Example sentences of "do [adv] [vb infin] [noun sg] [prep] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Companies do not pay tax on their FII since it represents dividends paid out of profits that have already been taxed in the corporate sector ( s 208 ) . |
| 2 | Pour some oil into a small dish ( do not pour oil onto your partner 's body , it can be quite a shock ) , oil your hands , then rub them together to warm the oil . |
| 3 | While such phrases do not do justice to its many insights — to which I will return in Chapter 8 — there are nevertheless some serious weaknesses in the approach . |
| 4 | You do not spill blood on your own carpet . |
| 5 | If other Victorian novelists do not set fire to their great houses with as much frequency as Dickens , they tend in other ways to undermine them , suggesting that they too perceive them , not merely as fabrics , but as expressions of an outmoded system . |
| 6 | ‘ Rich people do not waste time in our village . ’ |
| 7 | We do not send information to your home . |
| 8 | Perhaps this is why straight lines do not suggest movement along their length as effectively as slightly curved ones . |
| 9 | That do not shut light from your house |
| 10 | Lawrence added : ‘ It must be stressed that we do not see ball-tampering in our domestic game as a serious problem , but we are determined to stamp it out . |
| 11 | Lots of young couples do not use contraception on their first time , and many do not use it at all . |
| 12 | In the UK , investors generally do not receive interest from their brokers on the balance in their margin accounts . |
| 13 | The Minister for Arts , Richard Luce , speaking at the Library Association Members ' Day in 1987 , remarked , ‘ We must ensure that we do not lose sight of our main objective . |
| 14 | It is because you do not lose touch with your present identity that I hesitate to ask the question ‘ What is your name ? ’ too early in the session ; the patient 's instinct would be to answer by giving me today 's name . |
| 15 | I do not deny uniformitarianism in its true sense , that is to say , of interpreting the past by means of the processes that we see going on at the present day , so long as we remember that the periodic catastrophe ( including sudden events like the rush of a turbidity current ) is one of those processes . |
| 16 | The best kind of flat is one that is above ground floor level and has its own entrance , providing that you do not gain access to your entrance up an unlit staircase or a long , dark walkway . |
| 17 | Do not save part of your meal for later . |
| 18 | They inspect my passport and I do not find favour in their eyes . |
| 19 | Only drink bottled water ( a well-known brand , if possible , such as Perrier ) and do not have ice in your drinks . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Going down to the beach is one of PHIL ‘ DO N'T KICK SAND IN MY FACE ’ KING 's favourite pastimes . |
| 22 | You do n't want glue in your veins , do ya ? |
| 23 | If you do n't want alcohol in your truffles , you can replace the liqueur with the same amount of strong coffee . |
| 24 | We do n't want soup on your sleeves . |
| 25 | These days milkman do n't carry money on their rounds . |
| 26 | Excuse me I do n't involve cruelty in my training |
| 27 | Do n't forget protection for your head . |
| 28 | The argument is that you only have one life , that you are the most important person in the world and that if you do n't take responsibility for your own development , who else will ? |
| 29 | And the point is that all this is good , fair and equitable if you start from the conventional wisdom that : housewives do n't need money of their own because they are supported by their husbands ; they are supported by their husbands because they are dependants ; and they are dependants because they ‘ do n't work ’ . |
| 30 | You do n't need help with your practice — I gather the small-animal work is thriving . ’ |