Example sentences of "and [vb base] not [verb] [prep] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ First and foremost , possum , let me say that I am a housewife and do n't pretend to be anything else [ some mistake surely — Ed ] . |
| 2 | According to Allied research , consumers ‘ understand the role of nablabs and do n't want to be preached to . |
| 3 | The rest of the family is still terrified and do n't want to be identified . |
| 4 | The rest of the family are still terrified and do n't want to be identified . |
| 5 | ‘ I expect they are good children and do n't need to be punished . ’ |
| 6 | Could that answer be an intellectual deceit because you did n't , and do n't wish to be publicly identified as the boy going through travails that turns out to be so controversial ? |
| 7 | It showed us that you can be 45 and do n't have to be washed up . |
| 8 | But there are differences in that they are not owned by family dynasties , are not as rigidly organized through central holding companies and do not appear to be as dominant in specific industries . |
| 9 | 3 If you are coming back from injury or lay-off , go slowly — train progressively and do not expect to be doing the same times as you were before . |
| 10 | The bigger nations , for their part , have already developed systems of takeover supervision , and do not want to be encumbered with another layer of M&A bureaucracy . |
| 11 | ‘ We do not need that kind of publicity and do not want to be involved in that sort of thing . |
| 12 | While the fashion lasts , these are considerable : figures of £200,000 to £300,000 in profit for one well-organised party are being bandied about , and do not seem to be greatly exaggerated . |
| 13 | Mr and Mrs Reynolds appear bemused by the speed of events and do not seem to be aware of the severity of the situation , despite a discussion with the surgeon about the possibility of the need for a colostomy ( a surgically formed opening into the colon through which faecal material is excreted ) . |
| 14 | Despite the reliable reporting of symptoms and conserved sensitivity to acid , reflux symptoms reflected poorly the prolonged oesophageal acid exposure and do not seem to be a reliable guide to the severity of oesophageal involvement in PSS . |
| 15 | The advantage of the latter is that the boxes can be made up beforehand and do not have to be set out . |
| 16 | Ordinary shares do not carry fixed returns to investors and do not have to be redeemed . |
| 17 | Of course , insiders are well aware of the drama which surrounds interrogation and do not need to be reminded or really welcome such information being made public , for as a detective colleague pointed out after reading Irving 's paper , ‘ if we do n't use fear , force , fraud or the promise , how do they think we are going to clear up the crime and get the coughs the system needs to survive ? ’ |
| 18 | Opportunities for teaching occur spontaneously throughout every day , and do not need to be manufactured or to be time consuming . |
| 19 | The Continental C90–16F powerplant being equipped with a vacuum pump , the artificial horizon and DI erect immediately on starting and do not need to be spun up by the act of getting airborne , as happens with similarly-aged aeroplanes fitted with venturis . |
| 20 | Rough notes may be entered and do not need to be attached to the semantic net . |