Example sentences of "[adj] [conj] he do [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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1 | In Washington this week Mr Ozal made it clear that he does not want either a Kurdish state or a divided Iraq . |
2 | It is even against the wishes of the Hon. Member for Tayside ( Mr. Walker ) , because he has made it clear that he does not want Stagecoach to succeed in his area . |
3 | Calls , whether in respect of futures and options funds or any other product , must be terminated immediately if the investor makes it clear that he does not wish the call to continue . |
4 | And two days later , in a public statement , he was at pains to make clear that he does not believe in ‘ White majority-rule ’ any more than black . |
5 | Whatever Mustakimzade does think about the dating of Abdulkerim 's Muftilik , then , it is clear that he does not believe that he followed Molla Gurani . |
6 | Instead , he got out of the car and slid the keys into his pocket , making it very clear that he did n't intend to take her anywhere . |
7 | He sounded annoyed , and Robbie felt a wave of irritation at his cavalier attitude towards her , but since he had made it perfectly clear that he did n't appreciate her intruding on his private life … |
8 | It was clear that he did n't know , nor did he seem much to care ; ‘ Oh it 's probably something or other . |
9 | He did n't actually call her a liar out loud , but it was clear that he did n't believe her . |
10 | There is no need to say more here about Anselm 's primatial activity : he certainly thought that the evidence was sufficiently strong for him to make a most uncompromising claim to primatial authority over the whole of the British Isles , and it is quite clear that he did not think that the Canterbury claim to this position rested on a series of specific grants by popes after Gregory the Great . |
11 | From an early age , Shah Jehan made it clear that he did not care for his third son , and instead increasingly lavished attention on the more amiable Dara Shukoh . |
12 | She could hardly descend on Giovanna Sassanta 's house without an appointment , and Anthony had made it abundantly clear that he did not want her to cross the threshold of his hospital . |
13 | I tried once or twice to reverse our roles , but he again made it clear that he did not want to talk about himself I said nothing about the glove . |
14 | Mr Hull made it clear that he did not know very much about the paintings and that he was not an expert in them . |
15 | While he was not openly aggressive to the strong Barbarossa , he certainly made it clear that he did not wish the emperor to interfere in ecclesiastical matters . |
16 | ( He later made it clear that he did not wish the letters revealing his generosity to be published . ) |
17 | Clark had , however , made it clear that he did not wish to continue for a further term and , as a consequence of an Academic Board working party 's recommendation , a permanent post was created and filled externally by the appointment of the author . |
18 | Why , it might still be asked , did Franco go to so much trouble to give the impression that his regime had a basis other than sheer force , when that selfsame exercise made it clear that he did not need to ? |
19 | Sir Wilfrid was more polite , but it was clear that he did not believe Mr Appin 's story . |
20 | Mind you it seemed that they had a test at school last week and he was n't terribly happy with it , he said he could n't understand it , he tried to explain to me what it was , but erm , it 's not , not easy , but Ga Gavin said erm , he said they 'd had a test and he said it took him time to get into it but once he got into it , you know , he did alright in it , I think he said how many he got , he did n't seem to do too badly , but he said Alex did n't really do anything and what he did do he thought was wrong so he did n't hand it in , he said and in actual fact what he had done was right , so I do n't know , I told , I told Alex to go and see , you know , and ask about it and sort of erm , apparently he did do that so at least he 'll know , but erm , it 's strange really because normally Alex |
21 | A member who considers that such principles have been breached should be careful that he does not waive or condone the breach . |
22 | ‘ No-one is so old that he does not think he could live another year ’ |
23 | But I did n't er I think his teaching days , he was getting rather old and he did n't control us as he should have been able to . |
24 | He told the court he did n't believe the accused 's story , Kim was shy and self-conscious and he did n't believe she would have brought Shukir back to the flat . |
25 | Leary said : ‘ My French is only adequate and he does n't speak English but we managed a conversation about the things that matter to us . |
26 | Talking to reporters in Magherafelt , the scene of the latest bombing last night , Sir Patrick said he was satisfied the present security policy was adequate and he did not anticipate many changes . |
27 | Stok 's face had gone rigid and he did n't look like himself , just as those mathematically accurate waxworks never look like the people they portray . |
28 | And yet he can watch the telly and he reads the newspaper and yet you do n't , he ca n't understand English but he 'd be watching this right and it is ha laugh so something must be funny but he du n no what 's happening . |
29 | He was inclined to believe he had been looking for an excuse to ring her , which was foolish because he did not need an excuse . |
30 | After the baby was born , he was so elated that he did not manage to get to the Town Hall to register his daughter 's existence . |