Example sentences of "nor do [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The results are both impressive and disquieting , for unlike natural forms his do not seem to invite our participation , nor do they depend on us for their formidable originality and sense of completion .
2 In many cases they seem to be neither , in that they do not have a direct or specific relationship with the labour market ; nor do they fit into the conventional , specialized academic categories .
3 Nor do they contribute to environmental pollution by burning fossil fuels .
4 Nor do they benefit from statutory benefits such as sickness or holiday pay , or health regulations — important for those working with hazardous materials such as adhesives .
5 The real issues are never discussed , nor do they have to be , for established patterns of family behaviour eventually ensure the maintenance of the status quo , albeit an uncomfortable and unhappy one .
6 No government reports measured from year to year the changes in their conditions of life : nor do they figure in statistical columns beyond their place in the tables of births , deaths , and marriages .
7 Nor do they look for evidence of sharp boundaries between the classes , preferring to operate with the notion of social stratification where classes are not sharply divided but form a continuum .
8 The IHT deemed domicile provisions in IHTA 1984 , s267 do not apply to determine the settlor 's domicile for the purposes of this provision ( nor do they apply in respect of moving trust property abroad ) in relation to property which became comprised in the settlement before 10 December 1974 .
9 Nor do they deal with the real dilemmas of participation that have been the focus of considerable research .
10 Storage Directories may be anywhere on the VMS system on which LIFESPAN resides ; they do not need to be on the same device , or pseudo-device , as the Process Directory , nor do they need to be on the same device as each other .
11 If he does tell her , then we do not hear about it , nor do we know of Sarah 's reaction .
12 Nor do we know to what extent the ‘ Reformation ’ instituted by St Dunstan in the tenth century touched the county at all .
13 Nor do you appear to be a casual vagrant .
14 Nor do you need to , ’ he said .
15 Nor do you have to be a Barclays customer to open one .
16 Nor do I feel like setting myself up as an Aunt Sally just waiting for all those girls to throw themselves at me in the attempt to knock me off my perch ! ’
17 Nor do I care for gossip .
18 Nor do I long to be whipped , Obersturmfuhrer . ‘
19 I do n't know how you negotiate your other deals , nor do I want to , but you can be sure you 're not going to get another cent out of me .
20 Nor do I want to . ’
21 Nor do I want to be ruled by the code of Napoleon , against which our ancestors fought in the Napoleonic wars . ’
22 ‘ I am not pregnant , nor do I suffer from anorexia , ’ she added frostily , ‘ I 'm trying to shake off an illness I 've had for a few months , that 's all . ’
23 ‘ Father , ’ said Tutilo , burning into startling whiteness , ‘ I pledge you my faith I never did nor never would have done him any harm , nor do I know of any who might need to wish him ill .
24 Nor do I believe in deliberately making people poor : that is why I oppose sanctions .
25 Nor do I believe in obstructing democracy : that is why I oppose repression and the state of emergency .
26 I make no claim to supernatural powers , nor do I believe in guardian angels et cetera , but suddenly a vision of what is about to occur flashes vivid and uninvited , inside my forehead : the screams , the blood-covered sheets , Pa scurrying round the lawn snatching up the pink and white scraps , calling to his God then staring at the bloody morsels of his daughter as though they 're a jigsaw with missing bits .
27 Nor did we reflect on the way in which work can be used by some people as a substitute for living an authentic life .
28 None of them mentioned Richard or Hubert Molland ; nor did they refer to the last time they had all had tea together .
29 The Aztecs did not have a term for ‘ fine arts ’ , nor did they speculate about aesthetics , nor make objects to be contemplated for their beauty alone .
30 His results showed that children below the age of seven years did not structure their stories or explanations coherently , nor did they keep in mind the extent of the listener 's ignorance .
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