Example sentences of "do [not/n't] [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he prays it is in a voice ‘ humble , treatable and slow ’ ; the congregation 's responses ‘ are to be done not in a huddling , or slobbery fashion , gaping or scratching the head , or spitting in the midst of their answer ’ . |
| 2 | If the animal had been stolen from another district , and its owner did not as a result claim it , thieves could buy the fully-documented animal for a nominal sum . |
| 3 | He did not for a while want to look at his own face . |
| 4 | It was here that the performance abandoned all semblance of script , but was nonetheless skilfully held together by the actors , who guided without being intrusive and did not for a moment step out of their roles . |
| 5 | Only see one way in which we are like God is in having moral and spiritual capacities no other creature has moral and spiritual capacities , they do not of the potential to worship , they do not of a code er , er , of moral laws , they 're not governed by that , it 's a case of , of the , might makes right , it 's a case of the strongest the one that survives and the weakest goes to the wall you 've only got to look er at a litter of pups and the last one is the one that 's pushed to the back every time is n't it , there 's no moral law there , those pups and the , and the bitch does n't er work out , that because that one is weaker it should be getting more , more nourishment , it should be cared for better , it does n't work like that in any thing else , but God has placed within humanity a moral responsibility and his place within as a spiritual capacity , were more than just animals , were created in his image , so God created us , capable of knowing him and growing to be like him and in his original creation they 're in need of , the , the , the highlight of it was when he came down and communicated and talked with Adam and Eve there in the garden and shared his heart with them and there was this perfect commune between God the creator and man his creation , he never did it to any animal , he did n't go and talk to the trees and the plants perfect though they were , he never looked on any of the other creatures that he had made , wonderful though they may be , beautiful in their colouring , and go and talk with them , but he talks with Adam and he shares his heart with him his purpose is that Adam should communicate with him and walk with him and has fellowship with him , growing to be like him , but you see even though God created us like that , he did n't create us as puppets , it was n't God up in heaven pulling the strings and Adam did that and Eve did this and that was how it were , God is not a puppeteer and he made as capable of choosing good and evil , he gave us moral choices , because he made us his moral beings and so we could choose to do this and not to do that , we could choose to , to do this and to leave the other undone . |
| 6 | If the term subjection be used in its extreme sense I do not for a moment believe that any such solution exists . |
| 7 | His alternative is what he calls an ‘ appreciative ’ stance : ‘ These appreciative sentiments are easily summarized : we do not for a moment wish that we could rid ourselves of deviant phenomena . |
| 8 | Clive Barnes — later to become one of the ‘ Butchers of Broadway ’ , as critic for the New York Times wrote : ‘ Although One Over The Eight is described as a ‘ new revue ’ do not for a moment be fooled . |
| 9 | ‘ I do not for a moment doubt the right and duty of the media to comment on sentences and criticise judges . |
| 10 | Little owls will kill small mammals and small birds but they do not as a rule consume the flesh direct . |
| 11 | It is for the tribunal which decides the case to consider , not as law but as fact , whether in the whole circumstances the words of the statute do or do not as a matter of ordinary usage of the English language cover or apply to the facts which have been proved . |
| 12 | And as the salon in Susan 's home town of Bristol was part of a reputable chain , she did n't for a moment expect any problems . |
| 13 | Did n't for a moment think you 'd want them out of your sight . |
| 14 | As I had grown some six inches since he had last seen me , I did n't for a moment believe that his recognition was unprompted . |
| 15 | ‘ No , I did n't as a matter of fact . |
| 16 | He did n't as a rule greet all his guests , but this was different . |
| 17 | Benjamin 's modest but handsome little portrait seems to want to relay a message to us : I may not be blue-blooded , it says , but please do n't for a minute put me down as any kind of manual labourer — I belong to the established and rising ranks of the artisan middle-class . |
| 18 | I do n't , do n't for a minute think it 's from that hand , because you know the tingling , you 're s are you supposed to get tingling all time ? |
| 19 | That 's routine , and I do n't for a minute expect there to be any complications . |
| 20 | I no no I do n't for a start accept it . |
| 21 | There are ninety nine pupils , the total staff is one hundred , of course that does not for a moment mean that er , there is one member of staff attendant on each pupil at all times , and I do n't for a moment suggest that . |
| 22 | If you if you do n't with a hair dryer if you were n't blowing the air over it , what happens ? |
| 23 | He , he leaves his coat on see right and I do n't with a coat so he opens his window cos he 's hot , I 'm freezing . |
| 24 | I 'm an ordinary detective-inspector , and I do n't as a rule have direct dealings with the Home Office . |
| 25 | But I simply want to make the the point of planning principle that you do n't as a matter of approach walk away from constrained sites and say , ah well we do n't like that because there 's some constraint , we 'll go and we 'll reallocate an another piece of land somewhere else , and er that 'll come forward more easily . |
| 26 | And the the question before them , and therefore before me in r considering the objections , is whether or not these sites are part of the general extent of greenbelt around the village , or are a part of this village er which does not as a whole perform a greenbelt function , and that 's what I 'm looking at when I make my site visit . |
| 27 | The Act does not as a matter of law preclude a court from holding that an action for negligence lies in favour of a person who could formerly have brought an action based on loss of services but in view of the current law on economic loss it seems most unlikely that such a development will occur . |
| 28 | There are ninety nine pupils , the total staff is one hundred , of course that does not for a moment mean that er , there is one member of staff attendant on each pupil at all times , and I do n't for a moment suggest that . |
| 29 | And sexual harassment towards a woman does , I think , confirm that in a way , as Suzy says , it does n't for a man . |