Example sentences of "not [verb] [pers pn] [adj] [noun] and " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The DoT has not given us definite promises and has discouraged us from expecting too much . |
| 2 | It has been seven years that life does not bring me any joy and being totally blasé , I have decided to put an end to those viragos . |
| 3 | He had not seen her all day and badly wanted to say goodbye , but there was no sign of her in the crowd that had gathered to see them off . |
| 4 | Asik knew that his grandparents would die if he did not give them enough water and there was no water left in the pots , so he set off to the river . |
| 5 | Father cared , but he did not give us enough time and attention . |
| 6 | They can not have it both ways and , at the moment , by making such demands they are unwittingly pushing the game towards professionalism . |
| 7 | They have n't given us many tickets and that will make our players more determined . |
| 8 | You said er , I told , I told him I was fed up with the General Secretary of this union that had n't given us any backing and you said sorry Phil , but I 'm not the General Secretary . |
| 9 | I was at a stage where I was used to getting something like cannabis or whatever and , with none of that being around , I thought a bit of this wo n't do me any harm and it just took off from there . |
| 10 | I was at a stage where I was used to getting something like cannabis or whatever and with none a that being round I thought a bita this wo n't do me any harm and it just took off from there … . |
| 11 | It 's a lovely world , beautiful world but it 's the people in it you see who are spoiling things so much and I do n't understand youngsters you see but because young people erm there , there was a time when youngsters just er do just as they like and they were n't reprimanded by the parents , whereas my parents were very strict you see and it did n't do me any harm and I 'm glad now that they were . |
| 12 | ‘ Do n't give me that nickle and dime stuff ! ’ she burst out shakingly , her eyes blazing with pain . |
| 13 | Mum it 's pussy cat , pussy cat have some pie for , where mummy do n't give them some pie and pussy cat , pussy cat up in London , there 's two about pussy cats |
| 14 | Calling the most important political movement since the rise of Socialism a load of eco-freaks does n't give you any credit and just gets me annoyed . |
| 15 | ( Presenter ) Some do n't perceive it that way and say it could be political suicide for the Conservatives ( Legge ) |
| 16 | Turned back to Ormanroyd who could n't control it first time and that was enough for Forest to win it back . |
| 17 | If he really wants to ensure that ring-rustiness does n't get him this time and given his limited comeback action , would n't he seek more serious preparatory work than dressing up as Santa Claus , albeit for charity ? |