Example sentences of "you [verb] not [adv] [vb infin] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the morning Miss Honey said to them , ‘ One or two of you did not particularly enjoy the last occasion when the Headmistress took the class , so let us all try to be especially careful and clever today . |
| 2 | As the Wasp Junior is supercharged you do not just push the lever to the stop for fear of bursting it , so I relied on Tony to limit the movement of my left hand , revelling in the swelling thunder of the fifteen-litre engine and the surging acceleration as the nose reared under its power . |
| 3 | The reason for this is that you do not just calculate the length and breadth of the pool , but the various areas that are going to accommodate marginal shelves as well . |
| 4 | Clean air , by and large , also serves as an example of nonrivalrous consumption : by breathing , you do not perceptibly reduce the supply of air for others . |
| 5 | Phone back within twenty-four hours to report progress even if you do not yet have the answer . |
| 6 | What was not understood was that when you sweep away a feudal society , you do not overnight change the institutions or the casts of thought that have been built up over centuries . |
| 7 | ‘ Perhaps you do not fully realize the gravity of your actions . |
| 8 | ‘ You do not really understand the issues . ’ |