Example sentences of "[noun] they [adv] do not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before going he had told us that firstly , all his carp had been caught on sweetcorn and bread and although fishing with boilies on one rod all week he had been able to get a take , in his words they just did not seem to eat them ; secondly , although there were plenty of carp on the surface they did not seem the least bit interested in floaters , and thirdly he was at a loss to know what one needed to do to put a cat on the bank . |
| 2 | When children are actually involved in making things they often do not need an adult , unless they encounter a real difficulty and need help to cut or find a particular shape or material not already available . |
| 3 | We see it in the newspapers and we see it among politicians particularly , who say things they really do not mean , or things they do not even understand … . |
| 4 | But as large companies have big overheads and do not like risky ventures they often do not want to become involved . |
| 5 | In contrast they still do not have a national knock-out cup , although one is promised for 1993–94 . |
| 6 | Gatting made the point that they had to win the final two games as after so much cricket they simply did not have the strength left for a third . |
| 7 | Whatever the advocates of student power do want — and it is not always clear — one thing they plainly do not want is access to their professors ' wives ( 1971 : 111 ) . |