Example sentences of "do [not/n't] mind " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not all of us like using woodworking machines , and do not mind spending the extra time achieving results which may be less perfect and mechanical-looking . |
| 2 | I do not mind at all being a parlour maid , though I do you I am feeling much happier and calmer . |
| 3 | They do not mind it in the least , as long as the water is warm . |
| 4 | ‘ If you do not mind me ’ , the Christian General told the astonished headman , ‘ I will take my soldiers and drive you on the reservation ! ’ |
| 5 | Journalists do not mind being reminded so long as they do not think you are pressing them to write something they can not be sure will be published . |
| 6 | This is the very reason why good spiritual directors do not mind the title because they more than anyone , recognize that the prime director is the Holy Spirit . |
| 7 | If you have dry skin , you may wish to mix the essences with a few teaspoonfuls of vegetable oil ; that is , if you do not mind cleaning a greasy bath afterwards ! |
| 8 | At second interview however they said it was no problem to them to visit her , and that they now go only once a week , and ‘ do not mind carrying on ’ . |
| 9 | I really do not mind the baby at all . ’ |
| 10 | I do hope the senders do not mind my reproducing them , but they certainly brightened Mike 's and my days as we slogged through the sorting and despatching process : |
| 11 | When the candidate has settled ask him or her if they would like to smoke ( if you yourself do not mind ) . |
| 12 | If you have an entertainer , this is not likely to happen , unless you explain that you do not mind if he or she just lets the party run on its own for a while . |
| 13 | ‘ De Warenne — if you do not mind , my lady . ’ |
| 14 | I do not mind being told what I can not do , so long as I can accede to an adequate reason why . |
| 15 | You do not mind people from France , I hope ? |
| 16 | A suggestive picture of how it works can be pieced together , as long as you do not mind taking the pieces from different studies of different drugs : work on cocaine by Nora Volcow at Brookhaven National Laboratory , among others ; on cocaine and amphetamines by Bruce Cohen of McLean Hospital in Boston ; on heroin by Zvi Vogel at the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot in Israel and Anton Shofelmeer at the Free University in Amsterdam ; and on benzodiazepines ( such as Valium ) by Erick Sigel at the University of Berne . |
| 17 | This fight has been an expensive business for me personally , but I do not mind that . |
| 18 | Oh yes , I do not mind for I like to be good . |
| 19 | I was telephoned by the late Lord Plunket , Her Majesty 's Equerry , a man of exceptional charm whom I knew well and liked , who arranged the appointment and said diffidently , ‘ I hope you do not mind wearing a morning coat . ’ |
| 20 | That is , if you do not mind the walking back early on Monday morning . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ You do not mind sitting in darkness ? ’ |
| 22 | Competition I do not mind . |
| 23 | you do not mind my taking this method of answering your letter and I hope that you , I did not put you to too much trouble to locate a recorder to listen to the tape , I am just too lazy to write it all down and think that what I have to say I can put it better in words than what I can on paper , I 'll let you do that part . |
| 24 | ‘ You do not mind , do you ? ’ |
| 25 | ‘ The majority do not mind that as much . |
| 26 | In his temporary absence , Miss Mates refreshed Sally-Anne 's cup again , said gently to her , ‘ Do not mind Dr Neil 's manner , my dear . |
| 27 | I say I do not mind Hugo visiting Stef but why is he so long away ? |
| 28 | I do not mind , Señorita Howard . |
| 29 | If he did not know that , I do not mind him admitting it , but it is extraordinary ignorance on his part . |
| 30 | Before any fluttering expectations begin to arise in the minds or breasts — I do not mind which it is — of Opposition Members , I should say that I can not advise the House to write the two clauses into the Bill , because they deal , for example , with administrative matters such as a once-off requirement for a report to be made to Parliament — new clause 2 — and the keeping of a custody record — new clause 10 — that should not be set down in primary legislation . |