Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] [vb infin] [pron] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | I know what you said but I du n no what a ginnel is . |
| 2 | Moreover , stateless societies are either small tribal societies , or small communities within a larger political system , and their political arrangements do not tell us a great deal that is relevant to the great majority of human societies . |
| 3 | Faced with growing hostility or boredom over Europe , M Mitterrand threatened at the weekend to hold a referendum if the two parliamentary chambers do not give him a two-thirds majority for constitutional changes . |
| 4 | Do not give him a pretext to strike you down . ’ |
| 5 | They do not give me a carved wooden cup though , something we all covet . |
| 6 | Do not give yourself a nervous breakdown trying to prepare and cook three courses on the day perfectly and on time . |
| 7 | They do not give anyone a notice to quit . |
| 8 | ‘ Contrary to certain appearances , or at any rate to my expectations , Marx 's methodological reflections in Capital do not give us a developed concept , nor even an explicit concept of the object of Marxist Philosophy . |
| 9 | I , personally , do not think it a very good idea to have carpet in the dining room where it only picks up smells and gets dirtier more quickly than in most places since people do , without fail , drop things . |
| 10 | Never be afraid to admit that you do not know something an d to ask advice . |
| 11 | If you do not know what a tree or shrub is , exercise clemency and give it a year 's grace to demonstrate its worth before you turn it over to the axeman . |
| 12 | This is grievous news , grievous not only for this and other universities but for the nation ; for it is a grave national misfortune to be governed by those who do not know what a university is and what distinguishes it from other institutions of learning and study , not to mention training . |
| 13 | He was our college barber ; and at a time when most of us were penniless he cut hair for a shilling ( = 5p , to those who do not know what a shilling was ) . |
| 14 | We do not know what a lightly regulated market will bring . |
| 15 | The wise man in Proverbs twenty seven , he says , do not boast about tomorrow for you do not know what a day may bring forth . |
| 16 | Perhaps the English do not know what an immense treasure they possess in having maintained the choral tradition in colleges and churches , since it provides an unsurpassable musical training , an important number of truly fine choirs , and , finally , the possibility to experience ( and for the listener , to enjoy ) repertories that the long-suffering Spanish enthusiast scarcely knows since they are not performed [ in Spain ] . |
| 17 | Building societies and banks have finally abandoned their secrecy and pretence over their ‘ inspection ’ and do not call it a structural survey any more . |
| 18 | Most parents do not assess what a school has to offer . ’ |
| 19 | I have seen less of Olazabal because , for some reason , I do not find him an easy player to watch . |
| 20 | I have seen less of Olazabal because , for some reason , I do not find him an easy player to watch . |
| 21 | However , if they do not find it an attractive business or one that they are successful at , they are likely to be asked to leave . |
| 22 | They do not consider us a ‘ disgrace ’ and in fact many were happy to send a letter of support on our behalf to the recent appeal hearing . |
| 23 | No my philosophy with customer relations has always been that you do n't give somebody a refund , you give them some tickets to fly again so it 's keeps them flying |
| 24 | There 's some people standing round watching me , but they do n't give me a hand . |
| 25 | Do n't give me a hard time , McLeish , just bloody do it . ’ |
| 26 | What if she do n't give me a loan of it , what if she tells me , you know , ‘ eff off , ’ or something , and by the time you come to the door , he 'll go like that , ‘ Just keep the lawnmower ’ , you know what I mean . |
| 27 | ‘ Do n't give me a hard time , ’ she begged . |
| 28 | that 's a funny thing on the phone when he said about paying I said a hundred a six pound complete so I said and do n't give me a cheque cos I do n't want one ! |
| 29 | Do n't give them a sales pitch because there is nothing more irritating . |
| 30 | Do n't give them a thump . |