Example sentences of "[adj] you [verb] not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So high you do not hear the crash , only the wind |
| 2 | I am afraid you do not realise the very serious implications of this affair . |
| 3 | ‘ I am sorry you did not have a very good meal , ’ he said , looking at my plate . |
| 4 | I am sorry you have not heard from Sydney , you can not be long without letters , if they are not arrived already [ letter torn ] . |
| 5 | The recorded utterance of Barth to Ramsey at Amsterdam was , ‘ I am sorry you do not hate the Pope ’ . |
| 6 | ‘ How strange you did not think of this yesterday , ’ he commented . |
| 7 | ‘ I am glad you had not run away , ’ she said in an unwontedly meek voice . |
| 8 | Being called upon by the media as an expert , either in print or in a programme which it is obvious you have not paid for , lends far more credence to your comments than if it is obvious you have paid to have them put in — |
| 9 | ‘ You sure you 've not flown before ? ’ |
| 10 | Are you sure you 've not had my card Richard ? |
| 11 | How can I be sure you have not given it away to another ? " |
| 12 | Tack , then machine in place , ensuring that the stitching lines are perfectly horizontal and parallel to each other , and make sure you have not caught any of the channel fabric in the stitching . |
| 13 | I am sure you have not come here to satisfy an old man 's whims . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm sure you did not mean to sound so naive , Rober' . |
| 15 | They exchanged a few banalities and then Patrick asked : ‘ You 're quite sure you did not have golf clubs in your car when you went to Romania ? ’ |
| 16 | You can vary the menu according to your taste within the restrictions mentioned , but make sure you do not exceed your daily calorie allowance . |
| 17 | Because this cake mixture uses baking powder to make it rise rather than gradual incorporation of air while beating , make sure you do not overbeat the mixture or add more than the specified amount of baking powder — this would only serve to toughen the cake and make it heavy . |
| 18 | Christ will give you strength even to bear this trouble — be sure you do not regret the decision we came to about Australia … |
| 19 | Tip one culture ( the whole culture , including the flour ) into each container , making sure you do not get them mixed . |
| 20 | Make sure you do not flex the motherboard by applying too much pressure . |
| 21 | ‘ Sir , even when he is not angry you do not know his habits , how filthy he can be and expect me — ’ |
| 22 | If you borrow money from a bank and it becomes insolvent you do not have a problem . |
| 23 | For when I was hungry you gave me nothing to eat , when thirsty nothing to drink ; when I was a stranger you gave me no home , when naked you did not clothe me ; when I was ill and in prison you did not come to my help . ’ |
| 24 | Carey addressed the wealthy directly , quoting Jesus ' parable about the sorting of the goats ( the wealthy ) from the sheep ( the poor ) in St Matthew 's gospel : ‘ The curse is upon you … for when I was hungry you gave me nothing to eat , when thirsty nothing to drink ; when I was a stranger you gave me no home , when naked you did not clothe me ; when I was ill and in prison you did not come to my help . ’ |
| 25 | To make a hole in masonry or concrete you do not need to exert anything like the pressure you do with a conventional percussion/ratchet hammer drill which basically relies on drill rotation to wear away the material . |
| 26 | I am surprised you have not witnessed ‘ fighting ’ between the loaches themselves . |
| 27 | I am surprised you do not know of them . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ It true you 've not seen much of him in London ? ’ |