Example sentences of "[vb base] not [vb infin] [adv prt] [v-ing] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those committed to self-report and victimization surveys do not start off asking the most important question of all : ‘ what is serious crime ? ’ |
| 2 | ‘ At least I do n't go round killing the poor buggers , ’ he says . |
| 3 | ‘ We have to take advantage of other countries ’ experiences to the greatest possible extent , ’ said Mr Vedernikov , ‘ but we have to make sure we do n't end up inventing the bicycle . ’ |
| 4 | Having finished a job , they do n't sit around enjoying the results — it 's on to the next . |
| 5 | They talk about it as if that 's such a long period , and yet it seems like yesterday when my last one came out , but you do n't realise it 's that long ; you do n't sit round watching the calendar . |
| 6 | ‘ People ask why I do n't tour round seeing the sights , but I could see sights in Australia and be warm . |
| 7 | In our own lives , when we look back over things we 've done , we try to learn something from them — if we know we 've done something stupid , we try to make sure that we do n't keep on making the same mistakes over and over again . |
| 8 | We must make sure we do n't keep on disturbing the seed 's growth by constantly going back to the same people and badgering them . |