Example sentences of "[n mass] do not [adv] " in BNC.

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1 However , in September when he first saw the chemists ' proposal the ‘ good ’ data did not yet exist , indeed , did not exist until early in the new year .
2 It would have been a great deal more difficult because military aircraft use more volatile fuel , and they tend to be armed , they tend to be carrying things that civil aircraft do n't normally carry , so yes , it would 've been much more difficult .
3 Some folk did not really connect ( until the next day ) that a late night and a rolling sea were not really ideal partners .
4 Bream do not always roll so smoothly though .
5 Bream do not always conform to this pattern .
6 The observation that large , predatory species of fish do not usually swim in schools might lead us to suggest that the advantage of schooling is in defence against predators , for large predatory fish are not themselves subject to predation .
7 But statistics do not necessarily make for good intelligence .
8 It is worth noting that there is a delay between diagnosis and reporting of cases of AIDS and that there is usually a long interval between infection with HIV and the development of AIDS , so the published statistics do not accurately reflect the spread of HIV infection .
9 True-kin do not necessarily love one another , but it is always presumed that they are friends until they are shown to be enemies .
10 However , there is a further piece of evidence , which can be used to show how historical circumstances can produce a dramatic demystification of the monarchy , which would not be possible if people did not already possess the ideological tools for critical demystification .
11 People did not however see themselves as ‘ apathetic ’ .
12 But people did not persistently use the same media in the same way .
13 This had been quite difficult and the Gnomes had scratched their heads a good deal , because , although people did not openly refer to it , everyone knew that Flame 's father was Fael-Inis and it had meant a lot of worrisome discussions as to whether this fact ought to be openly acknowledged , or whether it might be discourteous to draw attention to it .
14 It was no wonder that in the late Seventies , when Americans were beginning to query whether they were carrying out too many coronary by-passes , Britain 's health correspondents were reporting that many people did not even know such life savers existed .
15 Sometimes people did not even know their neighbours .
16 People did not usually describe themselves as servants ( clients did not , nor did government employees ) .
17 People did not suddenly rush into the shops to spend more money on books because the Government said that staff had to be paid more .
18 If people did not naturally groan , grimace , or whatever , ‘ then it would be impossible to teach a child the use of the word ‘ tooth-ache ’ ’ .
19 His family was poor , and poor people did not often hear music .
20 The money sloshing around allowed new wave companies to agglomerate , service the raiders and beneficiaries of Big Bang and create demands which people did n't even know they had .
21 People did n't even know most other people 's names let alone their dogs ' .
22 Because a lot of people did n't even know what they were entitled to .
23 If you kept that covered up , most people did n't even know it was there . ’
24 Well for instance a lot of people did n't even bother to erm make the kitchen floor into anything reasonable , but we did , we , we got some very good , very heavy
25 Most people did n't even know the nature of scientific explanation and things like that .
26 he was going both of them going , how 's your missus , some people did n't even know that you were pregnant again
27 ‘ In my day , ’ she was saying , ‘ New Year 's Eve was a family evening , young people did n't just suit themselves .
28 The only trouble was that intelligent people did n't willingly take a car into the heart of a city as busy as Milan on a weekday .
29 So , when they 'd finished performing I 've Got My Mojo Working , I pointed out to David that these people did n't really appreciate their music and David , being the sensitive soul that he is , burst into tears .
30 And the er if you did n't have your rubber soles which er a lot of people did n't really like , I think most people thought they were a bit effeminate , most men did anyway , and they used to have these little metal tips put on , you see , or a metal sort of cross section across the heel , that was to save your your shoes again .
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