Example sentences of "not [verb] your [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " He does n't like me very much , " I explained , and it was the first time I 'd ever realized that " It was a very sad thing not to be liked by your own father , and obviously it must be just as sad not to like your only daughter . |
| 2 | out of that rear window all the time not using your rear view mirrors look once as well . |
| 3 | Your excessively early arrival means that you can check the aforesaid dogs are not using your beautiful flower arrangements as their loo , and also run through a technical check and the autocue before anyone else gets there . |
| 4 | This does not affect your statutory rights imposed by law , which will allow you to cancel your policy within 14 days . |
| 5 | ‘ This guarantee does not affect your statutory rights ’ : we 've all seen it written and , believe it or not , this statement must by law be on all guarantees , in order to explain and remind us that we also have rights against the supplier , as well as the issuer of the guarantee . |
| 6 | But if you do read the guarantee you will nearly always find a sentence that says this guarantee does not affect your statutory rights . |
| 7 | The most obvious sign of the Act 's influence is the presence of statements along the lines of " this guarantee does not affect your statutory rights " which are now added in close proximity to all consumer guarantees . |
| 8 | So it is worth making changes , but it is essential that in the process you do not make your everyday life a misery . |
| 9 | ‘ I do not want your middle names , you blister ! ’ the Gorgon bellowed . |
| 10 | ‘ I do not want your stinking name , ’ Gina said . |
| 11 | The Department of Transport replied : ’ Turning to your letter to Mr. Freeman , I can not answer your detailed questions about the financing of the station , as we have yet to see a full , up-to-date , case on this from BR . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I 'm not touching your repulsive prick . |
| 13 | ‘ I do not need your spurious concern — and , anyway , I do n't expect he 'll come back . ’ |
| 14 | make sure it 's done so that you 're not prejudicing your industrial tribunal case by saying that you 'll accept the ex gratia payment but you also reserve the right to take legal advice about the termination of your employment . |
| 15 | Until you have worked out your long-term plans , you have no option but to make the best of existing buildings which may or may not suit your immediate requirements . |
| 16 | If one or two of your shots are less sharp than they might be , it may be because the conditions did not suit your particular autofocus ( AF ) system . |
| 17 | The one item that comes in under the £100 mark might not suit your favourite Brit . |
| 18 | That I think perhaps is one of the striking differences between that and living in a house in Harlow , where you may or may not know your immediate neighbours . |
| 19 | If you do not know your term-time address at the time of registration please notify your Faculty Office and the University Registry of your address as soon as it is known . |
| 20 | ‘ Why do you not vent your crusading zeal in an article for the Star ? ’ he asked . |
| 21 | If parents reject advice — and assuming you can not compromise your professional judgement — respect them and leave . |
| 22 | I realise that there are constraints of time and problems with dissemination , but you would not expect your local GP to prescribe a drug unless he was satisfied that its use was justified by reference to the available research material . |
| 23 | It will not show your marital status . |
| 24 | I saw you last night , though you chose not to see me , and I can not understand your casual attitude to life . |
| 25 | Other people may not like your negative qualities , but you can . |
| 26 | If you 'd rather not spend your valuable evenings slaving over a hot stove take a look at Cosmopolitan After-work Cookbook . |
| 27 | ‘ By all that 's holy , why not use your true profession ? |
| 28 | ‘ No , perhaps it has not crossed your young imagination . |
| 29 | If you retain real career ambitions , this is a harsh truth which you can not entirely ignore , even if in the end you decide that you must not abandon your legal rights of redress . |
| 30 | I tell you this sister only that you may be warned and not endanger your dear son 's health or put your husband to an unnecessary and useless journey . |