Example sentences of "and [adj] and do not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The adoral shields are long and narrow and do not separate the oral shield from the first lateral arm plate . |
| 2 | But Landau 's clients were young and rich and did not believe in death . |
| 3 | She was the spoon that impatiently opened your lips and put artichoke purée between them , the arm that lowered you backwards into the tin bath , the water in which you lay and splashed and did not drown . |
| 4 | A further dilemma may arise when the individual whom professionals are trying to help has a very different interpretation of his or her circumstances , aspirations and prospects from those of relatives , or where the individual is suspicious and distrustful and does not want even close family to know what has happened to him or her . |
| 5 | And if that child is sensitive and caring and does not wish to hurt or disappoint his parents , perhaps he may even enter the medical profession and spend years doing something he does not really want to do while denying himself the opportunity of fulfilling his life in the way he would have chosen . |
| 6 | This approach proved impractical and inflexible and did not allow for innovation or different national traditions . |
| 7 | The service elements of the job fall into two categories — those that are routine and mundane and do not need a doctor to carry them out , and those that are essentially the front line services for health delivery in our hospitals . |
| 8 | The rule for raising before velars , however , is strong and active and does not seem to have begun to recede lexically : in word-list style ( which is usually considered to be formal ) it persists much more strongly than post-velar raising ; neologisms undergo the rule , and it affects spelling ( see the discussion of ‘ occasional spellings ’ below ) . |
| 9 | Most commonly , there is a proliferative lesion so that much of the lung is pink and rubbery and does not collapse when the chest is opened . |