Example sentences of "n't [verb] in [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are , of course , assuming that we are using an ideal switch which does n't exist in real life , but the point being made is that a switching system will be a lot more efficient than any resistive control element where dissipation is invariably relatively large . |
| 2 | They do n't wait in calm silence while someone else speaks . |
| 3 | Plants that ca n't survive in bright light die . |
| 4 | it 's why we 've lost most of our industry because they wo n't , they wo n't invest in new machinery or mo , new methods ! |
| 5 | One especially neat feature — which I have n't seen in other laser printers — is a range of macros adding tinted underlays , lines and borders to your dreary documents . |
| 6 | Do n't grow in clubroot-infected soil . |
| 7 | " Could have told you the Silesian Defence would n't work in One-Dimensional Chess . |
| 8 | They do n't look in bad shape , and the guy in the kitchen no longer has his hands behind his head . |
| 9 | A Lydon penalty gave Wigan a 9-2 interval lead and despite the errors , John Monie 's men did n't look in imminent danger . |
| 10 | I hope you do n't believe in stupid nonsense like that ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ They are responsible for a lot of the machine tools that we have now , ’ Gerwyn says , ‘ and they developed them because they did n't believe in wasted labour . |
| 12 | I do n't believe in national character in any biological sense , but I do think that the German people were ready for a person like Hitler . |
| 13 | Every one of us , we would n't devote our time , our precious time serving in local government if we did n't believe in local government and did n't want to provide the best possible services to the people of this city . |
| 14 | The British Government does n't believe in local government . |
| 15 | Morrissey fronts a youthful revolution which is n't locked in tribal chant nor the blank idealism of the sixties . |
| 16 | ‘ Coincidences simply do n't happen in real life … ’ |
| 17 | Erm greeting and appropriate sociability fine , you were a little bit nervous so you tended to sort of talk over me a little bit but that 's not a problem , it probably would n't happen in real life . |
| 18 | That do n't happen in real life . |
| 19 | They like things to be loud and dramatic , and if there 's one thing you ca n't have in good sorcery , it 's loud noises and drama . |
| 20 | Truthfully , I had n't believed in Heavenly Father since my fourth Christmas Eve night , the night when Auntie trod on my brick-truck as she tried to sneak in with my present — a smart Apollo Candy with stabilisers , hand-painted maroon — Pa being out with the Recovery . |
| 21 | After countless ages I seemed to come back to a real realisation that I was continuing to breathe , even if with difficulty , and did n't seem in immediate danger of stopping . |
| 22 | While ideal for touring , when flying in close formation you ca n't put in rapid throttle adjustments without first pushing in the centre button . |
| 23 | a mode where word processing or desktop publishing software which does n't operate in WYSIWYG fashion can show a representation of the output as it will look when printed . |
| 24 | And you do n't play in blooming class will you ? |
| 25 | I justify myself on the grounds that I do n't indulge in idle gossip and have never sought to aggrandise myself or to do harm to others . |
| 26 | He could only hope that his Chelonian captors were n't engaged in fiendish torture or had n't cut off his legs or anything . |
| 27 | Much of it is n't recorded in great detail , so one is left to read between the lines about the activities that were involved . |
| 28 | He holds the view that an ill fish wo n't sit in full sun in the middle of the water , where it runs the risk of predation , but will hide , usually in the shade at the edge of the water , where the temperature will be much lower . |
| 29 | Charity did n't deal in small talk so she did n't bother to play that game . |