Example sentences of "do [not/n't] [verb] [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | God , he said , ‘ doth not bind us to dive into men 's consciences , . |
2 | Already her entire body seemed to be turning to fire and ice , and it was all she could do not to let her trembling knees fold , collapsing her at his feet like a rag doll — which was exactly where he probably imagined she should be . |
3 | She was heavy and it was all I could do not to let her slide through my arms . |
4 | Suddenly she wanted him gone so urgently that it was all she could do not to order him to get out . |
5 | " Whatever you do do not let them take the book back without admitting that your name is in it . " |
6 | You w you will tr we do n't want you know va I mean if we get too many , it could go the other way , but we i if we could get three or four items , that would be very nice . |
7 | If you would like to share a bit of my life with me , then give me a bit of yours I will reply so do n't make me cry , get me high , and reply to SKY . |
8 | They 'll never better Please Do n't Make Me Cry , and they know more about Neil Diamond 's Red Red Wine than he does . |
9 | But she does n't I do n't think she goes now . |
10 | I mean , my sister 's school they have right from the start and er they do n't I do n't think you get a wide enough circle of friends really . |
11 | John would I do n't think he knows |
12 | he he do n't erm the cat do n't drudge her get |
13 | Although warning signs shout at you not to cross these fragile constructions , as you 're bound to fall off and die and do n't say they did n't tell you so , you 'd have to be a boring old git not to want to do a balancing act over them for thrills . |
14 | I do n't think I 'd I do n't know I do n't know what I 'd do . |
15 | ‘ 'Ere , 'old on , guv , ’ said the bruiser , ‘ I du n no I go along with that . |
16 | Then your client 's transaction will take priority over any other event ( such as the bankruptcy of the seller ) or transaction ( such as a mortgage of the property ) of which the official certificate of search did not give you notice . |
17 | " Amabel , there 'll be nobody in Frizingley to touch you , " said John-William Dallam , sitting down rather heavily since he had run upstairs a little too quickly at her call and did not want her to see how easily , these days , he could lose his breath . |
18 | Fenna did not want her to menstruate , Fenna would not allow her to desire . |
19 | Fenna did not want her to bleed , and because Fenna did not want it , she had not wanted it either . |
20 | He did not want her to do that , to draw the attention of his colleagues . |
21 | I did not want her to face the rings that dissolve into the banks of time 's pond when the dead-weight falls to its depths . |
22 | Mr. Hallworth 's evidence was that he did not want her to enter into the transaction , but she said she wanted to go ahead with it . |
23 | He dared not pull away , even though he did not want her to feel his changing body , but at this point one of her gentle caresses touched the corner of his mouth and before he could stop himself his mouth was on hers , and restrain himself as he might it was a lover 's kiss , not a friend 's . |
24 | For a start , she had n't seen Rosemary for fifteen minutes and she did not want her to feel left out . |
25 | He did not want her to think he was gloating . |
26 | She could hardly descend on Giovanna Sassanta 's house without an appointment , and Anthony had made it abundantly clear that he did not want her to cross the threshold of his hospital . |
27 | Liz was prepared to allow the therapist to talk to her parents , but she did not want her to tell them about her problems concerning the shop , preferring to discuss these with them herself . |
28 | Eventually Mrs Webster explained that she had had an evacuee before me , who had ‘ breathed on the wall ’ , and she did not want me to do likewise . |
29 | When I first came my husband did not want me to go out to work . |
30 | Leslie did not want me to go with him to the station , and so I watched him from the hotel-room window , his jaunty walk bravely exaggerated . |