Example sentences of "[v-ing] that they [verb] n't [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | May we learn to face up to our problems and try to sort them out instead of pretending that they do n't exist or trying to run away from them . |
| 2 | Tax at forty percent , four thousand pounds to the chancellor of the exchequer , he 'll be delighted , your kids will be wishing that they did n't have to pay it . |
| 3 | Are you saying that they did n't mean what they said then ? |
| 4 | It goes without saying that they do n't deserve it , but considering how much the Beeb fall over themselves to shower praise on them , I thought it was a certainty . |
| 5 | As described by one character , this catch-all phrase is ‘ a short way of saying that they do n't claim to find either the ultimate cause or the ultimate cure , but they do know exactly how it functions , and can prescribe accordingly ’ ( 149/151 ) . |
| 6 | Knitters often ask me about knitting double jacquard , saying that they do n't like the floats on single-bed Fair Isle fabrics . |
| 7 | there are ways of doing that they do n't do that , you know there 's a thing I |
| 8 | We have acquired the habit of assuming that they do n't know what they want , do n't want to decide anything about their own lives and have nothing to contribute . |
| 9 | Because if we do n't we then run the risk of being injured ourselves erm somebody alleging that they did n't realise they were police officers and therefore shot at us because they thought we were invading their territory or something . |