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Example sentences of "do [adv] [verb] [pron] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	You do not tell me the depth of your pond , but shallow ponds ( if yours is indeed shallow ) are much more prone to algal infestation because they warm up so much more quickly and have such a large surface area in relation to volume .
2	We do not tell you the location of these areas , nor do we tell you which pennant is in which combat zone .
3	Do not give him a pretext to strike you down . ’
4	If you introduce them before a year old , do not give them every day .
5	The present churches are right to be concerned that many do not give themselves the opportunity to grow in any faith because apathy and false gods have moved into the vacuum that exists instead of a soul .
6	They do not give anyone a notice to quit .
7	If you do not know what a tree or shrub is , exercise clemency and give it a year 's grace to demonstrate its worth before you turn it over to the axeman .
8	This is grievous news , grievous not only for this and other universities but for the nation ; for it is a grave national misfortune to be governed by those who do not know what a university is and what distinguishes it from other institutions of learning and study , not to mention training .
9	He was our college barber ; and at a time when most of us were penniless he cut hair for a shilling ( = 5p , to those who do not know what a shilling was ) .
10	The wise man in Proverbs twenty seven , he says , do not boast about tomorrow for you do not know what a day may bring forth .
11	We do not know what the staying-on rate will be until the autumn , and it is capable of further revision during the year .
12	I do not know what the Secretary of State is doing now to an article .
13	I do not know what the majority here or in the country may think about it .
14	I do not know what the hilarity is about , but please carry on .
15	We still do not know what the Government 's aims and objectives at Maastricht are .
16	I have a car badge belonging to the 159 Motor Club but do not know what the club is , or was , and have been unable to find out .
17	Hankin , as well as the players , press and supporters , do not know what the future holds .
18	Scott replied : ‘ I do not know what the future may hold , but authorities have no power to provide cash now ’ .
19	( g ) We do not know what the mother said to Miss T. , because she has not chosen to tell the court , but it appears to be the fact that on the two occasions when Miss T. raised the issue of blood transfusions , she did so suddenly and ‘ out of the blue ’ without any inquiry from hospital staff and immediately following occasions when she had been alone with her mother .
20	‘ I do not know what the outcome will be as there are an awful lot of issues which are unclear .
21	I do not know what the answer is , but I know what the answer is not .
22	I do not know what the sensuality of a man is .
23	‘ Which means , ’ I concluded wearily , ‘ that we do not know who the murderer really is , although we suspect Moodie .
24	They do not say what the word is , unless challenged ( see f ) .
25	If the big parties do not like it the remedy is in their own hands : all they have to do is to steal that third party 's votes .
26	Most parents do not assess what a school has to offer . ’
27	No my philosophy with customer relations has always been that you do n't give somebody a refund , you give them some tickets to fly again so it 's keeps them flying
28	that 's a funny thing on the phone when he said about paying I said a hundred a six pound complete so I said and do n't give me a cheque cos I do n't want one !
29	There 's some people standing round watching me , but they do n't give me a hand .
30	What if she do n't give me a loan of it , what if she tells me , you know , ‘ eff off , ’ or something , and by the time you come to the door , he 'll go like that , ‘ Just keep the lawnmower ’ , you know what I mean .