Example sentences of "that they [adv] do [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their inability to concentrate or order their thoughts means that they generally do not learn much at school , even though they may be quite intelligent . |
| 2 | Even if there are little windows of time between jobs , teachers often feel that they simply do n't have the energy to take advantage of them . |
| 3 | Many new towns on the fringe of the affluent south-east are so heavily populated by young married couples that they simply do not cater for retired people in any of their social activities ; similarly , you may be pushed to find an under-30s ' club in a retirement village on the south coast . |
| 4 | It is not that they are too slow to avoid being hit , but that they simply do not hear the cars speeding towards them . |
| 5 | In my experience , children find it extremely frustrating to be fired with enthusiasm for a topic but then to find that they simply do not have the skill to express themselves . |
| 6 | A major problem with newsletters to parents is that they frequently do n't get to their destination . |
| 7 | It involves recasting sentences so that they clearly do not exclude either women or men . |
| 8 | What is interesting about this is that they clearly do not know the history of the form ; they are unaware that the rule was made so rigidly in the first place to suit the whims of anti-feminists . |
| 9 | People find that they just do n't have time to get bored in a resort that has so much on offer . |
| 10 | ‘ You see , the trouble with guitars that are designed to project is that they just do n't sound good to the player . |
| 11 | On the one hand , it may well be felt that an old person 's wish to stay with a carer should be respected unless their mental state is so gravely impaired that they literally do not know what they are doing . |
| 12 | It might be that they genuinely do not feel that they have the energy or even the interest to effect change in their lives . |
| 13 | The Government are not about to hand out dollops of money so that inexperienced people can buy complicated equipment that they then do not know how to use . |
| 14 | Some of the agencies have been recommending the complete party and for some people this is ideal , in that they then do not have to worry . |
| 15 | The self-image of older people is closely linked with morale , which for many has sunk so low that they often do not wish to continue living . |