Example sentences of "[noun] and [vb -s] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Burger was n't here this afternoon ; he 's a bit doddery on his legs and does n't get about much . |
| 2 | He 's lost the use of his legs and does n't get about much but Uncle went to see him two or three times a week . ’ |
| 3 | Section 238 only applies to transactions entered into at an under value within two years prior to the onset of the vendor 's insolvency and does not apply to sales by a liquidator as , amongst other things , this is a sale after the onset of insolvency . |
| 4 | The plaintiff 's accountant Mr confines himself to quantifying the heads of loss and does n't speak with reference to the er allegations that are made in any way . |
| 5 | It is not as it may be interpreted a message of hope that the sun might still wake him but rather one of despair that even the sun is at a loss and does not know how to wake him . |
| 6 | If the woman has asked him to stop , if she has changed her mind and does n't want to go through with with the action o of intercourse or whatever , then the man should stop . |
| 7 | In practice the court carries out the search and does not charge a fee for this . |
| 8 | non-threatening , ie the humour is not at someone else 's expense and does not ridicule anyone except yourself |
| 9 | The lead , believed to come from industrialised countries in the southern hemisphere , is at very low concentrations and does not pose a threat to living organisms . |
| 10 | It is lighter in weight and does not need the heavy winches and guide frame of the deep diving bells . |
| 11 | Shop option account Flexible credit facility very similar to credit card , but restricted to one shop or chain of shops and does not permit cash loans . |
| 12 | This takes a bit of practice and does not work well if you hands tend to be on the clammy side ! |
| 13 | Or else she is so indifferent to the feelings of other people that she simply shrugs her well-fleshed shoulders and does n't give a damn who she hurts in her pursuit of thrills . |
| 14 | Insurers say a non-smoker is someone who has not puffed the weed for 12 months and does n't plan smoking again . |
| 15 | She says she 's a bit of a philistine and does n't know much about rowing , but hopes to find out . |
| 16 | Because a horse has got plenty of blood and does n't miss a bit of blood drained off and then returned . |
| 17 | What I really want is to meet someone who I can have a bit of fun with , but who is in it for the pleasure and does n't want paying . |
| 18 | The commonest stress symptom of all is probably tiredness , which ( in contrast to physical fatigue ) is usually present on waking and does not get worse as the day goes on . |
| 19 | He 's a chef and does n't want the younger children to get to his knives . |
| 20 | Orthodox constitutional theory bestows on individual members the right of independent action and does not regard them as the representative of the party without which they would not have been elected ; over-solicitude for the wishes of their constituents would probably lead them into conflict with the party in parliament . |
| 21 | Cholera toxin is the enterotoxin of Vibrio cholerae and while causing secretion does not impair glucose dependent sodium absorption in the intestine and does not alter mucosal histology . |
| 22 | ( This chapter studies only the phenomenon of the North-South divide and does not consider its causes . |
| 23 | The error message merely means the printer has received too much data and does n't want the computer to send any more across . |
| 24 | Then suddenly he sees Piquet go into a spin and does n't get back into the field for a long time . |
| 25 | I 'm willing therefore to call it ‘ A Lakeland Circuit ’ , so long as it remains merely ‘ a ’ circuit and does not become ‘ the ’ circuit . |
| 26 | This offers the maximum amount of disc edge to the work and does not overload the motor . |
| 27 | What is more , the ‘ lost ’ Cello Concerto , reconstructed by Mackerras and David Mackie for Julian Lloyd Webber 's recording on EMI in 1986 , proved a weak work and does not survive into the current catalogue . |
| 28 | Colonization involves merely a geographical extension of domestic law ; adoption of another State 's code is a short-cut route to the creation of the developing State 's law and does not have as its objective the facilitation of a common market or of inter-State commerce . |
| 29 | The exemption is limited to integral transactions and does not apply to other investments . |
| 30 | RNR indicates only the overall income resources of the whole household and does not assess their possibly unequal distribution within the household ( Pahl 1983 ; Brannen and Wilson 1987 ) . |