Example sentences of "[vb base] not [verb] [adv prt] [v-ing] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Those committed to self-report and victimization surveys do not start off asking the most important question of all : ‘ what is serious crime ? ’ |
| 2 | When you think that the judge has got your point , do not go on repeating it . |
| 3 | Anxiety symptoms do not go on increasing indefinitely . |
| 4 | ‘ Do that , and , while you 're about it , try to remember that we 're colleagues , and that colleagues do not go around kissing one another ! |
| 5 | He has confided that he once told Claudia that in real life people do not go around analysing everyday rituals . |
| 6 | We do not go about saying that there is another defeat for science , because its old ideas have been abandoned . |
| 7 | However , teenagers do not go out saying to themselves that they are going to smash a couple of telephone boxes or fight another group of teenagers . |
| 8 | Users have to ensure that the software works for them and they do not end up working for the software . |
| 9 | Just because there is no job immediately on the horizon do not turn up looking a mess . |
| 10 | Your will can be changed at any time , so do not put off making one because you think you might change your mind . |
| 11 | I I think that that 's really the message which I 'm quite sure er the the economic secretary has got er and I do apologise if I have laboured the point but I will be doing so until we can have a situation where we do n't go on passing more rules and regulations but in fact all the legislation coming to the house is purely repealing legislation so we do n't actually need any fresh legislation , we just repeal what in fact er we have introduced er because it is it is er not helpful to the prosperity of this country . |
| 12 | Mr Angus had said to me à propos Meehan , ‘ Guilty men when they reach prison do n't go on insisting on their innocence . ’ |
| 13 | Though I hope we do n't go on having family Christmases . |
| 14 | I will be extremely disappointed if we do n't go on winning . |
| 15 | You 'll find people in favour of capital punishment do n't go round murdering people . ’ |
| 16 | But I do n't go round thumping people all the time . |
| 17 | If people start some trouble or something like that then I 'll be in there — but I do n't go round looking for it or anything like that . |
| 18 | You and I went to ordinary grammar schools , Bob — but we do n't go round pretending to be classless . |
| 19 | ‘ Do n't go round telling everyone . |
| 20 | Incidentally , ’ he leaned forward , and she noticed that his face was smooth and tanned , and rather handsome behind those glasses , ‘ incidentally , I do n't go round telling everyone that I 'm the managing director . |
| 21 | But we do n't go round smashing things up all the time like some kids . |
| 22 | ‘ We do n't go round laughing all the time but Twiggy 's enthusiasm is contagious , ’ he says . |
| 23 | No I do n't go round saying who you are . |
| 24 | ‘ At least I do n't go round killing the poor buggers , ’ he says . |
| 25 | You do n't go round knocking on doors at the estate agent . |
| 26 | They do n't go around trying to frighten people just for pleasure . |
| 27 | ‘ I do n't go around looking for a job , ’ he said , ‘ though I 'm flattered by the speculation . |
| 28 | Just because I do n't go around laughing my head off all the time or … or spending money on bunches of flowers too big to fit into the car , it does not mean that I am cross . ’ |
| 29 | I suppose one reason we 've got on so well , May , is that you do n't go around resenting things and feeling you 're wasted on ordinary mortals . |
| 30 | I do n't go around killing women . ’ |