Example sentences of "they [conj] not [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I think , a lot of people see the stray dogs problem as a big problem , certainly if people have decided to partake of pets , they have a responsibility to look after them and not throw them out on the streets . |
| 2 | There are some cases where I am just holding on to them and not cashing them in . ’ |
| 3 | There was the man who had killed Khan and who later would go barefoot into the children 's room to kiss them and not wake them . |
| 4 | ‘ The onus is on line managers to develop the people who report to them and not leave it to the human resources professional , or anybody else . |
| 5 | She had great qualities , Mum , of charm and kindness and general decency , but would anyone ever appreciate them and not hurt her ? |
| 6 | Do we just le do we just leave them and not put them in a locker ? |
| 7 | Dragging the pad towards him he found a clean page and wrote : Dear Harsnet , I know you never answer my letters or return my calls , and I know that you handed over your notes to me on the understanding that I could do what I liked with them and not bother you , but I have to say that while there is much in them that I admire , as I will always admire much in you , no matter what , there is also much in them that seems to me to be puerile and , to put it mildly , bigoted . |