Example sentences of "[am/are] [vb pp] [conj] [pron] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Happy are those who are persecuted because they do what God requires ; the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to them ! ’ |
| 2 | For example , the TNCs that control the world grain trade are criticized if they do not sell grain to the Third World , and they are criticized if they do . |
| 3 | For example , the TNCs that control the world grain trade are criticized if they do not sell grain to the Third World , and they are criticized if they do . |
| 4 | For if a garage habitually does half the service its costs are very much lower than if it has done the full service ; and since it can charge the full price , because of the ignorance of the consumer , its pro fits are maximised when it does as little of the service as it can get away with . |
| 5 | It is very important that the water remains in traps — and , in fact , the Building Regulations are contravened if it does n't . |
| 6 | ‘ You only stay where you 're wanted and it does n't seem as though I 'm in Sunderland 's long-term plans . ’ |
| 7 | If we have an audience we 're encouraged and we do better lifts which in competition is the pay-off |
| 8 | ‘ I 'm sorry you 're miffed because I do n't want to sell and I 'm sorry our views on the nuisance value of my workshop conflict , ’ Ashley said , ‘ but why do n't we wait until the villas are occupied and take a vote among the owners ? |
| 9 | In the excitement of buying a car , and you get this extended warranty , the customers think they 're covered and I do n't think they are . |
| 10 | I did not hear them say this , but I am told that they do , and if you think what that would mean , I guess , whether you agree about the deer or not , that this is not a sensible suggestion . |
| 11 | We all agree that cuts are needed but we do not know how to get them . ’ |
| 12 | Does it make a difference from where staff are supplied if they do a good job ? |
| 13 | If you read again the sections covered by the mnemonic MACRO , you will appreciate that the best effects are produced when you do not merely soak up the words of the textbook author , like some print-absorbing sponge . |
| 14 | We do not know which , if any , funds are affected and we do not know whether there has been an over valuation or an under valuation . ’ |
| 15 | But they are interrupted and they do not bother to ask the question again during the whole weekend . |
| 16 | Children are taught to share , are encouraged to contribute to the household , and are praised when they do so , but little real social pressure is brought to bear until adolescence . |
| 17 | Do n't wait until you are burgled before you do something to make your home more secure . |
| 18 | As I say , I ca n't remember anything , but I 'm told that I did seem to enjoy annoying Old Saul , the bandy-legged and ancient white bulldog my father kept — I 'm told — because it was so ugly and it did n't like women . |
| 19 | I enjoy the club atmosphere , I like amateur boxing , I 'm employed and I do n't want to turn professional . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Well , I 'm damned if I do , ’ said Joseph to Cobalt . |
| 21 | ‘ I came here to apologise , but if this is your attitude I 'm damned if I do ! ’ |
| 22 | You may not realise until you are asked that you do not have the skills required . |
| 23 | So situations are reviewed and we do look at monitored traffic flows for example , we do look at our justifications and if there are reasons for a change we can go back , so it 's not irreversible by any means , that is the current committed preferred route however and I did n't want to give an indication that by changing the diagram we were saying everything 's opened up again , cos clearly we 've reached a stage that the County Council 's declared it 's a preferred route and that 's |
| 24 | you are excluded because you do not comply with a specific statutory condition . |
| 25 | According to the STV 's advocates votes are wasted if they do not contribute to a candidate 's election or are superfluous . |
| 26 | ‘ You may be disappointed if you fail , but you are doomed if you do n't try . ’ |
| 27 | Be on the look-out when ordinary people are despised because they do n't speak the way you do , or because they come from the council estate . |
| 28 | Lots of people are fed up with the way their lives are headed but they do n't often take the trouble to do anything about it . |
| 29 | There was an estimate of £10:1:0 for enclosing Kiels , with a gate , and they recommended that it be done if it did not exceed |
| 30 | Be damned if we did n't hope you would simply call in the Marines and spread our hydra around some more ! |