Example sentences of "[noun pl] and do n't [verb] " 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 | You 'll need to travel light , with shorts , swimming gear , T-shirts and trainers and do n't forget the suncream as the sun can be very strong . |
| 4 | And anyway , even if we ask them , I mean , even if they think we can do something about it , though Christ knows what , I do n't want a lot of knowalls who have n't got any kids and do n't know the first thing about them telling us what to do with ours — ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I look at all these candidates and do n't find any who are competent . |
| 6 | His novels , though , suggest a mental movement not unlike Vergil 's thought to the effect that bees are working animals and do n't retire and spend their sunset years playing golf : . |
| 7 | Then he looked at her scarlet face , at the awful misery in her eyes and did n't want to laugh any more . |
| 8 | They lack confidence , simple as that and one of the things is that as a group you come in and you probably look at people when you and you look at the trainers and the idea is that early on people can do , can keep some eye contact gon na stare you out but just keeping your eyes and do n't flit away and also when you 're under pressure at this stage his eyes challenge you or something like that , then your eyes go down . |
| 9 | I do n't intend to start another round of Wilko criticism , but I think much of his problem is that he uses extremely vague formulations and do n't tell anything about his thoughts and considerations . |
| 10 | Come and see the 100 species of monkey who live in the park 's 17 acres and do n't miss the colourful flamingoes , the chimpanzees ' tea party , the playful penguins or feeding time for the sea-lines . |
| 11 | I was in and out of relationships and did n't feel any particular urge to use prostitutes . |
| 12 | Attention decrement can be compared to the order effect in cases where subjects ‘ hold on ’ to initial words and do n't pay attention to later words — ; ‘ tended to remember first 3 adjectives better than last 3 ’ . |
| 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 | Play around with the shapes and do n't stick things down on your plan unless you are sure they ca n't bc moved . |
| 16 | People got in and out of the lifts and did n't give him a second glance . |
| 17 | It held 250 books and did n't attempt to divide them by author , title or illustrator . |
| 18 | But Peter was already hurrying down the steps and did n't give a backward glance . |
| 19 | Maybe something will happen that will liberate me from your clutches , so I do n't have to produce your boring designs and do n't end up bankrupt paying your money back , either ! ’ |
| 20 | She felt dead on her feet and did n't have the energy to question them further . |
| 21 | It makes me shudder now to think of it , how we waded into those strawberries and did n't suffer any ill effects afterwards . |
| 22 | A magazine that virtually invented the ‘ designer ’ lifestyle of Soho and Covent Garden , but which operates from the light-industrial slums of London 's Farringdon Road ; which obsessively dissects the most costly clothing , but whose editor , Sheryl Garratt , is a friendly size 14 in sloppy shirt and leggings ; a paper that lists 40 smart writers on its masthead — but buys in their columns and does n't employ them on its staff . |
| 23 | The other customers retained their normal appearances and did n't seem to notice anything odd about Mr and Mrs Smith , who were still boars as I backed out of the shop carrying the bags of groceries . |
| 24 | 10.30am and a waif-like girl trudges on stage to explain she 's lost her parents and does n't know what to do . |
| 25 | Problems arise if the fry stray from the parents and do n't graze from their sides for food . |
| 26 | The next time he awoke , they blistered the back of his hands with cigarette burns , but this time , mercifully , he had passed out within ten minutes and did n't regain his senses for nearly two hours . |
| 27 | I am either out at the moment or busy working on some scripts and do n't want to talk right now . |
| 28 | Have to say the planets and do n't forget we 've got to think about other solar systems as well so we 're not let's not limit us to the number , the planets why not . |
| 29 | You sleep hard , you listen to hard music , watch hard telly programmes and do n't visit the bathroom . ’ |
| 30 | The Prime Minister is clearly now on the ropes and does n't seem able to fight back . |