Example sentences of "of [noun sg] they [verb] n't [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you go to Wembley on Saturday morning you will see women with wide Jari bordered saris with gold embroidery , with necklaces and bangles — all gold — and of course they do n't wear a coat because the full splendour of their clothes must be revealed — on their feet a pair of decorative Chappals — however cold it might be . |
| 2 | And of course they do n't want any snotty-nosed ones , no . |
| 3 | Of course they do n't know whether I 'm married or single , why I 'm buying so much food , or how much money I 've spent on food that week . |
| 4 | After a time the others go off to search for ‘ Smee ’ — but of course they do n't know who they are looking for . |
| 5 | And of course they did n't hire with them . |
| 6 | Fish Sparks , who 's been a bit down in the mouth since we rumbled his story , thought it was terrifically funny to start calling the Indians things like Sitting Bull and Tonto , but of course they did n't understand and anyway the rest of us sort of froze him out . |
| 7 | When Adrian writes ‘ Nobody even noticed I was in the room ! ’ with its exclamation mark of outrage at the end , part of us says ‘ Of course they did n't notice . |
| 8 | Of course they did n't get the portable with this , they rang them up , said where 's my colour portable said I 'll put you on to the manager anyway they had some deal that night that erm to launch this Mini Mayfair or whatever it was wine and cheese thing so he went to the wine and cheese thing and worried he was gon na kick up a fuss so they gave him a telly anyway . |
| 9 | ‘ Of course they did n't say that , ’ said Nigel as if to an elderly sloth suffering from senile decay , ‘ but it 's no good me saying , ‘ Sinister , dexter , sinister , dexter , ’ because they wo n't know what I 'm talking about , will they ? |
| 10 | The Captain 's Cabin is the sort of place they do n't hassle you . |
| 11 | In the face of Queeensrÿche they did n't stand a chance . |
| 12 | In the face of Queeensrÿche they did n't stand a chance . |
| 13 | That is to say , they know what it would be like for God to exist , but as a matter of fact they do n't think that one does . |
| 14 | of time they do n't do it . |
| 15 | Erm er just made an observation about er experience in hospital with children and apparently when kids have been in hospital for a length of time they do n't object so much when you go along and stick a the |