Example sentences of "[adj] do not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The English do not seem to have taken this too seriously ; the fyrd , or coastal militia , was disbanded and the fleet paid off at the most crucial time in late summer , only to be hastily recalled when Harold Hardrada , the Norwegian king , invaded the north . |
| 2 | If the English do not like children , it is because they think they ought to behave properly , responsibly and quietly in their presence and can never riot or have a good time when they 're around . |
| 3 | Perhaps the English do not know what an immense treasure they possess in having maintained the choral tradition in colleges and churches , since it provides an unsurpassable musical training , an important number of truly fine choirs , and , finally , the possibility to experience ( and for the listener , to enjoy ) repertories that the long-suffering Spanish enthusiast scarcely knows since they are not performed [ in Spain ] . |
| 4 | The terms masculine and feminine do not refer to ‘ essences ’ , definite , unchanging qualities which exist independently . |
| 5 | Similarly , in the case of relationships between spouses , it can be shown that clear divisions between the women 's sphere and the man 's sphere persist , and the illustrations of this do not come exclusively from rural or traditional working class communities . |
| 6 | If the question is reasonably clear do not wander outside it . |
| 7 | Tax returns of the 1520s do not provide an exact comparison , as they are concerned with the wealth rather than the number of the inhabitants , but they show its continued pre-eminence , almost ten times as wealthy as Norwich , and over fifteen times as wealthy as Bristol ( 82 , pp.13–14 ) . |
| 8 | Such cults , whilst satisfying a few do not meet the paramount need of humanity as a whole . |
| 9 | Most notably , ensuring that a few do not profit at the expense of the many and limiting foreign control of the economy are important concerns in Hungary , and will no doubt influence the law . |
| 10 | The British do not have the best reputation for language skills , in fact , we probably have the worst . |
| 11 | The British do not like that . |
| 12 | The French do not revolt because they have nothing to revolt about . |
| 13 | If the French do not ratify these proposals as may appear likely now er how late can the minister leave it before he informs the people that they must fight the European elections on the old boundaries and not the new ? |
| 14 | Even if the French do not succeed in their present bid to take over the last of the great American GA manufacturers , Piper , it 's hard to see what there is to stop them in their quest . |
| 15 | ‘ The French do not betray what they have learnt until the despatches reach our embassy . ’ |
| 16 | The French do not go in for diphthongs but have at least one vowel sound that almost defeats the Anglo-Saxon . |
| 17 | So if the French do not forget , the British should remember their scientists too . |
| 18 | If the French do not proceed erm as they are indicating , what happens then to the status of our own constituencies . |
| 19 | Some do not offer good prospects . |
| 20 | Some do not bother to hide their faces . |
| 21 | Some do not tax gains at all . |
| 22 | Some do not realise that they are pregnant at all , like Lorraine , who had never even started her periods . |
| 23 | Some do not involve the direct exchange of money . |
| 24 | While many stipulate portfolios of at least £50,000 or £100,000 , some do not specify a minimum . |
| 25 | Goals espoused by WHO/HFA may have numbed our consciousness but for many health workers in the Philippines , despite the change in government , a health initiative becomes the front line in a struggle some do not survive . |
| 26 | ‘ It is not possible to draw a line between human and human and say some do and some do not have the right to life , ’ he said . |
| 27 | Some judges make extensive use of shoulder headings ; some do not use them at all . |
| 28 | Unfortunately , smacking tends to be habit-forming ; there are parents who lack judgement and self-control ; and some do not appreciate that a blow to the child 's head and other parts of the body , even a severe shaking , can be downright dangerous — sometimes fatal . |
| 29 | As the days pass in this unfamiliar environment , some patients ( particularly those with deficient vision and hearing , and those who for one reason or another do not read a daily newspaper ) can lose track of the time of day , the day of the week and the day of the month . |
| 30 | However , the data in Table 2 do not suggest that the disadvantaged areas of Continental Europe have any major advantage in terms of yields of primary product over those in Britain and Ireland ( Table 3 ) . |