Example sentences of "[not/n't] [adv] [vb infin] about " in BNC.
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| 1 | Propositions generated by this type of reduction do not necessarily agree about the conditions under which racist positions or practices are adopted , as witness the dispute between D and E. |
| 2 | We did not only speak about the service , but also about other aspects of ecumenism concerning our local community . |
| 3 | This is drawn up by the curriculum committee , which argues that since God , death , suffering and the purpose of life are all at the heart of religion , and since children sometimes ask questions about them , the class teacher should not only teach about these matters , but be subject both to assessment procedures and to official inspection . |
| 4 | Paradoxically , if such a person were to fail to give notice , he might then be said to be committing an offence even though , because of the hypothesised publicity , it is most unlikely that the police will not already know about his proposed march . |
| 5 | The earlier cases do not generally talk about the referee as being an expert . |
| 6 | The thaw does not usually exceed about 1 m on flat ground , but on south facing slopes it may penetrate to 1.5 m ( Chernov , 1985 ) . |
| 7 | As to the Secretary of State 's personal statement , as he knows , we do not always agree about everything , but we very much appreciate the efforts that he is making to bring everybody around the table . |
| 8 | Content to remain spectators , they can not reasonably complain about the way the political game is played by those willing to suffer its tedium and its tensions . |
| 9 | The SDLP need not now worry about Sinn Féin breathing on its neck , and Ulster Unionist sources now speak with a little disdain of Mr Paisley 's ranting style . |
| 10 | ‘ Constanza and I did not really talk about Michel . |
| 11 | Most of the time we do not really think about this but sometimes it is interesting to see how our language changes according to the role we play . |
| 12 | As long as he could drive , Edward did not really care about his condition , and the man , Corporal Miller from Dundee , was perfectly capable behind the wheel of the Austin Ten . |
| 13 | Twenty years ago people argued about definitions but they did not really disagree about a system of values which centred the individual 's worth in a family context and saw counselling as the social worker 's core skill . |
| 14 | That re-emphasises the fact that we can not simply talk about cancelling Trident . |
| 15 | He did not even think about Greg Martin if he could help it . |
| 16 | A recent survey showed that over 40% of patients did not even know about the NHS reforms , let alone fundholding . |
| 17 | No doubt Angelina Langham , the upstart , did not even know about Thomas 's delicate stomach . |
| 18 | When he gets to Iona , Johnson will walk for the second time in footsteps he does not yet know about , those of the man who caused the folklore — Columba was here . |
| 19 | After the hearing , Miss Lamplugh said : ‘ I did not actually think about my sister at the time . |
| 20 | I happen to get on with most of them and , even if there 's things we do n't necessarily love about each other , we just let it be . ’ |
| 21 | Yet while he did n't much care about the outcome of Plainsong , except in a generally patriotic sense , he cared very much that it should n't fail in any way that would leave a vindictive Foreign Office with a load of blame to distribute . |
| 22 | You know he seems like really frightening and intimida that 's the thing though cos er what , yeah , I just I do n't know I ca n't just forget about it and say well who cares because he really does go out of his way to make things hard . |
| 23 | What makes it so special is the people who live and work there , who do n't just talk about the need for alternative technologies , or even just demonstrate workable alternatives but actually live by them . |
| 24 | ‘ Connect , ’ screams the gospel , ‘ do n't just talk about the faith , live it and die for it ! ’ |
| 25 | ‘ But do n't just talk about the Honda riders . |
| 26 | I do n't just talk about work all the time . |
| 27 | Because the difference between us and the Tories is when we mean we support for Eastern Europe , we do n't just talk about it glibly , we go there and we do it because we see the future of Europe being the future of our own people here in . |
| 28 | ‘ Do n't just think about your own affairs , but be interested in others too ’ ( Philippians 2:4 in the Living Bible ) . |
| 29 | ( Do n't just think about it . |
| 30 | You would n't just think about it it 's just gone is n't it ? |