Example sentences of "thing they [verb] n't [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | These are things they do n't do at school today do they ? |
| 2 | ‘ I know the kind of expression you have when you 're getting people to do things they do n't want to do . |
| 3 | People have been known to say things they do n't mean when they 're angry — you of all people should know by now that I 'm no exception to that rule . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Sometimes people do things they do n't mean . |
| 5 | I do all the work , and sometimes I even do things they do n't tell me to do . ’ |
| 6 | There are plenty of things they do n't tell us about . |
| 7 | I think , well , I think do everything as early as you possibly can , as long as the kid understands what they 're doing , it 's no good getting them to do things they do n't understand , if they understand negative numbers do it |
| 8 | Newspaper technology is so sophisticated we can even make politicians say things they do n't know they 're saying . |
| 9 | Many people can talk about their life but experience a total block about how to change things they do n't like . |
| 10 | Why ca n't people accept things for what they are rather than going all out to destroy the things they do n't agree with ? |
| 11 | There are times when mistakes are made in school and things go wrong : children blamed for things they did n't do , events may be cancelled at short notice , cardigans and coats lost or , even worse , end up in the toilet bowl . |
| 12 | they 'll get into the , they 'll get into that garage right , so they look and see things they did n't know that they can make money on |
| 13 | The majority of people that went through that service all had some recollection of things they did n't enjoy very much but they by and large thoroughly enjoyed their experience in the Army , it livened them up , it made them better men and we have got after all one of the best armies if not the best army in the world , it 's got to come from |
| 14 | And we would not be asking the parents to say things they did n't believe or make promises that they had no intention of fulfilling . |
| 15 | ONE thing they do n't tell you beforehand is that bell-ringing is hard on the legs . |
| 16 | The one thing they do n't do is taste like wine . |
| 17 | I do n't thing they one thing they do n't give in this book is a complete score |
| 18 | Kat brought it right back to basics : ‘ Good thing they do n't burn at the stake these days . ’ |
| 19 | The only thing they do n't ask is what time I get up in the morning and what time I go to bed at night . |
| 20 | ‘ The only thing they did n't say was that I must be pregnant because we were buying a house . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ The only thing they did n't say was that I must be pregnant because we were buying a house , ’ Kylie joked . |