Example sentences of "[subord] [pers pn] do 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 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 ) . |
| 5 | It is going to involve a substantial input of accounting ( and , of course , data processing ) resources particularly where they do not exist now : in directly managed hospitals , in NHS Hospital Trusts , in the Family Practitioner Committees , and in the GP Practices . |
| 6 | Where they do not exist it can be presumed that either the genuine silver-gilt coronet was used at the funeral and then put back into the strongroom after the funeral , or they have disintegrated . |
| 7 | Proposals to increase the range of shopping facilities available in these centres will be encouraged , provided their impact on other centres is acceptable and in Edinburgh city centre , where they do not affect the centre 's environment . |
| 8 | Where they do not coincide the coastal orientation usually lies between the two directions , being nearer to the one which is dominant . |
| 9 | Unfortunately the director of the RSC production , Phyllida Lloyd , has tried to ginger things up ( where they do not need gingering ) with a number of anachronistic touches — a Victorian costume here , a modern uniform there , saxophones , neon lights , and so on . |
| 10 | If the parties , when they wish something to be made of the essence , say so in terms , then obviously it is of the essence if they do say so , and the probability is , that where they do not say so , it is not intended to be of the essence ( Amherst v Walker ( James ) Goldsmith & Silversmith Ltd ( 1980 ) 254 EG 123 ) . |
| 11 | The evidence for the use of trust clauses is impressive , and their purpose plain : where they do not add any other element , their sole purpose is to cover the eventuality that certain dispositions in the will fail . |
| 12 | ‘ Everyone will be watching her to see what she does and although I do not think she is very fit , she has to be the favourite to win . ’ |
| 13 | If it is a possible view that section 8 is intended to put a 16- or 17-year-old in exactly the same position as an adult and there is thus some ambiguity , although I do not think that there is , it is a permissible aid to construction to seek to ascertain the mischief at which the section is directed . |
| 14 | He also gave the impression , although I do not think he made a specific statement , that he had in fact had discussions with the Biafrans . |
| 15 | Now I have nothing against Terry as a person , although I do not think I would cross the road to help him if he were run over by a lorry , but that is neither here nor there . |
| 16 | I actually understood what the Hon. and learned Gentleman said , which is unusual , although I do not think that it contributed much to the debate . |
| 17 | As Chapman observed : ‘ Although I do not suggest that the Arsenal go on the defensive even for tactical purposes , I think it may be said that some of their best scoring chances have come when they have been driven back and then have broken away to strike suddenly and swiftly . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ Although I do not speak English as well as I should , I did at one time know England well . |
| 19 | You can imagine my annoyance , then , that a ) there are no fiscal financial incentives whatsoever to encourage more people to cycle , and b ) that my health has to suffer from car-induced pollution although I do not contribute to it myself . |
| 20 | I agree with the principles set out above although I do not believe an English court would give damages in those particular circumstances . |
| 21 | That part of the Prime Minister 's speech will be studied carefully because it reveals his intentions , although I do not believe that they are shared by the Minister . |
| 22 | Although I do not share the hon. Gentleman 's rather seedy taste for handling stolen goods , I did believe , as did he , that the 80 per cent . |
| 23 | Although I do not begin to claim the sort of historical breadth of either Brown or Bynum , I do believe that their approach is not only helpful but necessary if we are going , as we must , to use the lives of women before us to encourage us forward . |
| 24 | And although I do not agree with them that either suicide or anorexia are attempts to ‘ get attention ’ , but rather attempts to get identity and wholeness , the following passages may serve to illustrate the paradoxical type of thinking which dominates both states of mind . |
| 25 | I respect his views , although I do not agree with them . |
| 26 | Although I do not develop this aspect of the analysis here , I also suggest that the images or metaphors which are applied to define racism by analogy hold the key to understanding people 's emotional investment in antiracist positions . |
| 27 | Although I do not wish to dwell on it at this stage I feel I should say something regarding my understanding of Christianity . |
| 28 | I have allowed several interruptions and , although I do not wish to be discourteous , I should get on . |
| 29 | Although I do not have a magic wand , I hope to be able to establish some means of providing the physical back-up that you would like to receive from the Society and to start the ball rolling I am compiling a list of all the ways in which you have been supported or would like to have been supported , in the past plus suggestions for the future . |
| 30 | Although I do not know Charles well , I am convinced that he is a gentleman . ’ |