Example sentences of "you do [adv] [vb infin] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , because things come up unexpectedly , so things will become urgent that maybe you did n't think were important , but have just suddenly emerged . |
| 2 | Or had a child who acquired a severe stomach upset after eating berries form the garden , which you did n't realise were dangerous ? |
| 3 | ‘ I thought you said you did n't mind being alone . ’ |
| 4 | It is worth checking your essay to make sure that you are not presupposing things which you do n't believe are true , and that you are n't hiding anything in a presupposition which needs to be made explicit and justified . |
| 5 | Happiness , I knew , was not something she thought much of as an end : it was as if she had said , I 'm glad you do n't mind being poor , and , although when I replied to her , it was only to tell her about the baby , Thomas , and how he had put on five pounds and had cut his first tooth , I brooded over what I might have said while I stood at the sink or pushed the pram , making great , windy speeches in my mind , venting on my absent aunt the curious , unreasonable anger that seemed to rise up before me like a dark pit , bottomless and frightening . |