Example sentences of "they [vb base] not [det] " in BNC.

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1 But now I think they do n't many so it 's not you know this up to sort of like thirteen they 've been taught constantly once to that age .
2 But they do n't that .
3 Once you have become mentally adjusted to the countdown display it becomes very logical and you will wonder why they do n't all work this way !
4 But they do n't all work .
5 ‘ The Thing did say they do n't all grow to twelve feet , ’ said Angalo , in the silence .
6 But , then , all kids have heroes ; they do n't all become rock stars or footballers , though .
7 I 'm supposed to investigate them to find out why they do n't all fall together . ’
8 If you look carefully at the pictures , you will see each of the four children more than once , but they do n't all appear in all the pictures .
9 After all , there are a lot of divisions in the police — they do n't all wear uniforms and some do n't even shave .
10 Said Robert : ‘ I have 36 pigeons at the moment but they do n't all race long distance ’ .
11 Not a likely-looking suspect in sight , but then they do n't all wear T-shirts like Lucy had .
12 ‘ But they do n't any more , do they ? ’ said Scarlet .
13 They used to but they do n't any more they 've taken all that sort of brilliant stuff away .
14 They do n't half look pretty .
15 But you get used to it and I think it 's a grand place , it 's done me the world of good anyway , they do n't half help you .
16 They look mean , sleek and powerful … and when you open up the throttle they do n't half shift .
17 More precisely , lots of people have ideas , but they do not all agree .
18 ( They do not all have the same ! )
19 They do not all live on the savannah , of course ; hippos prefer rivers and many of the antelope ( bongo , duikers ) prefer forest , as do elephants when it is available .
20 They do not all explain the decline in total , nor are they mutually exclusive , but collectively they raise many of the prime considerations .
21 However , one thing is certain : whatever the reason , they do not all return to their former host .
22 When the dye molecules are dissolved in another solid , transparent host material , they do not all absorb light at quite the same frequency .
23 And they do not all rotate in the same mode .
24 Hydrangea florets can be picked and pressed in the autumn when they are a lovely green shade with reddish tinges , although you may have to choose your bush carefully as they do not all have the same density of colour .
25 Every mental phenomenon includes something as object within itself , although they do not all do so in the same way .
26 Leaf-cutter bee There are many kinds of bee , and they do not all swarm and live in hive communities .
27 But they do not all offer equal value for money .
28 They do not all live in the same place , but in any one place there may be more than one , and perhaps half a dozen , species .
29 All languages have systems but they do not all use them for the same purposes ; what is an essential distinction in one language may be quite disregarded in another .
30 Academic councils , professional resource centres and curriculum " clusters " all acknowledge the need to diminish isolation , but they do not all look forward with the same clear-sightedness further into any young person 's life .
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