Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 I should , however , like the Minister to clarify the issue of rights of way in dock areas , where I do not think that many trains will be travelling at the high speed of 125 mph .
2 Every seventh day of the week , he would disperse from his slumber , leaving his slacks , filthy items and boots behind , where I do not know .
3 The real reason is I am frightened what folk will say , or I do not want to give up this particular habit of mine .
4 Where she did not want to be exact , she hinted : secreting at the back of her mind the disgust , the shame …
5 Either she was left with the excellent non-skiing kindergarten , which she enjoyed but where she did not learn to ski , something she very much wanted to do , or she had to be put into skischool .
6 Elean:Would you say that this ’ technical problem ’ , which is a technical problem for many writers is made worse because you are writing , not from the relatively safe ’ exile ’ of a liberal-democratic , capitalist European country ; but you are writing from inside the very belly of apartheid , where you do not have , at your disposal the support services and facilities , to help you to authentically reflect the true ’ spirit ’ of your people .
7 After his election , he went to the ‘ Milanese ’ church of San Carlo Borromeo and quite openly wept ( why not ? we used to pray for the ‘ gift of tears ’ ) as he quoted the words of Jesus to Peter : ‘ When you were young , you girded yourself and walked where you would ; but when you are old , you will stretch out your hands , and another will gird you and carry you where you do not wish to go ’ ( John 21.18 ) .
8 Blinds on their own can fit any atmosphere , particularly if windows are awkward , small or you did not want to lose too much light .
9 You either go on and sing with Therese , the way it has been rehearsed , or you do not go on my stage , at all , not tonight , not any night . ’
10 If we do not receive a certificate by the time interest is payable , or you do not qualify , your interest will be paid after deduction of basic rate tax [ at current rates this would be 6.75% ] .
11 The sort of things which you will need to decide upon are noted below ; it is not essential that you do any of these things , because even if you do not give written arguments , or you do not attend the hearing or send a representative , the Committee will consider the information given to them by the Council and then reach a decision on your case .
12 Whenever you are in doubt about what to do next , what to enter , or you do not understand what is being displayed on the page , more information can be obtained by pressing the Help key , ( the PF2 key on the keypad ) .
13 If you would rather not grow your own , or you do not have the time to look after them , you could do worse than invest in artificial plants , which are quite stunningly realistic nowadays .
14 Action Either the process is not running anyway , or you do not have enough privilege to ‘ see ’ it .
15 The client does not know what to expect and it is your responsibility to ensure that he or she does not waste time trying to contact you at inappropriate times .
16 There can not be a viewer with soul so dead that he or she does not yearn to know what , if anything , is concealed by the dazzling effulgence of her beauty .
17 As one CEO stated : ‘ In my opinion , the best sign of an incompetent executive , or organisation for that matter , is one who keeps producing consequences that he or she does not intend . ’
18 The parent warns the child that time out will be used if he or she does not do as he or she is told .
19 Thirdly , irrespective of the source or Priority of the information , any Particular individual will psychologically " filter " out what he or she does not think important , or what he or she does not want to know .
20 This hostility at best would be similar to blaming someone because he or she does not speak a foreign language .
21 A carrier of hepatitis B is infectious to other people even if he or she does not show symptoms .
22 Even if he or she does not answer to this title directly , there is usually one member of staff who has responsibility for supporting and assisting qualified staff with their continued professional education .
23 During this time of testing , a sufferer from alcoholism mat say that he or she can not be alcoholic because he or she does not drink in the mornings or is still in regular employment or still has a home and family or perhaps only drinks wine and beer but never spirits or only drinks at the weekends .
24 Thus attempting to coerce a person into doing something he or she does not want to do — i.e. infringing on the person 's autonomy — places that individual in increased peril of illness , injury , attack by wild animals or malevolent ‘ spirits ’ , or any of the other innumerable dangers that menace constantly .
25 Thirdly , irrespective of the source or Priority of the information , any Particular individual will psychologically " filter " out what he or she does not think important , or what he or she does not want to know .
26 He or she does not bring associations of failure or disadvantage , of prestige or advantage into the library .
27 He or she does not obtain ownership , unless this is given by a court order .
28 So the argument against the theist is that he or she does not produce a meaningful sentence when talking about God .
29 An investor selling short is selling shares which he or she does not own .
30 The cases decide that this exception extends to touching a person in order to attract attention , although there can be no exception when the person touched has made it clear that he or she does not wish to be touched again .
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