Example sentences of "not [verb] your [noun sg] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does not cover your car for damage in an accident , therefore it is usually the sort of policy taken out by people with old cars . |
| 2 | Do not regard your record of baseline behaviour , your seven to ten-day preparation phase , with an overly pessimistic , critical eye . |
| 3 | The main reason for using a Statutory Demand is not to drive your debtor into insolvency , which helps no one , but rather to bring pressure to bear on having accounts paid and having them paid quickly . |
| 4 | It 's important not to lose your security of tenure in council accommodation — which is so hard to come by in the first place — by making yourself " voluntarily homeless ' . |
| 5 | When Jesus says to his disciples , ‘ You are not to set your mind on food or drink ; you are not to worry ’ ( Luke 12:29 — the only New Testament use of the word ) , he is saying that God 's care for us as Father means that food and drink are not to be a hang-up , an occasion for doubt and anxiety which constantly keeps us up in the air . |
| 6 | Since you 're more than a little accident prone at this time , exercise caution and be careful not to lead your owner into trouble . |
| 7 | What I did not realise when I bought the house was that in the winter , and sometimes in the summer , the fog rolls thickly in and you can not see your hand in front of your face . |
| 8 | ‘ We can be certain that the designer of Class AA ( an undergraduate student ) did not read your article in Wireless World unless it was translated into Japanese ; he can not , read , write or speak English . |
| 9 | I do not share your enthusiasm for trickle filters . |
| 10 | We now have the West Yorkshire authorities saying , Hang about , you 're loading too much onto us , by not taking your share of migration out of West Yorkshire . |
| 11 | ‘ You can not live your life in fear that someone is going to attack you . |
| 12 | These fallbacks are essential to ensure that you are not putting your home at risk if your money-saving plans go awry . |
| 13 | You must not lose your grip on reality , but you must think creatively . |
| 14 | or telephone when vehicles moving except in emergencies , you should only stick your fix or clip on microphone where it will not distract your attention from road , do not stop on a hard shoul shoulder of a motorway to answer or make a call however urgent . |
| 15 | Do not exceed your level of competence on risk issues or ask others to do so ; seek expert assistance where necessary . |
| 16 | While adjusting a spotlight to illuminate the perineal area take care not to throw your face into shadow , or lip-reading will become impossible . |
| 17 | But this alone will not purify your water of waste products that are invisible to the eye . |
| 18 | It was quite a new idea over here , you did n't do your washing at home but brought it out to these machines , and the courteous manager greeted you and put in the soap powder for you , and had the clothes all ready for you when you came back , but was n't alas , as it turned out , much of a hand at doing the accounts . |
| 19 | If they had not abandoned you then you would not be here , you would not be wanting to run the width of the compound to drink the shit you would n't give your dog at home . |
| 20 | I have n't got that , and of course I could n't run your version of setver unless I had setver cos it would say incorrect DOS version . |
| 21 | But he wo n't understand your love of colour and excitement , your need to dream , and he 'll stifle you with his possessiveness … |
| 22 | ‘ They do n't sound your kind of couple at all . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Is it meaner than a dungeon so dark that you ca n't see your hand in front of your face ? ’ |
| 24 | Do n't change your pattern of prayer merely because someone mentions the latest method just arrived on view . |
| 25 | " I did n't mean your sort of bird — I meant birds that fly , " I said . |
| 26 | He 's unlikely to know how you feel , and until he does , he ca n't put your mind at rest . |
| 27 | I th , you know when you 're sitting there and ca n't click your brain into gear ? |
| 28 | Pity you did n't lose your voice at home today Charlotte is there |
| 29 | Do n't lose your bit of paper . |
| 30 | But then , of course ’ — she pulled a face now — ‘ I had n't taken your husband into account , had , I ? nor his charm or his wiliness . |