Example sentences of "[vb base] not [verb] [noun sg] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alfa Romeo had a now-you-see-it , now-you-do n't glass roof on its 164-based Proteo coupe , but a production future here is altogether more promising . |
| 2 | Companies do not pay tax on their FII since it represents dividends paid out of profits that have already been taxed in the corporate sector ( s 208 ) . |
| 3 | Pour some oil into a small dish ( do not pour oil onto your partner 's body , it can be quite a shock ) , oil your hands , then rub them together to warm the oil . |
| 4 | While such phrases do not do justice to its many insights — to which I will return in Chapter 8 — there are nevertheless some serious weaknesses in the approach . |
| 5 | You do not spill blood on your own carpet . |
| 6 | If other Victorian novelists do not set fire to their great houses with as much frequency as Dickens , they tend in other ways to undermine them , suggesting that they too perceive them , not merely as fabrics , but as expressions of an outmoded system . |
| 7 | ‘ Rich people do not waste time in our village . ’ |
| 8 | We do not send information to your home . |
| 9 | Perhaps this is why straight lines do not suggest movement along their length as effectively as slightly curved ones . |
| 10 | That do not shut light from your house |
| 11 | Lawrence added : ‘ It must be stressed that we do not see ball-tampering in our domestic game as a serious problem , but we are determined to stamp it out . |
| 12 | Lots of young couples do not use contraception on their first time , and many do not use it at all . |
| 13 | In the UK , investors generally do not receive interest from their brokers on the balance in their margin accounts . |
| 14 | The Minister for Arts , Richard Luce , speaking at the Library Association Members ' Day in 1987 , remarked , ‘ We must ensure that we do not lose sight of our main objective . |
| 15 | It is because you do not lose touch with your present identity that I hesitate to ask the question ‘ What is your name ? ’ too early in the session ; the patient 's instinct would be to answer by giving me today 's name . |
| 16 | I do not deny uniformitarianism in its true sense , that is to say , of interpreting the past by means of the processes that we see going on at the present day , so long as we remember that the periodic catastrophe ( including sudden events like the rush of a turbidity current ) is one of those processes . |
| 17 | The best kind of flat is one that is above ground floor level and has its own entrance , providing that you do not gain access to your entrance up an unlit staircase or a long , dark walkway . |
| 18 | Do not save part of your meal for later . |
| 19 | They inspect my passport and I do not find favour in their eyes . |
| 20 | Only drink bottled water ( a well-known brand , if possible , such as Perrier ) and do not have ice in your drinks . |
| 21 | At a minimum it would seem reasonable to return to the stark simplicity of the RSPCA 150 years ago and agree not to inflict pain on my fellow creatures because pain helps no one and the infliction of it brutalises me . |
| 22 | You do n't leave deadwood on your spreadsheets , cells that are formatted or unprotected , cos not only do they use memory where you 've got the cells but between that and something else . |
| 23 | Going down to the beach is one of PHIL ‘ DO N'T KICK SAND IN MY FACE ’ KING 's favourite pastimes . |
| 24 | You do n't want glue in your veins , do ya ? |
| 25 | If you do n't want alcohol in your truffles , you can replace the liqueur with the same amount of strong coffee . |
| 26 | We do n't want soup on your sleeves . |
| 27 | These days milkman do n't carry money on their rounds . |
| 28 | Excuse me I do n't involve cruelty in my training |
| 29 | Do n't forget protection for your head . |
| 30 | The argument is that you only have one life , that you are the most important person in the world and that if you do n't take responsibility for your own development , who else will ? |