Example sentences of "does not [verb] i [vb base] " in BNC.

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1 If my list of cons against Alfieri seems great , it does not mean I dislike everything he does for as I 've said he plays the important role of introduction and conclusion which I like especially and count as a clever idea on the part of Miller .
2 But — hoo-ha ! — this does not mean I have to stay in one particular mirror .
3 I obviously love to see Leeds win , and just because I 've predicted a draw , that does not mean I do not think Leeds are capable of winning .
4 Well , to clarify , I have a season ticket for Ibrox and I also ‘ support ’ leeds united , but since I see Rangers play every week , I would probably class them as my number one team — this does not mean I do nt like Leeds — its all a matter of prioritising the teams .
5 Age does not matter I like reading , travelling , making friends and photography .
6 does not have me cling too hard
7 He does not say I know what I have believed but he says , I know whom I have believed .
8 Harvey does n't think I know that — it 's a secret — but I have ways of finding out .
9 ‘ Parr does n't think I stay home knitting waiting for his calls ! ’
10 It does n't matter I hate my voice on tape .
11 Does n't matter I mean , it 'll go for a long time you know .
12 Er well that does n't matter I do n't mind that quite so much cos our bearded collie loves water .
13 It does n't mean I 've been frightened off . ’
14 Which does n't mean I intend to leap into bed with you just because fate washed you up on my beach .
15 Frankly I would love to go to bed with you ; but that does n't mean I fail to recognise that you have a mind , a spirit .
16 That does n't mean I feel anything else for him .
17 ‘ That does n't mean I think all men are rapists but … it means a significant proportion of the men around us in that situation of social breakdown would rape and I ca n't even begin to digest that notion . ’
18 That does n't mean I vote the full Griffith ticket .
19 But that does n't mean I have to be involved in this kind of nauseous business . ’
20 This does n't mean I have to define truth , merely produce two important truisms about it , each of which has in fact been proposed as a definition .
21 But that does n't mean I have to work on the premise that everyone 's untrustworthy until proven otherwise . ’
22 Listen , listen , listen I 'm not taking the piss out of the point cos I know the point 's very serious but I 'm taking the piss out of the way he said it cos I think he sounded stupid but that does n't mean I have any disrespect for erm
23 ‘ But that does n't mean I want things to go any further , Luke .
24 But that does n't mean I want you to — to take over my life .
25 Just because I do n't have a Tech-Green sci-cert , does n't mean I do n't have a mind .
26 Just because I earn my living through my own body does n't mean I do n't have feelings or morals .
27 I 'm not one for showing my emotions but that does n't mean I do n't feel things . ’
28 " I know I have n't always been what a husband should be to you — but that does n't mean I do n't appreciate and admire your beauty . "
29 Well , I do n't talk openly about my kidneys , but that does n't mean I do n't have any .
30 That has to be fundamental to our relationship , but it does n't mean I do n't care . ’
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