Example sentences of "do [not/n't] do [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Social anthropologists can and do study members of their own society and they have been doing so for a long time , though mostly they do not do it very well . |
| 2 | The tall dark-faced man seemed to have no problem managing his robes , though his haste did n't do him much good . |
| 3 | I want to look at your aluminium windows , let's say we did n't do them right |
| 4 | Well , it did n't do them much good May Lee came and rescued me In fact she seized me by the arm ‘ Well ? ’ she said |
| 5 | I 'm not — they 're all dirty , I did n't do them yesterday , they wo n't be dry . |
| 6 | An O S one to fifty thousand and that 's what I thought I 'd picked up this morning to take with me but when I looked it was Chester and Wrexham so it did n't do me much good . |
| 7 | Well when you 're a waitress and you mix you know with all sorts and you hear different people talking and what they did and what they did n't do you now and some had Doctor pills at that time in the nineteen thirties and some used the Indian bark . |
| 8 | ‘ Chris and I appreciated it and we enjoyed the evening , but I think it 'd be better if we did n't do it again . |
| 9 | Erm I felt really organized cos Mr said that I was too hyperactive and I needed to have , I had to do something constructive so he sent me out posting well giving everyone their letters and I felt really I mean he did n't do it nastily , he just said I was flitting about and needed something to do and so it was really fun . |
| 10 | Well I 've done , did n't do it right did I ? |
| 11 | Presumably one reason why people doing something is they did n't do it enough the first time , or they did n't do it properly , or they did n't do it successfully and therefore they 've got ta keep doing it . |
| 12 | they did n't do it properly though . |
| 13 | in fact the girl who did the mailing for them did n't do it properly so in fact it 's unlikely to happen erm they asked me because I know that since she 's now leaving the Vice-Principal through network erm and and they were thinking of getting something together like that , I did n't write this that 's not my writing but just let me tell you I do n't write a twenty- four clock , twenty-four hour clock with full stops in it |
| 14 | But you did n't do it today anyway , so |
| 15 | Presumably one reason why people doing something is they did n't do it enough the first time , or they did n't do it properly , or they did n't do it successfully and therefore they 've got ta keep doing it . |
| 16 | And alas , I thought , my penitential journey over , they did n't do it separately in the first place . |
| 17 | So you did n't do it anyway . |
| 18 | ‘ I did n't do it grudgingly , I 'd resigned myself to the fact that football was his burning passion . |
| 19 | Presumably one reason why people doing something is they did n't do it enough the first time , or they did n't do it properly , or they did n't do it successfully and therefore they 've got ta keep doing it . |
| 20 | I did n't do it yesterday . |
| 21 | He did n't do it before and he does n't like it , but he does a bit . |
| 22 | Could I take er , a minute and , and just try and look at the steps that you 've gone through and I , I tried to write down as you were doing it , giving your presentation , the steps which I think everybody eventually went through either formally or informally and I think if we look at these steps you 'll agree yes , I needed that and I did that or , we did n't do it formally . |
| 23 | From the client 's point of view Regional Railways were quite adamant that erm if we did n't do it then they would find somebody who was prepared to . |
| 24 | as you turn it up , it 's gon na pull straight , that bit still did n't do it so we went to the other side , put the cramp the other way and having put that one down and that one up , now if you sight that now through there |
| 25 | one 's like this but the problem we hit this year er , we did n't do it that early was the kids had got the forms out then the timetable and the financing came in and we did n't know what was happening |
| 26 | ‘ Why you had to is a mystery to me , but do n't do me any — ’ |
| 27 | I used to do a lot for Joe but I do n't do them now . |
| 28 | This means they do n't do you much good , but neither do they do you any harm . |
| 29 | No do n't do it just assume all that stuff , that 's been done |
| 30 | So if you were thinking of becoming a super model , my suggestion is that er you do n't do it alright because it 's er it 's not worth it . |