Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [conj] [pron] do n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because it said on the packet you 'll plant them immediately after buying and we do n't know when Aunty Gwen bought them and it might rain tomorrow as well , I think I ought to put them in while it 's fine , now |
| 2 | Lucker falls asleep after commenting that he does n't want to see how mini-cab drivers supplement their incomes . |
| 3 | you get out of singing that you do n't get anywhere else . |
| 4 | The photograph would , Rose believed , be a tactful way of hinting that she did n't intend being around so much . |
| 5 | May we learn to face up to our problems and try to sort them out instead of pretending that they do n't exist or trying to run away from them . |
| 6 | Chairman John Silk also stood down , with successor Trevor Summers saying : ‘ If Bobby Gould is honest he knew he had to win something this season because he did n't have a hope of staying if he did n't . ’ |
| 7 | Marie 's face is real white and she 's still sort of staring like she do n't know what 's going on . |
| 8 | As described by one character , this catch-all phrase is ‘ a short way of saying that they do n't claim to find either the ultimate cause or the ultimate cure , but they do know exactly how it functions , and can prescribe accordingly ’ ( 149/151 ) . |
| 9 | there are ways of doing that they do n't do that , you know there 's a thing I |
| 10 | We have acquired the habit of assuming that they do n't know what they want , do n't want to decide anything about their own lives and have nothing to contribute . |
| 11 | It was my father , who had come out of hiding because he did n't want to be parted from us . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's a working breakfast which I have no intention of cancelling because it does n't fit in with your selfish plans . ’ |
| 13 | It 's true that guarantees are normally given by the manufacturer , but it 's also worth noting that he does n't have to give one . |
| 14 | It is no use having a racket for volleying if it does n't help other parts of your game . ’ |
| 15 | Swivel on it , I felt like shouting but I did n't . |
| 16 | I really felt like crying because I did n't want to leave my family behind but within three weeks I would be back with them all again . |
| 17 | Erm used for troubleshooting when it does n't start . |
| 18 | He has a genius for conducting but he does n't enjoy doing it . |
| 19 | said to him about it when we first came and er , he said about when , when we were on about sending and I do n't , they 're going to a Catholic school and he says oh the Catholic schools around here are n't very good and the , the Leeds and that are the best |
| 20 | That 's my reason for saying that I do n't think the western relief road gives very much environmental relief to the A sixty one . |
| 21 | Which is shorthand for saying that you do n't have to cheat very much . |
| 22 | Charles is the biggest gossip in racing but I do n't mind people talking about us , ’ said Nick , grinning slightly . |
| 23 | A short time later he could n't prevent himself from asking whether she did n't love him just a little . |
| 24 | There 's no point in demonstrating if you do n't get any national press , TV or radio … or nobody listens to you or you get beaten up by the Police … ’ |
| 25 | Identify what you know/understand — and what you do n't Remember , there 's no shame in admitting that you do n't understand something you 've read . |
| 26 | The boy persisted doggedly , rushing about meanwhile with his paper deliveries and other jobs , insisting on paying though I did n't want his money . |
| 27 | It goes without saying that they do n't deserve it , but considering how much the Beeb fall over themselves to shower praise on them , I thought it was a certainty . |
| 28 | It went without saying that he did n't want to be seen , but it was worth the extra discomfort of hanging around for the extra information that he might pick up . |
| 29 | I think you were so intent on winning that you did n't care what happened to anyone that got in your way . |
| 30 | While you 're in hospital , a guaranteed additional daily income will go a long way to ensuring that you do n't come out of hospital with financial worries . |