Example sentences of "simply do [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But if you simply do n't have room for two or more bushes or trees , all may not be lost . |
| 2 | The reason , of course , is that my garden is so packed with plants that the weeds simply do n't stand a chance . |
| 3 | ‘ Look , I simply do n't connect with that , ’ she answers sincerely , ‘ We should respect each other , just because . |
| 4 | The cuttings date back to the beginning of the 1980s : ‘ If you read these stories day by day , you simply do n't realise how many there are . |
| 5 | ‘ I simply do n't want the ball put at risk in areas where we are immediately vulnerable to counter-attacks and we must always be giving the opposition something to think about . |
| 6 | Kobena Mercer and Isaac Julien are right to emphasize that the complexity which arises at the junction of race and sexuality is something which ‘ some people simply do n't want to talk about ’ . |
| 7 | The trouble with Rottweilers , Mr Sherwood maintains , is that people simply do n't understand them . |
| 8 | I simply do n't get out much to enjoy my success . |
| 9 | I do n't blame Victor for being angry : I simply do n't know what happened to my tape recorder ; I 've never fouled it up before . ’ |
| 10 | You still have the same elements of attractiveness , but I simply do n't find you desirable any more . |
| 11 | He sought to focus attention on imminent economic recovery while Mr Kinnock said that after presiding over two recessions the Tories ‘ simply do n't deserve ’ to be re-elected . |
| 12 | I say to the British people : after all they have done , they simply do n't deserve to be re-elected . ’ |
| 13 | Some Labour politicians know that all too well — others simply do n't . |
| 14 | ‘ You simply do n't understand him , there 's no reason why you should . |
| 15 | There are whole areas here , Donald , where basic facilities such as water , for example , are in very poor supply or simply do n't exist at all . |
| 16 | Scottish players simply do n't understand that . |
| 17 | But most workshops in developing countries can not meet these tolerances , ‘ so the spares simply do n't fit , ’ says Unwin . |
| 18 | One honest booklet on food and health explains , ‘ The main reason why there are conflicting views about the effect of food on health is that we simply do n't know all the answers yet . |
| 19 | At least one writer has speculated that Carver may recently have lost a son ( by circular argument , in that selfsame Stirling plague ) , but the truth is we simply do n't know what , if any , personal reference is composed into the music . |
| 20 | ‘ Coincidences simply do n't happen in real life … ’ |
| 21 | The ghastly glossy mags for the Working Women Of The Nineties simply do n't have caption competitions . |
| 22 | Only the truly virtuous strip their tack and clean it every time it 's used — the rest of us simply do n't have time . |
| 23 | On the one hand you 've got guitar players who are very interested in the environment — after all , guitar players are artists , and artists tend to be more liberal and environmentally-minded than most — but on the other hand you have a lot of people who simply do n't want to be bothered . |
| 24 | No mean guitar player and bassist himself , Stephen can point to a collection of guitars which simply do n't get used often enough . |
| 25 | We simply do n't listen to ourselves ! |
| 26 | ‘ Nice ’ people — saintly people — simply do n't have them . |
| 27 | But no-one says anything about what to do , or whether to do anything at all , when you simply do n't miss it . ’ |
| 28 | You are an owl-and-lark couple , people whose biological clocks simply do n't match . |
| 29 | They strive , they refuse to countenance fear and doubt , they simply do n't recognise it . |
| 30 | It is high time Eubank put on another world-class performance , but opponents such as Gimenez simply do n't fire him up enough to produce his best . |