Example sentences of "not [verb] [coord] do not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They argue that it is misguided to pretend that these proscribed organisations ( like Sinn Fein ) either do not exist or do not carry massive popular support . |
| 2 | Clearly , in comparison with the British system , much greater energy and frustration will be expended by the President , for there is no guarantee that any proposal he makes will pass at all , let alone free of amendments that he does not want and does not like . |
| 3 | In fact , at the time when Macmillan 's advice was sought he had ceased to be Prime Minister and it is the more odd that the Queen on this occasion should have , in Macmillan 's words , said that ‘ she did not need and did not intend to seek any other advice but mine ’ . |
| 4 | The unit will not corrode and does not have the sharp beam pattern cut off of modern halogen lights . |
| 5 | This pattern of results was not expected and does not seem to be an obvious prediction to make from any of the theories about arousal and memory which were considered in Chapter 2 . |
| 6 | When I first became a Member of the House , I learned that one should never speak about things that one does not know or does not understand . |
| 7 | She pushed the dress back into the running water of the stream above the basin , where the soap did not film the water , and mourned the disappearance of his sweet milk ; his pleasure had frightened her , it was true , at first when he did not speak and did not ask or explain . |
| 8 | Peden was not armed and did not take part in the band 's less reputable exploits . |
| 9 | All this is not to suggest that political advantage has not had and does not have any effect on the conduct of macro policy , but rather that the evidence and theory presented is consistent with its having a small rather than dominating impact . |
| 10 | did not dare or did not care |
| 11 | Berg 's claim failed because the company was not misled and did not rely on the report and because the facts did not raise a situation where G was acting in fraud of the company or its creditors . |
| 12 | The problem with the old board was that it did not innovate and did not concern itself with exporting English hops . |
| 13 | But if the claimant is not represented and does not attend , the success rate falls to one in twelve , while unrepresented attenders win in about one in six cases . |
| 14 | Unfortunately it is all too easy for firms which are not authorised and do not understand what constitutes investment business to dabble unwittingly in this activity . |
| 15 | As an air-raid had just begun they could not leave and had to remain in an ambience where , as they now acutely realised , they were not wanted and did not belong . |
| 16 | The work group in a school may exercise detrimental or divisive pressures , a school may have a history of tolerating poor standards , working conditions may be dispiriting and , after long neglect , may indicate that the manager does not notice or does not care . |
| 17 | Such general concerns do not belong and do not fit into the straitjacket of a system of pressure-group lobbying and organization . |
| 18 | If you can not afford or do not want new furniture , then start to attack the soft furnishings . |
| 19 | ‘ They do not visit and do not know their neighbours . |
| 20 | If the reader is invited to be suspicious , and is nudged towards a defamatory explanation which the writer " did not care or did not dare to express in direct terms " the publication will be capable of carrying a defamatory imputation . |
| 21 | Some people can not spell and do not care about it . |
| 22 | Holly stepped into the slow-moving queue , took his pace from those who went before and after him , did not close and did not widen the gaps . |