Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun] does [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The weight of gear hanging form my harness does n't bother me , because all my worries have fallen away to spend the day sulking at the foot of the crag . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'm afraid my cooking does n't extend to much more than scrambled eggs or sardines on toast , ’ said Julia , feeling thoroughly useless . |
| 3 | My temperament does not allow me to refuse a challenge , especially if my race is insulted . |
| 4 | I 'm afraid my budget does n't stretch to such luxuries . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ My mum does n't love me , ’ wailed Chico . |
| 6 | I 'll speak to my mum cos my mum does n't want me bloody stripping |
| 7 | My mum does n't have a clue where he is and says she does n't think she can divorce him because of this for all we know he could be dead . |
| 8 | My mum does n't have a clue where he is and says she does n't think she can divorce him because of this for all we know he could be dead . |
| 9 | My mum does n't like me taking money to school , in quantities |
| 10 | Being my step-sister does n't give you a God-given right to know all my business . ’ |
| 11 | My shorthand does n't have the right symbols somehow . |
| 12 | My Department does not forecast the balance of payments . |
| 13 | I 'm afraid my mind does n't move very fast , not as fast as some people 's . " |
| 14 | ‘ My club does n't need gimmicks . |
| 15 | And resting my eyes does n't have much to do with it , I 'm sure , but I 'm darn well going to rest them anyway . ’ |
| 16 | Four months ago distraught Julie Shaw left little Daniel with a note saying : ‘ My mummy does n't love me . ’ |
| 17 | and he said well my mummy does n't love me |
| 18 | My mummy does n't like that . |
| 19 | ‘ Hurry , Wolfprince , for my work does not wait for such as you , ’ he said in his sibilant whisper , but now Nuadu detected a lick of pleasure in the voice . |
| 20 | The existence of my plan does not mean , however , that I shall stick rigidly to it come what may . |
| 21 | However , my Committee does not believe that that is the best way to deal with legislation . |
| 22 | Install a hard drive instead of one of the floppies — the advantage of this is that it is the least expensive but the major disadvantage is my complete lack of technical knowledge and the need to purchase and install the controller which I understand my machine does not have . |
| 23 | My pen does n't work . |
| 24 | Manager Mike Walker said : ‘ My team does n't surprise me , just other people . |
| 25 | My cellar does not date from Numa pompilius , |
| 26 | Unless she 's been fiddling the books — and my accountant does n't think so — the profits your Miss Philimore has been turning in seem on the low side for a site like that . |
| 27 | Your comment that the central thesis of my lecture does not stand up stems from a misunderstanding of what I was trying to say . |
| 28 | My body does n't count any more . |
| 29 | My husband does not do anything . ’ |
| 30 | ‘ Very well , ’ she said after a pause , ‘ I 'll marry you six years from now if we 're both alive and if my husband does n't return . ’ |