Example sentences of "[adj] we [verb] n't [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For this we do n't have to be particularly saintly , because we can both see , from the other 's past moves , that the other is to be trusted . |
| 2 | I think we have to be very careful we do n't take reactions which actually negate some of the work and the common sense that has been undertaken at the moment . |
| 3 | Generally , when the blood-sugar level is high we do n't feel hungry when it is low , we do . |
| 4 | The universe is infinite we do n't know . |
| 5 | I 'm afraid we have n't managed to clear up our little misunderstanding quite that easily . |
| 6 | ‘ Though I 'm afraid we have n't had any luck with your first book . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'm afraid we have n't got any of Mr Eliot 's poems ’ , the host answered ruefully . |
| 8 | We think it might be voles , we think it could be squirrels , we do n't seriously think it 's anything bigger but I 'm afraid we do n't think there 's anything you can do about it but if you want further investigation then if you send these objects to Fred care of the programme , he will give you a personal diagnosis . |
| 9 | ‘ I 'm afraid we do n't take adverts for foreign work , ’ explained a telesales executive . |
| 10 | Melanie said to the woman : ‘ I 'm afraid we do n't take cheques . |
| 11 | I 'm afraid we do n't have too many comforts or luxuries here . |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm afraid we do n't have any bigger birds than Swan , ’ Don Mini said . |
| 13 | yes it 's tricky is n't it I 'm afraid we do n't know who these companies are . |
| 14 | ‘ It has always been in the family and we know that James Springhall lived in Cargo Fleet Road , but other than that I 'm afraid we do n't know a great deal about him , or his life in Australia . ’ |
| 15 | It was quite a busy week , going to the concerts and the theatre and visiting friends again , as well as seeing some we had n't managed to see earlier , such as Maria and Mike who 'd just had their second baby , and Robert ( Easting ) and Christine who had also just had a baby . |
| 16 | How many planets has our sun got that we know about because there might be some we do n't know . |
| 17 | ‘ Perhaps there are some we have n't seen , ’ said Christine . |
| 18 | I know we had some we did n't use it all I know we did n't . |
| 19 | ‘ Nothing much we did n't know or had n't guessed , apart from on the human side . |
| 20 | ‘ There is n't much we do n't know about in here . |
| 21 | As ask him for a refund on that much we have n't received from |
| 22 | We go to London now and to , to erm , sorry I 'm j see what sex this honest we do n't know what sex it 's from M , could be Mr Mrs Ms. M of London has been told that their plum tomatoes have got T M V. |
| 23 | ‘ To be honest we have n't got much chance with her , ’ confided Insp. |
| 24 | ‘ To be honest we have n't got much chance with her , ’ confided Insp. |
| 25 | Carmen , 22 , a part-time waitress , added : ‘ I 'm relieved we did n't have to go through the anguish that these other parents must be enduring . |
| 26 | But when I think it would have been just eight years from completion now , up to a height of about 400 feet , I think it 's sad we did n't get permission to build it . |
| 27 | I 'm glad we do n't go for that sort of tree actually . |
| 28 | Then he would pause and say , ‘ I 'm so glad we do n't have Prime Ministers like that today . ’ |
| 29 | Just glad we did n't do the hall . |
| 30 | My elder brother , one of the last O-level year , pretends to sneer at my GCSE passes , but I 'm glad we did n't have to go through all the cramming and regurgitation of the old exams . |