Example sentences of "you do [not/n't] [vb infin] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Make it clear that you have taken in details by phrasing questions along the lines of , ‘ I 've looked at your educational record which seems excellent but could you perhaps tell me why you did not pass maths until two years after your other 0 levels/changed schools halfway through A levels/took a year off while doing your degree ? ’
2 ‘ Well ? ’ said Calatin who was , truth to tell , becoming just the smallest bit afraid of this strange , golden-eyed creature , but who would not have dreamed of showing it , because you did not show discourtesy to guests , not if you wanted business from them .
3 Daily Telegraph If you did not put aluminium in you would have water that was cloudy .
4 You did n't expect Uncle to be in it …
5 ‘ It 's a wonder you did n't wear lipstick to Gran 's funeral . ’
6 You did n't need grace to be forgiven yourself .
7 ‘ I had the impression that you did n't see eye to eye on how the club should be run . ’
8 I 'm also grateful that you did n't … you did n't take advantage of what was between us six years ago .
9 " Well , you did n't get Fiver into it , did you ?
10 My friend , if you did n't have hair at the front
11 You did n't have time to er to go and er , and play too much .
12 This was before it happened or when it happened ? you did n't have sort of intimations that something was going to happen ?
13 That 's because you did n't put vinegar on it .
14 The sergeant muttered a deep oath , and Maggie remarked , ‘ If you do n't think well of yourself , nobody else will …
15 Now if you do n't improve access for the disabled when you build a new station , you 'll never improve it .
16 And you you forget what you already know or you do n't bother with it you do n't bother sort of concentrating on that thing , Oh let's get that bit right .
17 ‘ Surely it wo n't be the end of the world if you do n't start school until fall . ’
18 You do n't make dance for other choreographers to come and look at . ’
19 ‘ If you do n't make love to me — here and now — I think I 'll just die ! ’
20 ‘ … This lady is well-connected , well-respected … you do n't make trouble for such people with impunity . ’
21 You do n't want glue in your veins , do ya ?
22 You do n't want jam on yours ?
23 You do n't want sympathy from anybody , you just want to suffer in silence .
24 , you do n't want tea with er milk , you want to have lemon in it ?
25 If you do n't want alcohol in your truffles , you can replace the liqueur with the same amount of strong coffee .
26 Indeed , her father had shocked her by breaking this silence and by advising her , when she went up to Cambridge , not to join the Communist Party ; a joke 's a joke , he told her , but you do n't want trouble with visas if ever you want to go to America .
27 You do n't want equality for women .
28 You do n't leave deadwood on your spreadsheets , cells that are formatted or unprotected , cos not only do they use memory where you 've got the cells but between that and something else .
29 That 's , you do n't spell daughter like that !
30 But you do n't expect rationality from such people .
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