Example sentences of "[vb base] n't [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | And I ca n't understand why the police do n't shift these vehicles . |
2 | Goodness knows how many years ago , when you first told me you were going to marry Madeleine , I warned you that the gentry do n't marry working-class folk . |
3 | ‘ It says , ‘ ’ Please do n't tether any horses to this roof , or they 'll pull it off' ’ , ' translated Luke . |
4 | They do n't bear any relationship to the truth . |
5 | We do have , and I would like people who do be utilized by Ford I would love to go to Ford and say do n't utilize this particular company . |
6 | Do n't ignore this legal obligation , otherwise you could be ordered to pull down or open up work for inspection at your expense . |
7 | Even so , do n't ignore this page . |
8 | Right keep notes , er we 're not talking about pigeon toes , we 're talking about club foot , which is a real problem , if we do n't treat this the baby when it grows up it 's gon na have difficulties in walking . |
9 | So we do n't experience that difficulty but otherwise it 's very serious . |
10 | If they do n't wriggle free of blame , they do n't in any case care . |
11 | So use the normal rules on the approach side for those , I E roundabout rules , but going back onto the signals again , on roundabouts like that do n't give unnecessary signals . |
12 | I do n't give damn about building contractors not being paid . |
13 | I do n't give two farts for yours , he said , but you have just dumped mine on a motorway layby . |
14 | Unrepentant Mr Rees , 43 — vicar at nearby Mottram — said : ‘ I do n't give two hoots . |
15 | And if I put six weeks , now this 'll overlap slightly with the present one , that does n't matter the D S S do n't give two hoots from that point of view , and that 'll then run out six weeks , which is about the beginning of September |
16 | I do n't give two hoots about people who know you . |
17 | THEY DO N'T GIVE HALF-CASTE KIDS NO HASSLE |
18 | Kevin : They do n't give half-caste kids no hassle , no hassle whatsoever . |
19 | People do n't give much value to a sense of smell ; unlike the other senses . |
20 | I 'm not always very good at saying what I mean , except at work , that is ; I 've been to Europe and the States but never to Nineveh and Distant Ophir ; I do n't have much time — literally — for the arts , though I 'm not against them in any way , you understand ( sometimes there 's a nice concert on the car radio ; like most people I read a book or two on holiday ) ; and I do n't give much of a thought to my clothes beyond looking smart at work and feeling comfortable when I get home . |
21 | But they do n't give much sign of it . |
22 | ‘ Do n't give that man the benefit of any more conversation , ’ he snapped as Miss Hall moved to answer an entirely reasonable question from Bruce Anderson of the Sunday Express . |
23 | And then you just photocopy from the card , and it 's a nice , and you keep the card , you do n't give that out . |
24 | Do n't give that shit . |
25 | But a survey by Which ? way to Health magazine suggests that most suppliers do n't give enough information to tell you whether your water complies with the quality rules . |
26 | If you decide to take the test because an insurance company asks you , do n't give any information without first seeking advice — for example , from the Terrence Higgins Trust Advice Centre ( see Helplist ) . |
27 | " Do n't give any reasons , " I said . |
28 | Yeah , erm modern when in choosing a mate and er connection with that because with the assumption that males generally do n't give any parental investment what really benefit them to you know biologically can , can support the offspring themselves short period of time why ca n't they then go you know to have their own I mean |
29 | and I do n't give any of this shit with lights If they 're doing seventy miles an hour , and I 'm going faster and they 're , all the overtaking lanes are taken , then I 'll slow down to their speed , I wo n't |
30 | Sighing helplessly , she 'd merely said , ‘ If you do n't give these girls a terrific reference they 're likely to turn around and sue you in the courts for defamation of character ! ’ |