Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adj] you [verb] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | The letter should explain that you have the right qualifications , and say that you are willing to learn those you do n't have : you may be a competent typist , for example , but need a few hours to learn how to use a word processor . |
| 2 | The whole thing was designed to smoke out double agents , to make sure you had n't gone over and started to work for the other side . |
| 3 | They were , which was , well it was quite useful really because er you , you know you had to be , you were called out to a case suddenly er there was always somebody just to make sure you had n't left any food you know in the kitchen that was going to grow whiskers until you got back . |
| 4 | read the form through afterwards to make sure you have n't missed anything out . |
| 5 | Before you go , Sister Clarey will give you a Vitalograph to test your lungs to make sure you have n't inhaled any harmful vapours from this stuff . ’ |
| 6 | Yeah but you want to make sure you have n't got any |
| 7 | Noel ran onto the platform and said : ‘ The last ex-Italian prime minister 's speech was so good I 'm going to repeat it in Maltese to make sure you do n't miss any of it . ’ |
| 8 | It 's obviously important to make sure you do n't take on more than you can afford . |
| 9 | To make sure you do n't cry over spilt milk , Miele seal base units all round , including the top and that 's before putting your worktop on . |
| 10 | It includes the latest Purple Airways information , to make sure you do n't get mixed up with Royal flights . |
| 11 | ‘ Oh , he 's heard you 're chasing the five grand and wants to make sure you do n't know something he does n't . ’ |
| 12 | To make sure you do n't come to any harm . ’ |
| 13 | It is a car in which driving becomes a pleasure rather than a necessity ; much thought has gone into providing conveniences such as a service interval indicator ( which tells you when you car needs servicing ) and an automatic check panel ( to make sure you do n't run out of oil etc ) . |
| 14 | There is a limited number of places so , to make sure you do n't miss out , fill in the coupon on page 216 and return to us without delay . |
| 15 | But , just to make sure you do n't jump to any more ludicrous conclusions , I 'd better make it clear that I do n't ever intend you to get away from me . |
| 16 | ‘ I simply wanted to make sure you did n't read it . |
| 17 | I made a quick phone call to make sure you did n't leave before I got here , and then came straight round . |