to an enormous jump in the bills that estates and individuals were likely to face .
27 Dance music , too , often does n't work on radio .
28 At this distance in time we simply do not know in detail how the clerks did their jobs , for there were no manuals of office procedure , and the functional tasks gradually evolved so that they bore little resemblance to their forebears .
29 They simply do not put into effect the rules that the Community agrees .
30 His public relations executive is probably working hard enough on his account , but they simply did not keep in touch on a regular basis .
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