Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb base] [not/n't] understand " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Opposition do not understand that we have to provide for the full life of the Trident system — for 30 years . |
| 2 | ‘ The occupational Therapy department do n't understand what art is about at all . |
| 3 | We ought to start speaking in Spanish so the people who read this dictionary do n't understand it |
| 4 | ‘ Those who blur over that distinction do not understand its crucial importance for the successful handling of a whole series of intractable problems of which this is just , at the moment , the worst . ’ |
| 5 | She said : ‘ I understand that bit , but I as sure as hell do n't understand you when you talk about the sort of girl I am . |
| 6 | Another thing , I think the British public do not understand the pros and cons , the fors and againsts , of all the sources of energy in a balanced , unbiased debate . |