Example sentences of "do [not/n't] [verb] [adv] often " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did not visit so often . |
| 2 | Just occasionally Nails managed it , and saw that finding the rhythm and rising and falling to it was the nub of the whole uncomfortable business , but it did not happen very often . |
| 3 | The crowd always wanted the challenger to win , something that did not happen too often , because I remember the timing of the rounds appeared to be fixed to the advantage of the resident boxer . |
| 4 | Old people did not die so often . |
| 5 | Dana did not shave as often as I did . |
| 6 | Unhappily , such days do not come too often , for I live a long way from Ringwood and it is a very popular river in that area . |
| 7 | Because of this modern definition of miracles many people seem to think miracles do not happen very often today . |
| 8 | She was quiet and did n't laugh very often . |
| 9 | ‘ We did n't meet very often in London unless it was a party . |
| 10 | After I started school I did n't go so often to Uncle Bill 's . |
| 11 | His uncertainty over what he had and where it might be seemed to indicate that he only drank when he entertained , and that he did n't entertain very often . |
| 12 | And in that time you see , the steamer did n't come so often . |
| 13 | That did n't happen very often , maybe three times a year , maybe a week at a time . |
| 14 | but that did n't happen very often to us because it was just being introduced |
| 15 | But I confess I do n't go as often as I might , ’ Omi said . |
| 16 | But we do n't go as often now . |
| 17 | Anyway , I do n't go very often . |
| 18 | Erm there are erm it 's , I mean I , we do n't go very often , but over the Christmas holidays |
| 19 | I do n't go too often and usually eat what is forgotten or left in the library . ’ |
| 20 | And you know I do n't swear very often . |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't eat here often , ’ said Coffin , almost answering his question . |
| 22 | ‘ We do n't get there often enough . |
| 23 | It 's an attitude we do n't get too often in England . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ There are so many loopholes , it 's a wonder things like the Farrah Quli incident do n't happen more often . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ The soundalike things do n't happen very often . |
| 26 | Being a rugby player , I mean , suppleness does n't come into their training an awful lot , so what tends to happen , if your muscles are n't loose and your running around , the slightest jar attacks and pulls muscles , you injure yourself , so if the muscles are more supple , which aerobics does do , then you 'll find that erm injuries erm do n't occur as often or should n't . |
| 27 | I guess he 's wondering why we do n't kiss more often . ’ |
| 28 | Now I listen to there , I do n't listen as often now unless there 's something big on , and you hear them , you know , check on , whatever it is , your vehicle check and I have seen them as little as five seconds coming back and saying who owns that car |
| 29 | And I would like to say thank you to the people who sit on the budget review sub- committee , a committee which actually I do n't attend as often as I probably ought to , particularly to the labour spokesperson , for the way he 's guided the committee , both from within the chair and at other times , on it 's work this year , to be able to propose a budget which erm , so well fulfils the aims that many of us had when we were elected in May , which were of course , to maintain services , er , to squeeze efficiency out of the sy into the system and squeeze any waste out , and to get our officers working towards zero base budgets . |
| 30 | What we do n't see so often , however , is an attempt ( when the characteristic is recognized by management and leadership ) to correct it , or to understand why it exists and to try to set in train processes and plans to change these undesirable attributes . |