Example sentences of "one does [adv] [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bogwood requires some weeks if not months , of soaking to remove the bulk of the tannins it contains — one does not varnish bogwood for Uaru tanks , as then eat the varnish and then die . |
| 2 | Whatever they were , she had ‘ caught ’ the Emperor of the French who was determined to disprove the gibe of his cousin Prince Napoleon that ‘ one does not marry Mademoiselle de Montijo ’ . |
| 3 | Using two condoms instead of one does not make sex safer . |
| 4 | As a prince , you understand , one does not enjoy freedom in the sense that one of more humble origin may enjoy freedom . |
| 5 | ‘ Self-determination is the right of all people in the world , including Germans , but it only makes sense when one does not lose sight of the concerns of others … we are coming to the end of a century which has seen the special responsibility of Germans for some terrible things . ’ |
| 6 | One does not invite death . |
| 7 | In the light of Farber 's observation , I should like to suggest that if one ‘ has ’ anorexia nervosa , one does not need suicide . |
| 8 | One does n't ask Loulou about his work . ’ |