Example sentences of "do not [vb infin] well [subord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Boswell had a fire in his ‘ most elegant ’ room overlooking the sea , but he did not sleep well because the sea made its wild noises , and the pillows were stuffed with the feathers of ‘ some sea-fowl , which had to me a disagreeable smell ’ . |
| 2 | The fact is that the song did not sell well because , let's face it , it was a bloody awful record … ’ |
| 3 | She was n't one of these poor deprived kids who slipped in through an open window or an inadequately locked door and then did not know better than to steal a television or a video . |
| 4 | He did not write well because he had learned his letters late in life and , though Lucille had made him into a much better reader , he was still clumsy with a pen or pencil . |
| 5 | Water lilies do not grow well if water is falling onto their leaves . |
| 6 | AS anti-climaxes go , they do not come better than this . |
| 7 | Sow the seed in early to mid-spring , or late summer , preferably the latter as viability falls rapidly , outdoors where they are to grow — chervil does not do well if transplanted . |
| 8 | But she overestimates herself , and she does not know better than to blame herself . |
| 9 | But Sauvignon does not come better than this and to my mind the del Cero Sauvignon has more grace , character and length than the much-vaunted Cloudy Bay Sauvignon from New Zealand , which is comparably priced . |
| 10 | This takes a bit of practice and does not work well if you hands tend to be on the clammy side ! |