Example sentences of "do [adv] [vb infin] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ernest and Rosie tried to make a start on the repairs , but by then she had discovered that she was pregnant , and Ernest would not let her do any work that might involve strenuous effort . |
| 2 | Now you see I do n't think that you can say I 'm all against national war but , but you 're in favour of a violent revolution |
| 3 | Anybody wishing if anybody wishes to ring me anyone I 'm not I 'm not you see I do n't see that serves any purpose I 'm sorry I do not think that serves any purpose if you wish to ring me outside this meeting |
| 4 | I mean you just do n't you do n't imagine that do you really ? |
| 5 | No I 'd I 'd I do n't I do n't believe that that 's the case erm |
| 6 | do n't no do n't say that to her or I 'll be in the dog house |
| 7 | He 's told you that you 're not , we 're not getting a fair share of the business with him , but the figures I see do n't do n't say that at all |
| 8 | I do rather feel that the Montagues and Capulets music is a little too hectic , but the other episodes are beautifully managed . |
| 9 | ‘ Oh dear , ’ Louise said , unhappily , ‘ I did so hope that you two would make a go of it , but with all the rows I do n't really know , I 'm sure … ’ |
| 10 | Oh , she did so hope that Jasper would not be late , would not be tired , would want to go out . |
| 11 | we did so hope that we 'd both pass , you see , because , you know , been terrible |
| 12 | She did so hope that he was n't going to invite her out , and was trying to think up some good off-putting excuse when , ‘ Your car has been delivered here , to Mr Gajdusek 's home . |
| 13 | I did so wish that my mother had n't said that . |
| 14 | In this case it did so recognise that connection and Smith had to pay damages . |
| 15 | I do so hope that you never fall prey to any of the crippling diseases within our society because maybe then you will come to appreciate the need for these experiments . |
| 16 | While I fully accept that the poor have become a cause by which many politicians and intellectuals can further their personal ambitions , I do nevertheless find that the Hayekian case is deficient . |
| 17 | Both of them realised that he had abandoned all pretence that Sally-Anne was an ordinary young woman come to work in Vetch Street , but neither of them pursued the matter , Dr Neil from delicacy , and Sally-Anne because she could not tell him the real truth about herself — he would undoubtedly immediately send her back to the embassy , and she did not want that at all — it would be failure . |
| 18 | Edward did not want that spell to end . |
| 19 | The difficulty was that the evangelicals took a low view of the deans and chaplains of colleges , and did not expect that anything run by them would have force and challenge . |
| 20 | Though the Daily News has continued to publish without its workers , managers did not expect that the unions would persuade news-stands , sometimes with strong-arm tactics , to stop selling the paper . |
| 21 | As a result I knew that I had recovered everything within the detecting capabilities of my old machine and did not expect that there would be anything left to be found . |
| 22 | He did not expect that he would have to go to war over the Holy Places , but if he was called upon to do so , he thought that he could produce the men , guns and money he would need for victory . |
| 23 | She had not the least interest in the fortunes of Italy , did not care that once more liberty and unity were the watchwords , and it astonished her that Mrs Browning could seem as anxious about war as she did about her sister 's health . |
| 24 | She did not care that he 'd called her a whore . |
| 25 | The next step was to admit indirect words : a trust did not demand that the trustee should be addressed with a properly phrased request . |
| 26 | Openness did not demand that he tell her he had suggested it . |
| 27 | They did not contest that they participated in the crime ring , but said they had no choice because of pressure from Chinese secret societies . |
| 28 | In other words , it did not appear that the ending of a temporary job increased the likelihood of long-term unemployment . |
| 29 | When the number of fixed-term contract or agency workers was expressed in relation to the size of the total labour force in the establishment , it did not appear that larger establishments were more likely to make use of temporary workers than smaller ones [ see Table 3.4 ] . |
| 30 | It did not appear that this was a major problem . |