Example sentences of "[noun prp] [adv] does [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 Jon obviously does n't know where to stop .
2 On 5 August 1991 , the Foreign and Commonwealth Office wrote to Crossman Block confirming that the practice of Her Majesty 's Government was to recognise states not governments and that , accordingly , ‘ The question of whether to recognise the purported ‘ interim government ’ in Mogadishu thus does not arise for us . ’
3 Well , cos David really does n't know anything about the air braking or anything like that .
4 The Venice Soprintendenza certainly does not intend to miss out on such an opportunity and has already come up with a proposal , ‘ Dal Museo alla città ’ ( From Museum to City ) , which it estimates would cost L3.8 billion ( £1.76 million ; $3 million ) .
5 Compared with the Rover 220 Turbo Coupe or even the BMW 325 coupe , the VW just does not make any sense at all — at least on paper .
6 The situation has been altered since , and although Orkney still does not have its own procurator Fiscal , it now shares one with Shetland .
7 But the fact that I 've never been to England before does n't make me a complete bumpkin .
8 She said , ‘ I suppose I could always go and live with Bertha , if Nell really does n't need me . ’
9 It may make for some good headlines , but De Niro certainly does n't come on like a tycoon , talking about his company as not so much a business , more an ‘ artistic community ’ where people can freely exchange ideas .
10 The explicit confirmation that the Commons really does not matter was the real constitutional crisis waiting to happen , vindication to all those Euro-sceptics who argue that Maastricht rides roughshod over parliamentary sovereignty .
11 Sellars sadly does n't seem to be in the first team at Newcastle .
12 But growth is still crucial , and Mr Llambias certainly does not see the recession as affecting the accountancy world 's appetite for mergers .
13 However , first XI captain John Hiles certainly does n't believe it will be an easy task , pointing out that the standard of hockey has improved greatly .
14 The Isle of Man currently does not tax non-resident holding companies .
15 In fact the revised economic development strategy which Professor Lock probably does n't have a copy of , refers to inward inward investment as being desirable erm and is of critical importance but whilst it will be vigorously sort in this way it has to be said that the bulk of North Yorkshire suffers from a relative lack of financial incentives from Central Government in terms of whose regional policy does not have a priority .
16 Then you have to allow that Kemp probably does n't open his own mail .
17 Mr. Richards rightly does not deal with the judge 's decision as such , but he is unable to uphold the judge 's ruling for two reasons which can be stated at once .
18 I know I 'm not a wallflower — other boys keep asking me for a date — but Harry just does n't seem to notice me .
19 Hartlepool just does n't have a rich football heritage .
20 Owen also does not confine himself to writing only one type of poem but uses many different kinds so to appeal to more people .
21 The only thing Joanne really does n't like is her pretty dresses .
22 The question of his liking or disliking Tolstoy simply does not arise .
23 PAUL JARVIS simply does n't accept that as a reprieved South African rebel and with a reputation as one of the most injury-prone cricketers in the country , he 's lucky to be going on England 's tour of India .
24 For instance , the truth of I met Mary today does not entail the falsity of I met Mary yesterday , although yesterday and today are incompatibles .
25 It is not so much lack of intelligence , though compared with other Labour post-war leaders , Attlee , Gaitskell , Wilson , Callaghan and Foot , Mr Kinnock certainly does not shine .
26 Mr Heathcliff certainly does not look like a farmer .
27 That 's fine but sentence six Florence teased Dougal , and did so Brian too does n't sound right but notice that 's exactly what you would get if you could substitute the proform for a subject verb construction and then it would mean Florence teased Brian too .
28 But when it 's down mostly to wiggling around a stage in clattering heels there is no time for deep analysis of the psyche of folk who engage in such events and despite a doughty effort , director Ian Kellgren simply does not have enough suitable material to mesh this into any shape worthy of the tag theatre .
29 Osman personally does n't have money enough even to pay the interest , ’ said Nikos .
30 Any dirty play must be criticised , but bashing France alone does n't solve the problem .
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