Example sentences of "[conj] we [verb] not [verb] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well if you look backwards erm at nineteen eighty six which , although we did n't have war in nineteen eighty six we had a series of horrendous events . |
| 2 | The purpose of etiquette is to provide an easy set of rules which we can follow when we are in a hurry and want to make sure that we do not give offence to anybody . |
| 3 | It will ensure that we do not waste time purely trying to show the Opposition 's strength in delaying tactics , which gets nobody anywhere . |
| 4 | Also , emotionally it is very important that we do not carry resentment towards each other . |
| 5 | client acknowledgement : normally , the client should be requested to confirm the terms of engagement by signing and returning a copy of the engagement letter ; if this is the case , we must ensure that we do not commence work until the signed copy is on file . |
| 6 | I referred earlier to the excellence of the Home Office research and statistics department when I explained that we do not keep crime figures for the past 12 centuries . |
| 7 | We ask indirect questions so that we do not cause offence or impose on other people . |
| 8 | Lawrence added : ‘ It must be stressed that we do not see ball-tampering in our domestic game as a serious problem , but we are determined to stamp it out . |
| 9 | That is why we need windows of the soul , such as desire , happiness and joy , so that we do not lose sight of what our lives are truly all about . |
| 10 | The Minister for Arts , Richard Luce , speaking at the Library Association Members ' Day in 1987 , remarked , ‘ We must ensure that we do not lose sight of our main objective . |
| 11 | Yeah my problem is just erm having said that we do n't think land reform should go ahead in the south because it 's a fairly efficient set up |
| 12 | erm possibly that I would have emphasized er the fact that we do n't do quote fact to fact selling |
| 13 | But we do need more friends and volunteers to help us get out and about so that we do n't feel life 's passing us by . ’ |
| 14 | What we 've attempted to do is to put all of our instructions into one manual , so that we do n't view quality as an add-on or something extra . |
| 15 | ‘ We 're also giving a guarantee with the tickets that in the event that we do n't obtain promotion or fail to reach the play-offs , we will give free tickets for the next season . ’ |
| 16 | So how can we ensure that we do n't fall victim to the cheque cheats ? |
| 17 | I thi I mean there were quite a number of people , I would say on the flats that we did n't make contact with at all . |
| 18 | It is true that we did n't speak Polish — well , a few words maybe : Tak , nie , dziękuje . |
| 19 | It was the question of making sure that we did n't pay tax on any of that three four four five . |
| 20 | Oh yes , we definitely needed the three points today , you know , before the game we were looking to get three points erm to get one out of it we are disappointed , but as I say , the way we 've played second half , we 've just got to take a bit of heart from the fact that we did n't get beat . |
| 21 | ‘ Most of the time we were so busy rushing the posters out that we did n't have time to read them or think about what they said , ’ said Mr Mark Roblett , 27 , the elder of the two brothers whose south London company came to the aid of both parties . |
| 22 | ‘ There is a feeling that we did not get justice off court and the players want to put things right on court , ’ said the Components Bureau coach , Bob Stokes . |
| 23 | Okay , so we do n't ban beer advertising , just lager advertising . |
| 24 | ‘ The band had only been together a couple of months before we started recording that album , so we did n't have time to think about it too much — we just went in and did it . |
| 25 | And we have n't got time to let them find out . |
| 26 | These are all experiences we have had that tell us about the body 's state at the time , and we do not have difficulty in interpreting them . |
| 27 | Mrs Vendrely , mother of Alexander , seven , Ryan , two , and Lianne , five weeks , said : ‘ I am disgusted because , as the wives of US servicemen , we are not eligible for any state benefits and we do n't take advantage of the public services . |
| 28 | three million books on the shelve , and we do n't have time going properly at the price so we go anything you want , bung it on the trolley and soon as the trolleys full it 's taken away and another one given , and you poke around and then in the evening , you stay in a hotel overnight , and then the following morning , they get and you just sort of send up the money and they just shout up the money as we go , then , every time I get to a thousand they say one , two , and you say right , tell me when I get near three , and I 've got this erm , I 'm dreadful at maths , I failed maths O Level three times and I do n't think about prices , I 've never been more than fifteen pounds out . |
| 29 | ‘ I never cook for us and we do n't have dinner parties . |
| 30 | It was as if hammers had hit us ; without a word we left , and we did not set foot in the house for many months , until Valeria announced that all was forgiven . |