Example sentences of "but do [adv] get [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Shakes hands firmly but do not get involved in a ‘ trial of strength ’ handshake . |
| 2 | Secondly , you will best get there by squeezing all you can out of every position you hold and out of the experience of every man you serve or meet : pick their brains , study their successes and their failures ; never be afraid to ask questions or put new ideas , but do not get upset or angry if they are not accepted at first , and do not assume that the other man 's judgment is wrong . |
| 3 | But do n't get obsessed with weight watching . |
| 4 | Do a lot of quoting , but do n't get many orders out of it . |
| 5 | Then he added with threatening humour : ‘ But do n't get lost . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ He 's — he 's overdue , but do n't get upset . |
| 7 | Return the toy to its owner but do n't get involved in a prolonged argument . |
| 8 | ‘ But do n't get silly , will you ? |
| 9 | But do n't get any ideas . |
| 10 | Overweight — Not likely to have much effect on your health but do n't get any fatter |
| 11 | But do n't get any funny ideas , will you ? ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Sometimes months or even years when they 're not cured but do n't get any worse . ’ |
| 13 | This is meant to be the sexy bit , but do n't get excited , chums . |
| 14 | But do n't get muddled between goals and objectives . |
| 15 | Billy goes out shooting every day but does not get much as his only weapons are a tennis bat and empty cartridge case which he hits at the birds . |
| 16 | Water is drawn over the disc but does not get close enough to the roots to damage them . |