Example sentences of "they [verb] [pers pn] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | But the 200 miles separating them meant they did not meet until six months into the romance when Chris , 25 , came to see Heather , 32 , of Aberdeen Road , Darlington . |
2 | The House Speaker , Tom Foley , and the Senate majority leader , George Mitchell , have urged him to reconsider his stance — even though they concede they do not have the votes to override a veto . |
3 | They say they do not understand why their headmaster is so intent on persecuting them when 20 Jewish students do not attend school on Saturdays , a normal part of the school week in France . |
4 | The Baughs checked the original offer letter carefully and they say it did not state clearly that once people have accepted , there was no way out and it certainly did not mention the excessive opt-out figure they were later quoted . |
5 | It is a situation of great humiliation for women when they realise they do not possess their bodies except in relation to a man who might give them something — either children or some economic advantage . |
6 | Both the head and the educational psychologist stressed the positive value of Cedars and the likely problems for Balbinder if he stayed on at his present school , which they told her did not have the expertise to cope with his needs . |
7 | While they acknowledged they did not feel themselves to be happy at work — their lot was ‘ to work ’ — they felt that nothing could be changed because they did not have the knowledge . |
8 | Software602 sales manager Jan Muhlfeit said that the teenagers , all aged between 16 and 18 , had written a letter to the Alliance apologising for their actions — they claimed they did not know that they were doing anything wrong . |
9 | How much enlightenment they obtained I do not know , but the details about ‘ exploring hands ’ were , in those days in contrast to the present , unusual . |
10 | This , of course , does not preclude the buyer from refusing to accept the goods if when they arrive they do not comply with the contract . |
11 | Professionals feel ignorant and at a disadvantage working with patients they feel they do not understand and who , in turn , do not trust them . |
12 | Similarly , some organisations do not brief employees properly because they claim they do not have the time to do so . |
13 | They felt they did not know what services , nor how many , are available . |
14 | The increasing complexity of everyday business life has led many firms to recruit full time administrators whose status matches ( if indeed in terms of the power they wield it does not exceed ) that of the partners themselves ; or indeed one partner may be seconded to administrative duties on a permanent basis . |
15 | It is apparent from the findings of fact that the justices made no findings , or if they did they did not record them , as to whether ( i ) the child was likely to abscond from any other description of accommodation , or ( ii ) that if he absconded he would be likely to suffer significant harm . |
16 | Few , if any , suspected the doctor or my father of being involved ; or if they did they did not say so . |
17 | He said ministers were guilty of ‘ an attitude of mind ’ which meant they think they did not have to bother about the public . |
18 | Also , if I am not there , some people might have loose tongues if they think you do not understand . ’ |
19 | ‘ At one point we thought we had got an agreement but then they said they did not want any conditions at all attached to the application . ’ |
20 | Also , according to Aszal , they said they did not doubt that she was his wife . |
21 | But there was a setback on Saturday when the French National League 's ( FNL ) disciplinary committee failed to make any ruling at a nine-hour meeting in Paris because they said they did not have enough evidence . |
22 | One angry worker explained : ‘ They said they did not have sufficient money to sustain capital investment and pay shareholders , so somebody had to draw the short straw and it was us . ’ |
23 | They said he did not qualify for the money — a desperately-needed £75 — because his absence from Britain meant he was not available for work . |
24 | The human members of the community are here mainly because out in the commercial world , they had been doing things they did not want to do , using skills they wished they did not have . |
25 | which I asked if they would stay , but they altogether refused , and seeing that they refused I did not hinder them to go , for I will press no man . |