Example sentences of "not [verb] [pers pn] to [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Your filter can deal with the waste products of the fish , but you should not expect it to also cope with additional and unnecessary pollution . |
| 2 | ‘ Also , if you allow the dog to sit on your settee , then replace that settee with a new one you do n't want the dog to sit on , you must not expect it to suddenly understand why it can not sit there . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ People are n't allowing us to just get on with the job . |
| 4 | Do n't want me er do n't want me to just check it ? |
| 5 | You know I mean because all the people that have come to show support and er solidarity have done it er I mean we 've been very aware you know the quarry men have actually said you know no we do n't want you to actually block the land rovers we do it our own way and erm you know there 's been no out of control mass picketing or violence or anything like that . |
| 6 | When it says add bar lines it won it wo n't hurt you to actually write those out . |
| 7 | It 's just that I do n't trust him to only take one that 's all ! |
| 8 | I certainly did n't expect her to actually complain about the LP she 's supposedly promoting . |
| 9 | Well you ca n't expect them to just sit . |
| 10 | He has been banished from the real world , we do n't allow him to even glimpse at it any more . |
| 11 | Well you 've only got five pence so it do n't allow you to fucking do |
| 12 | Erm unless you 've got a doctor 's note saying that you 've passed the medical , they wo n't allow you to actually go on the activity holiday . |