Example sentences of "is that you [verb] [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | The oldest rule in the Westminster book is that you do not try to reach difficult decisions in the last week of July . |
2 | The good thing about a spreadsheet is that you do not need to worry about the order in which you list items — you can sort on any field later . |
3 | The trouble with playing from this distance , however , is that you do not require a full swing . |
4 | The explanation is that you lack control or feel at the end of the stick , and the reason is that you do not know where the end is . |
5 | The advantage of Wysiwyg is that you do not have to keep switching from one to the other . |
6 | The only thing that makes it wrong in my view is that you do n't love him . ’ |
7 | The thing about Back is that you do n't refer to his stature when within ear-shot . |
8 | ‘ I want to send out a very strong message today , ’ he had said , ‘ one thing I learned when I was young is that you do n't give in to the village bully . |
9 | the same is that you do n't match your airport passenger to your airport demand . |
10 | One of the unwritten rules of non-Muslims who work or travel in Muslim countries is that you do n't eat or drink in front of your fasting friends . |
11 | The important thing about the N tuple method is that you do n't make any assumptions about the image apart from it 's just a set of binary digits . |
12 | And er with that in mind , it 's possible that people do want to top up their income , because the one thing I will stress to you is that you do n't want to have to start having to back-pedal er when you retire . |
13 | That means joint commissioning , you have an example later on in your agenda in relation to learning disability services , I think it 's items nine , nine and eleven , erm , er , perhaps the most controversial part of the proposals that I 've , I 've put before the authorities , is that you do n't expect the structures for joint care planning to carry the full weight of joint commissioning when you 're talking about main budgets . |
14 | The important thing is that you do n't feel hungry . |
15 | ‘ What you 're saying , then , is that you do n't feel at ease with me , because you do n't know me very well . ’ |
16 | ‘ You have disturbed a burial site all right but what is important is that you do n't disturb it further , ’ he advised . |
17 | I suppose one reason we 've got on so well , May , is that you do n't go around resenting things and feeling you 're wasted on ordinary mortals . |
18 | So all I ask is that you do n't bother her any more , and marry Fanny . ’ |
19 | SALESPERSON : Could you tell me exactly what it is that you do n't like the look of ? |
20 | Well the problem is , is that you do n't like teeing off do you ? |
21 | It 's a hell-raiser with 24-carat cuff-links and rounded vowels , it 's a freshly squeezed orange juice with a large shot of vodka — and like a Mickey Finn , the beauty of the Bentley is that you do n't know quite what you 've let yourself in for . |
22 | The trouble is that you do n't know about all this . |
23 | Well the problem as I see it is that you do n't know what the variety of this peach is , if it was bought out of greenhouse variety and is reasonably tender then I do n't think whatever you do with it in Preston it 's going to make any difference . |
24 | The problems is that you do n't know what documents you need for your enquiry . |
25 | ‘ The mystery of the coming of a new creature is a great mystery ad incomprehensible , Mrs Virginsky , and what a pity it is that you do n't understand it . ' |
26 | " The trouble with you , " said Clelia , " is that you do n't appreciate the distinction between the decorative and the creative arts . |
27 | And the sales pitch of course is that you do n't take the second year 's payment until a year later . |
28 | The only big difference in doing it this way is that you do n't get to specify a name or icon for the item . |
29 | The problem with these street preachers is that you do n't get the choice not to hear them . ’ |
30 | ’ Well , all I can say , Miss Lightbody , is that you do n't look the slightest bit awful to me and , second , that your sister 's explanation as to why you were absent last week is good enough to me . |