Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] or [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 Do occupy yourself so that you do n't over-indulge or leave yourself open to temptation .
2 He did n't explain or show remorse or produce justification .
3 If you inject drugs , do n't lend or borrow injecting equipment ( works ) .
4 They never kill except for protection of their young , they do n't eat or drink unless they need to : that 's living in harmony .
5 ‘ I could n't eat or drink at the moment .
6 One of the unwritten rules of non-Muslims who work or travel in Muslim countries is that you do n't eat or drink in front of your fasting friends .
7 Do n't eat or drink too many and do n't snack on them during the day .
8 Buff still would n't eat or drink .
9 The yew contains a mixture of poisonous compounds and only a chemist can extract anything good from it so people should n't eat or drink anything connected with the Yew tree .
10 It 's not been for us to tell people what they should or should n't eat or do anything with , because the , in , in one respect that 's a nann nannying attitude from er , whether it 's the legislators saying we 're not going to approve the right legislation so that you have that information , but on the other hand by manufacturers and others saying you trust us .
11 She said : ‘ I could n't eat or sleep that week .
12 ‘ If you do n't want or do n't have time to haggle , ’ says Mr Latif , ‘ you should make sure you buy your carpet , your jewellery , or your woodwork from a fixed-price store .
13 Let us strive for relationships that are mutual and be careful not to impose ourselves on people who do n't want or need us .
14 ‘ A ‘ successful ’ American manager does n't plant or harvest , ’ Thurow ( 1984 : 23 ) comments , ‘ he is simply a Viking raider . ’
15 However , this information needs to be given very carefully so that it does n't anger or hurt the person .
16 For three of four months I could n't think or do anything else .
17 She may say she loves you and perhaps she does in her way , but Pickles does n't think or feel deeply about anything .
18 ‘ I ca n't think or work properly on an empty stomach . ’
19 My primary education did n't explore or exploit one single aspect of my talents or interests .
20 He ca n't behave or think or speak or do anything else better than I can — nearly as well as I can — so he 's going to be the Old Man of the Sea until I shake him off somehow .
21 So that you do n't deviate or forget things .
22 Because of that she does n't need or want to resolve things by collective discussion .
23 It was her apartment , paid for with her own money , and she did n't need or want him in her life any more .
24 Now did they give you that and it 's something you do n't need or do you think maybe it 's something you do need ?
25 But we do n't need or love you as an organ gone sour that stinks in the wind .
26 It does n't matter what Mrs Jones thinks because Mrs Jones does n't know or care .
27 Why the American woman was so keen to become a link in the Nazi spy network he did n't know or care .
28 Molassi did n't know or care what that meant .
29 He did n't know or care whether Dickens liked this stuff , but he was damned certain he did n't .
30 He was going to be responsible for something that he did n't know or care the first thing about .
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