Example sentences of "[vb base] they [verb] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Pity they do n't spend their time catching criminals , ’ observed the Commander , ‘ instead of wasting their time harassing respectable citizens . ’ |
| 2 | Pity they did n't award the Order of the Garter to cooks . |
| 3 | I think they 've filled it in yeah and they did it quite smooth , pity they did n't do this one as well while they were I did n't quite understand it |
| 4 | Pity they did n't do other stuff besides |
| 5 | Pity they did n't postcard ones were n't it , so they gave it . |
| 6 | ‘ I expect they did n't . ’ |
| 7 | I do n't want to stand in the doorway and shake hands but it 's a great feeling to go into one of the restaurants and realise they do n't belong to the GrandMet or Imperial , but they are mine ! ’ |
| 8 | Listening to the old Model 500 records now , you realise they have n't dated at all . |
| 9 | Shame they did n't just lock the band up and throw away the key … |
| 10 | Despite being very nicely presented in a slip binder with well printed manuals , shame they did n't follow the ‘ industry standard ’ for size , the first thing the new user sees is a license agreement that effectively disclaims all responsibility for anything . |
| 11 | If they answer the phone and say they do n't know anything about the bed-and-breakfast bookings , a customer could be lost immediately . |
| 12 | ‘ The reps still say they do n't want a diesel car because it 's noisy , but that 's changing . |
| 13 | EPA officials say they do n't know who prepared what 's come to be known as the EPA 's hit-list . |
| 14 | Some home managers or owners say they do n't want to bother residents with this sort of thing . |
| 15 | Officials at Japan 's Ministry of International Trade & Industry now say that they 're tired of quibbling over market share figures with the US , and say they do n't intend to allow the US to establish a new market share goal in upcoming semiconductor talks , which will begin in Hawaii next Tuesday , the Wall Street Journal reports — ‘ Because there was a controversy over the old 20% figure , which was taken as some form of commitment , we have no intention of referring to any new numbers ’ Koji Matsui , deputy director of the industrial electronics division of the Ministry declared . |
| 16 | Thirty-nine per cent of men rate their sexual performance as ‘ average ’ ; 29% say they do n't know ; 17% think it 's a little better than most . |
| 17 | And even people who say they do n't care how they look care how they look . |
| 18 | It was not good enough that the IDB say they do n't know what to do to develop West Belfast ; this issue should be addressed . |
| 19 | ‘ Sometimes you think you 've done all right but often you say they do n't hold water or they wo n't stand up . |
| 20 | The police are n't telling us anything — I have n't been able to get as far as Marshall and the others just look mysterious and say they do n't know . ’ |
| 21 | So they , they have that , they , they say they do n't need unions because they 've got a good working relationship . |
| 22 | Local people say they do n't want it . |
| 23 | Governors say they do n't know how to advance beyond the ceremonial involvement to something more real . |
| 24 | I am not too bothered re : TSB — as you say they do n't mince words themselves . |
| 25 | Those jobs can be protected , I know the hunting fraternity say they do n't want to drag hunt . |
| 26 | Environmental Health Officers say they do n't yet know whether cavers are in danger . |
| 27 | The boys say they do n't bother the girls if the girls do n't bother them ! |
| 28 | Here at the city 's Tourist Office , they say they do n't want to sell it . |
| 29 | They 're lying if they say they do n't . |
| 30 | Poly administrators say they do n't want any more disruption like that and they 've agreed to talks . |