Example sentences of "do [not/n't] [verb] [pers pn] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The only problem with them is that they do not tell you how . |
| 2 | They do not tell us why the level is set at its current average rather than some much higher or lower figure . |
| 3 | Conversely , the school tests for explicitness do not tell us very much about the exercise of multiple points of view . |
| 4 | Thus , not only are there ambiguities in practice in terms of the organisational design of public sector organisations but they do not tell us very much about the power and status that attach to particular departments . |
| 5 | But they do not tell us much about how more complex cognitive processes take place . |
| 6 | While examination results alone do not tell us much about the nature of the educational crisis , they are useful indicators of the extent of the problem : undoubtedly school conditions and the situation of teachers have affected their outcomes . |
| 7 | But these caricatures do not tell us much about what is going on with real , complex individuals behind the scenes . |
| 8 | These correlations , while of interest , do not tell us much about the political substance of the ‘ class'/party link , but Butler and Stokes pursued this further by soliciting ‘ free ’ responses concerning the reasons for identification with one or other party . |
| 9 | Notice , though , that while flow figures are useful in telling us the directions in which companies channel the funds they received , they do not tell us how active intermediaries are in any particular market . |
| 10 | So when people do not listen to you , do not adopt your suggestion , do not consult you etc , assume that your behaviour was at fault , not theirs . |
| 11 | The People 's machines do not threaten us then . |
| 12 | Like the views of their predecessors in classical Marxist thought , modern functionalist views do not regard it as useful or necessary to demonstrate the precise mechanisms by which state policy responds to structural imperatives ; instead they focus on macro-social issues and trends . |
| 13 | They do not regard it as offensive to say they want a quality of life more than they want challenge and promotion . ’ |
| 14 | W. 's unhappy history is fully set out in the judgment of Lord Donaldson of Lymington M.R. and I do not repeat it here . |
| 15 | Do not stir it up . |
| 16 | ‘ Do not irritate me further , ’ he murmured . |
| 17 | Change it as times change , but do not split it up |
| 18 | If you consider that such-and-such crime has not been committed , or that such-and-such defence is not available ( though an ignorant person might think it is ) , do not pass it by in silence but state your opinion expressly . |
| 19 | They seize the kittens , carry them off , and kill them ; but do not eat them afterwards . |
| 20 | I once visited a pensioner in my village and mentioned that I occasionally like jam but never make it myself because I do not eat it often enough . |
| 21 | Do not pull them on with the nuts , but make sure they fit on their own first , then smear copper anti-seize compound onto the wheel face and centre before fitting . |
| 22 | Social anthropologists can and do study members of their own society and they have been doing so for a long time , though mostly they do not do it very well . |
| 23 | You do not strike me as ugly , nor mis-shapen , nor lacking manners . |
| 24 | However , do not throw it away . |
| 25 | Do not give it away . |
| 26 | Tragically , I have to wish that that was the case because today 's figures do not give us much ground for comfort , but , as long as the Minister continues his present style of trying to hype up and to trivialise every issue , that is what will happen to our agriculture . |
| 27 | Its success has been limited because some children will work on projects which interest them but which do not tax them sufficiently . |
| 28 | Osbern has his father killed by a lowly mob and thrown to birds and wild animals ; more reliable sources do not mention him again . |
| 29 | The Government 's present position is one of scepticism about the value of a ban on tobacco advertising , but Secretary of State William Waldegrave has said ‘ I do not rule it out for ever , certainly : but it is just not the highest priority at the moment … |
| 30 | I hope you do not think me unduly vain with regard to this last matter ; it is just that one never knows when one might be obliged to give out that one is from Darlington Hall , and it is important that one be attired at such times in a manner worthy of one 's position . |