Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] [coord] do not [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 I had an awful pain in my chest and did not know whether it was a coronary or indigestion .
2 ‘ A very big ‘ oh ’ , ’ Ven murmured , and , seeming to take it favourably that she was not snatching her hands out of his clasp , ‘ What is happening to me , can I think , when I , who value my privacy and do not need an intrusive journalist in my home , find that I have done no less than invite you to my home for dinner ? ’
3 I keep my distance and do not look at him , though from the comer of my eye I can see him so smartly attired , decked out in scarves and jumpers , set to brace the cold and the street at any hour .
4 America quickly forgot My Lai and does not like reminders — which this book will bring .
5 Whether it was because she knew she was my baby and did not like being with ward Sister , I shall not know , but she only gained two ounces the first week .
6 A defence is only as good as its defenders and do not forget that good players do not turn out in non-League football for beer money .
7 When Belegar arrived he watched the Dwarfs rebuild their citadel but did not attack at first .
8 Weber acknowledged their existence but did not discuss them .
9 This was also carried on a division ; the Government accepted their defeat and did not seek to reverse the decision .
10 The factors are keen to keep open their own channels to their clients and do not wish to become too dependent on their parent banks for referrals .
11 They drank their tea and did not talk to each other .
12 The men milked with their hats low over their eyes and did not see her .
13 Julia smiled at him and then looked across the round table at Anthony as though to persuade him to get Comfort to behave better , but either he misunderstood her signals or did not care enough , for he sat , watching his sister , laughing at her jokes and joining in her reminiscences .
14 She put back her ears but did not move .
15 I understand that about seventeen years ago your sister-in-law walked out of her home and did not return . ’
16 This case was notified to the Black Advisory Group during the course of its investigation and does not appear in any of the analyses in its report .
17 I am afflicted today by people who prepare their supplementaries and do not bother to listen to the answers .
18 But British authorities are sceptical of its importance and do not intend to add it to their evidence to the Sizewell public inquiry ( which is now enjoying an Easter break ) .
19 Jacko does not counter the racist statements of his fellow workers : he appeals to their self-interest and does not criticise the political policies which create and manipulate the labour force .
20 It was forever seeking longer credit from its suppliers , it was never able to be paid quickly enough by its customers and did not boast adequate assets to borrow permanent capital .
21 Wilson inclined her head but did not comment though she took care not to appear sullen .
22 The little girl made a movement with her head but did not speak .
23 She clicked her tongue and shook her head but did not look up from her work when Buddie spoke again .
24 They knew a dehumidifier was the answer to their problems but did not have the funds to buy one .
25 Because pensions come in a variety of forms , even many sophisticated people fail to collect all their entitlements or do not understand all the options that are available to them .
26 On the left there is the Jacobin tradition , which draws on the Rousseauist doctrine of the general will , expressed thus by Robespierre : ‘ Wherever the people does not exercise its authority and does not manifest its power itself , but only through representatives and if the representative body is not pure and identified with the people , then liberty is extinguished . ’
27 He obtained her signature but did not explain the document to her and she signed it without understanding it .
28 Although those who studied at Kiev University ( Vil'na 's successor ) had to know enough Russian to understand lectures , they constituted the majority of the new university 's students for the first thirty years of its life and did not need Russian to consort with their peers .
29 For some minutes it smoked its pipe and did not speak , but at last it took the pipe out of its mouth , and said , ‘ So you 've changed , have you ?
30 Rachaela slowed her pace but did not stop .
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