Example sentences of "[adj] [verb] n't [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I wanted to write books about psychiatry and the English do n't like that . |
| 2 | This did n't make any sense . |
| 3 | This did n't make any sense . |
| 4 | But even this did n't dispel some of the confusions that I was feeling . |
| 5 | But this did n't sound good . |
| 6 | This did n't happen last year and I was cross it did n't but I 've organized it so that it will this year . |
| 7 | But sexual jealousy of an unsatisfactory husband 's former wife — this did n't seem likely : Viola 's own love-life , Greg guessed , had been varied enough for her to ignore any previous entanglements of her second husband 's . |
| 8 | If this did n't come all the way from the top , I 'd have you walk under a squad car on the way out of the building . |
| 9 | Well it must have been a tough old crab because this did n't work either . |
| 10 | and er they had to call us in , well Dick went out and er I think it was actually two separate visits so they must of , cos they 're refurbishing the place you see so they must of moved into one office and thought oh you know this do n't work , move into another office the day after , well this do n't work either and he , he actually did two separate visits , whether they 'll actually bill them for it I do n't know , but I mean it 's a minimum of an hour in both cases so |
| 11 | He was such a two-faced little man that finding these hysterically funny did n't feel wrong . |
| 12 | Although he warns against treating France as an extension of the British market , he dismisses the view that it is an awkward place to do business : ‘ There is a market for everything in France and the chances are that the French do n't need any British imports — it 's a question of making it worth their while . |
| 13 | Not everyone would feel that these were messages for them ; many people always turn to the cartoon page first of all , and some do n't read much more than that ; God gives Jeremiah several cartoons in the course of this passage ; did you notice in verse 25 the dig about wearing your feet out — because the people had already worn their shoes out ! |
| 14 | Time is passing by ; this does n't leave much leeway , if your plans — ’ |
| 15 | This does n't preclude any private questions in conversation with those people at any stage during the life of the church . |
| 16 | But since more complicated instructions can always be broken down into a collection of simple steps , this does n't matter either . |
| 17 | Wholemeal bread contains more nutrients than white bread and three times as much fibre , but this does n't mean white bread is bad for you ; it contains valuable protein , carbohydrate , calcium , iron and B vitamins , and some fibre . |
| 18 | This does n't allow fine-detail viewing — the viewer ca n't see into the windows of homes — but individual streets , river traffic , troop or merchant wagon movements and suchlike are readily seen . |
| 19 | I encourage cyclists to respect the fact that on all legal access routes there 's a need to give way to walkers — but I 'll be the first to admit that this does n't happen all the time . |
| 20 | This does n't ring true . |
| 21 | This does n't seem likely . |
| 22 | It 's a very simple rhythm , but he had written the whole thing shifted over and I got the manuscript and I 'm looking at it and going ‘ Man , I know it 's been a while since I read a lot of solo guitar , but this does n't look right ! ’ |
| 23 | This does n't cut any ice with me because I believe that none of these directors would be in on the board if they were n't invited there by yourself . |
| 24 | You must realize that I 've got it all worked out in my head so that this does n't have any bearing on you at all . ’ |
| 25 | Data General Corp is now saying its long-promised Motorola Inc 88110-based systems wo n't be announced until well into next year ( UX No 394 ) , but reckons this does n't indicate any plans to switch away from the 88000 CPU line . |
| 26 | A nineteen year old does n't get lonely . |
| 27 | Do that do n't do that . |
| 28 | Erm I 've mentioned one or two some of the industrial land policies as they er as they still stand policy in in structure plan policy I eight I think and particular policy I six does n't preclude reasonable and necessary development taking place in rural areas . |
| 29 | " I 'm with you there — Rome as such does n't make much sense . |
| 30 | There is no help with medicines and the sick do n't get any of the benefits that are paid to those on Income Support . |