Example sentences of "[noun sg] [is] [that] they do [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jones finished off by saying : ‘ The good thing about English football is that they do n't roll about the pitch if they are not hurt . |
| 2 | Of course , in such cases , rulers tend to have different life-styles from their subjects , but what is at issue is that they do not have a privileged access to property , especially to the means of production , an essential element of Marx 's and Engels 's definition of a class . |
| 3 | But as the London Food Commission points out : ‘ The problem for consumers at the moment is that they do not know which are the PVC clingfilms . |
| 4 | I think they ought to much more than they do , but the plain truth is that they do n't . |
| 5 | For some people , the joy of being a tourist is that they do n't have to think , everything is done for them . |
| 6 | And the whole point of credit cards and other forms of revolving credit is that they do n't come to an end . |
| 7 | Its main criticism is that they do not take into account the effects of the war on the region 's ecosystem . |
| 8 | In fact the latest development is that they do n't even do that by picking up a telephone , the message is teleprinted on , onto a message pad there , and when they run in they pull off this pad , and there 's the whole text for what they 've got to do , where they 've got to go , and so on . |
| 9 | But the trouble is that they do not account for anything like all the shares of most firms . |
| 10 | The trouble is that they do not fluctuate around the ‘ right ’ average if ‘ right ’ is to be measured by purchasing power . |
| 11 | If you do n't know , the probability is that they do n't know either ( and someone will catch up on your lack of achievement later ) . |
| 12 | The thing is that they do not seem to touch . |
| 13 | The main advantage is that they do not intrude on floor space in the same way as a normal hinged door — they simply fold back on themselves to half width . |
| 14 | My one advantage is that they do not know the layout of the flat . |
| 15 | ‘ The reason women do n't have such a strong odour is that they do n't depend on scent to attract , ’ says Dave Kelly . |
| 16 | The problem is that they do not agree on the facts surrounding this event . |
| 17 | Their only problem is that they do not convey the feeling and atmosphere of a site and often appear less authentic than a skilful reconstruction drawing . |
| 18 | The optimistic consensus is that they do n't but that one has to be very careful about making them , and the level of detail one can achieve may not be as great as one may like . |