Example sentences of "people [verb] [not/n't] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | However , there is a further piece of evidence , which can be used to show how historical circumstances can produce a dramatic demystification of the monarchy , which would not be possible if people did not already possess the ideological tools for critical demystification . |
2 | People did not however see themselves as ‘ apathetic ’ . |
3 | But people did not persistently use the same media in the same way . |
4 | This had been quite difficult and the Gnomes had scratched their heads a good deal , because , although people did not openly refer to it , everyone knew that Flame 's father was Fael-Inis and it had meant a lot of worrisome discussions as to whether this fact ought to be openly acknowledged , or whether it might be discourteous to draw attention to it . |
5 | It was no wonder that in the late Seventies , when Americans were beginning to query whether they were carrying out too many coronary by-passes , Britain 's health correspondents were reporting that many people did not even know such life savers existed . |
6 | Sometimes people did not even know their neighbours . |
7 | People did not usually describe themselves as servants ( clients did not , nor did government employees ) . |
8 | People did not suddenly rush into the shops to spend more money on books because the Government said that staff had to be paid more . |
9 | If people did not naturally groan , grimace , or whatever , ‘ then it would be impossible to teach a child the use of the word ‘ tooth-ache ’ ’ . |
10 | His family was poor , and poor people did not often hear music . |
11 | Well for instance a lot of people did n't even bother to erm make the kitchen floor into anything reasonable , but we did , we , we got some very good , very heavy |
12 | The money sloshing around allowed new wave companies to agglomerate , service the raiders and beneficiaries of Big Bang and create demands which people did n't even know they had . |
13 | People did n't even know most other people 's names let alone their dogs ' . |
14 | Because a lot of people did n't even know what they were entitled to . |
15 | If you kept that covered up , most people did n't even know it was there . ’ |
16 | Most people did n't even know the nature of scientific explanation and things like that . |
17 | he was going both of them going , how 's your missus , some people did n't even know that you were pregnant again |
18 | ‘ In my day , ’ she was saying , ‘ New Year 's Eve was a family evening , young people did n't just suit themselves . |
19 | The only trouble was that intelligent people did n't willingly take a car into the heart of a city as busy as Milan on a weekday . |
20 | And the er if you did n't have your rubber soles which er a lot of people did n't really like , I think most people thought they were a bit effeminate , most men did anyway , and they used to have these little metal tips put on , you see , or a metal sort of cross section across the heel , that was to save your your shoes again . |
21 | So , when they 'd finished performing I 've Got My Mojo Working , I pointed out to David that these people did n't really appreciate their music and David , being the sensitive soul that he is , burst into tears . |
22 | People did n't often notice her when Nick was around . |
23 | it seems to me that often , especially with this committee er start at half ten we get to about half twelve and everyone starts shuffling and think of their lunch and often not so much recently , but in , in , in , over the last five years there have been issues I think it almost left you on because it was so close to lunch , er and people did n't then want to have to break for an hour , hour and a half and then come back , whereas if you start at two fifteen erm I think it 's easier to go on till half four , five seems to be to go to this psychological one o'clock barrier , seems to er upset people greatly agitation and er their argument is th th that er that in the afternoon |
24 | Meredith was disconcerted by his unsmiling reaction because people did n't usually stay immune to her friendly warmth . |
25 | Like protecting people do n't just save bottles they save their glass jars |
26 | People do n't just vanish , you know . |
27 | Yes yeah it 's basically a question there to ensure that people do n't just put down that they 're whatever they 're doing just purely |
28 | But some people do n't just try to change their other half 's appearance : they want to alter their characters , too . |
29 | People do n't just die . |
30 | People do n't just hear conversations in hotel rooms . ’ |