Example sentences of "[n mass] and [vb -s] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The error message merely means the printer has received too much data and does n't want the computer to send any more across . |
| 2 | Little Bo Peep has lost her sheep and does n't know where to find them , leave them alone |
| 3 | She 's met loads of really nice people and does n't know where to put her eyes while the blokes walk past ! |
| 4 | ‘ That he 's running round London killing people and does n't seem to want to stop . ’ |
| 5 | No it 's not , because it simply attaches labels to the people and does n't understand what 's going on , |
| 6 | Seeking ideas is , therefore , a participative behaviour that concentrates on soliciting ideas from other people and does not include proffering one yourself ( see Idea-having on page 86 ) . |
| 7 | The same report , reversing the earlier legend excusing the Führer because he was being kept in the dark by his underlings in the Party , added : ‘ Even the Führer has lost much sympathy among the people because he has apparently let himself be taken in by his Party people and does not seem to notice what things are like in the State today . ’ |
| 8 | But despite the problems of trying to ensure the food goes to the right people and does not cause any injury , Mr Major believes that using parachute air drops to the most dangerous areas would have value . |
| 9 | She is , of course , renowned for her critical essays punctuated with cusses on the male of the species and does n't spare the blushes or the punches when exposing them to ridicule . |