Example sentences of "fish [verb] not " in BNC.
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| 1 | Anyone who thinks youngsters need coaching to catch fish has n't seen them at it . |
| 2 | This fish has not been given a common name and is usually referred to as the ‘ sebae ’ . |
| 3 | Fish do not find worms that look like that and hooks lose so much of their penetrating power . |
| 4 | If your mid-water fish do not seem to get to the food , try a sinking variety . |
| 5 | Obviously it is worth keeping watch over the pond during these times to ensure that the fish do not become stuck . |
| 6 | These fish do not generate electricity continuously , but switch on and off rapidly . |
| 7 | The observation that large , predatory species of fish do not usually swim in schools might lead us to suggest that the advantage of schooling is in defence against predators , for large predatory fish are not themselves subject to predation . |
| 8 | It may take less than a tenth of a second , yet the fish do not bump into each other . |
| 9 | No muddy fields to walk through , no awkward banks , obscured views and the fish do not seem to be bothered by the presence of spectators . |
| 10 | His main concern now is the protection of the valuable fish some worth more than £1,500 each so special ‘ unhooking mats ’ have been ordered so that the fish do not get damaged by mishandling . |
| 11 | ‘ The fish do n't seem to associate it with danger because of the very fine diameter of each strand , but also because of its weightlessness and extreme softness . |
| 12 | Unlike us , these fish do n't have their sex determined at conception by their chromosomes . |
| 13 | ‘ Fish do n't have passports . |
| 14 | Not too many people would argue that ‘ fish fingers ’ is misleading because fish do n't have fingers ! |
| 15 | This means , of course , that if for any reason the fish do n't appear , neither the terns nor the skuas will be able to breed . |
| 16 | Remember fish do n't grow on trees — |
| 17 | Weakly electric fish do n't need high voltages or currents for their purposes , which are purely information-gathering ones . |
| 18 | fish do n't have |
| 19 | We need these to clean fish do n't we ? |
| 20 | It 's like thinking fish do n't swim . |
| 21 | I have had gill flukes ( not personally ! ) and my fish did n't scratch ; they acted as if they were being poisoned ( heightened colour , loss of control of movement ) , possibly because of oxygen depletion due to gill damage . |
| 22 | Least we knew we 'd get some extra fish did n't we ? |
| 23 | If the piranha fish did not brush its fins gently against a member of the opposite sex each month it would not exist as a species . |
| 24 | We may reasonably assume from Franco 's portly appearance throughout the " hungry years " that dolphin sandwiches and low-quality fish did not constitute his staple diet . |
| 25 | A comparison of historical records with modern data revealed that in 1893 , the fish did not reach maturity until they were 75 centimetres long , but last year half the females were fertile at 50 centimetres . |
| 26 | But the enrichment of the water with such an injection of quality fish does not last long , for the new residents suffer from disorientation and malnutrition . |
| 27 | Apart from conodonts , unequivocal evidence for fish does not occur until the Ordovician . |
| 28 | Perhaps if colouring the fish does not sell them , this cruelty will stop . |
| 29 | I hate angling just because the fish does n't scream it does n't mean the hook did n't hurt when it was inserted and then taken out when the fish is thrown back into the water because it is n't big enough . |
| 30 | But the stench of diesel oil gave away the fact that the fish had not been killed by the bad weather . |