Example sentences of "a [noun sg] you do [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now sorry Alan I 've got to turn you up a bit you do n't mind do you ? |
| 2 | An offshore wind will become progressively stronger the further you are blown out , and as you find you ca n't cope , you 'll spend more and more time in the water , being pushed in a direction you do n't want to go , at an ever increasing speed . |
| 3 | However , overall the women do not complain about the extent of their sacrifices : ‘ In a struggle you do n't see how many people are sacrificed . |
| 4 | When legering from a punt you do n't want to be messing about with indicators that require two hands to set . |
| 5 | Bowls as in containers ; when you take a crap you do n't say ‘ I 'll just go and smear my excrement up a wall ’ . |
| 6 | When you are pulling yourself out of a swamp you do not consult a road map . |
| 7 | " You flaming women , you 're so stuffed with bloody honesty it 's a wonder you do n't choke on it . |
| 8 | It 's a wonder you do n't get them lifting boilers and things ! |
| 9 | As a child you do n't know what to do : a child should be able to trust its mother 100 per cent . |
| 10 | I ca n't , ca n't really remember that , not too clear cos when you are a child you do n't memorize these things . |
| 11 | He would always teach trainees : " If a client asks you a question you do n't understand , say — " Hold on a minute sir , a call has just come through to me from the States " — put him on hold then , and ask me . |
| 12 | Just a pity you do n't smoke , ’ were Tommy 's last words as Charlie disappeared across the parade ground at the double . |
| 13 | It 's a pity you do n't feel like standing up and racing cos it 's lovely . |
| 14 | A pity you do n't remember my book a little better ! |
| 15 | ‘ I suppose when you spend all that money on a girl you do n't want to spend the evening wheezing into your hankie , do you ? |
| 16 | It 's a vehicle you do n't need to think twice about using , no matter what the physical or social demands , and no matter where you 're headed to : to the cottage with all the kids and their friends , to the local shops , to Kitzbühel for the skiing . |
| 17 | to the right sort of people , you enjoy driving it 's a shame you do n't drive because then that way you will have your Saturdays free because you could get your shopping done and , and be done . |
| 18 | So in a group you do n't need one of everybody you could have just half of these but everybody could fall in maybe two roles within that group . |
| 19 | And for a moment you do n't know whether they 're talking about this strange bodily posture or running a club . |
| 20 | Where the boss 's response to a complaint might well be ‘ If you do n't like it you can always leave ’ , then sticking with a job you do not like implies that you lack the motivation to go and find something more satisfactory , or that you are incapable of finding anything better . |
| 21 | When buying from a dealer , or a person you do not know , it is advisable to take along an independent expert to negotiate on your behalf . |
| 22 | When you insert a character you do n't have to make a space before typing it in . |
| 23 | In other words , I mean I 'm retired and I mean the point is that my erm experience goes back into the er into the dark ages I can almost say because in these days , you probably realise , I mean if anybody buys a video you do n't ask you do n't look for the book of instructions you ask about a five year old kiddy how to programme it ! |
| 24 | I said if you go for a drink you do n't have to worry about getting home . |
| 25 | Well , when you first come to a station you do n't know anybody , so you 're stuck with the official net , the boards for incoming business , the hall for the locals . |
| 26 | In other areas where community charge is not such a factor you do n't get it . |
| 27 | Note that if the unit is attached to a wall you do not include the back length . |
| 28 | For a start you do n't expect me to behave like some sort of stud . |
| 29 | Stopped , just for five minutes , just to have a quick look , and now here you are , in charge of the stall of a woman you do n't know , a woman you 've never seen before in your life , and all because someone called Harry was n't to get away with something — And that man with blue eyes was watching her again . |
| 30 | And you 've got a motor-bike you do n't use any more . ’ |