Example sentences of "things do [not/n't] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But things did n't always go smoothly . |
| 2 | But things did n't quite go as expected during filming outside the Daily Mirror building in Holborn , London … |
| 3 | Things did n't quite go to plan — which has proved annoying for you , and you 're now asking for a second service ; for which you 'll pay me . ’ |
| 4 | At the age of twenty-eight she had awakened one morning to the realisation , clear as dawn , that to hope for things did not necessarily bring them about , that there was no earthly reason why she should be happy , healthy and husbanded . |
| 5 | Of course , things did not always go so smoothly . |
| 6 | This operation is another example of how things do not always go according to plan , but with a little luck and a lot of hard work a successful conclusion can be reached . |
| 7 | Those who promise great things do not always match up to their own or anyone else 's expectations ! |
| 8 | Things do not always work out as simply as that , of course , but knowing the rules and drawing clear lines before the game starts are essential if misunderstandings are to be avoided . |
| 9 | As you can see , things do not always turn out well . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm afraid if things do n't soon improve , you may have to find another employer . ’ |
| 11 | Something left undealt with is invariably going to recur and cause trouble in the future — things do n't just go away because the possibility to talk about them is n't there . ’ |
| 12 | You know , to the christian , to the believer there is no such thing as luck , things do n't just happen . |
| 13 | Things do n't necessarily happen in straight lines , in neat , casual packages . |
| 14 | Or you may sort of erm people who you do the same thing over and over again , the same sort of job , would you not agree a little bit of complacency can set in and erm things do n't perhaps come over quite as they should ? |
| 15 | ‘ The feeling was indescribable and nowadays when things do n't quite go as planned I often sit back and think of other jockeys who never had a Derby win and who , for the remainder of their careers , will be chasing this elusive rainbow . |
| 16 | Things do n't really matter ! |
| 17 | These things do n't really lose their snap and savour without smoking , but thinking that they might do can distract one from enjoying them properly . |
| 18 | We 've heard a lot about the accuracy of the continuing bombardments , but erm anybody who 's been in a war will tell you that erm once you 're in a war situation , things do n't always go the way you expect them to , in fact there has to be an element of luck and erm the accuracy of bombing in particular erm sometimes leaves something to be required . |
| 19 | Things do n't always work out as well as that : ‘ Dear Sir , ’ wrote a client to a Thomas Cook branch manager in 1965 , ‘ Will you please cancel travel arrangements made by Mr — for October 3rd as the wedding has been cancelled because he is already married . ’ |
| 20 | Nine months or a year 's time we may have a different animal working in that office and it may well be some person who has who does some J L O work to supplement John and does some project work , now er Jackie has indicated she 'd love to fill that role , and we all know what project she 'd want to be doing it , but er if we do put somebody in that role they will be project officer as well and on the wall will be a year planner and it 'll have things like crucial crew gala day and all these major major things and that particular officer will work quite closely with the new Pat and they 'll be able to take some of the weight off our shoulders so when we start planning for something like crucial crew you can delegate some of the work to the project officer and perhaps the other sergeant Now I know things do n't always work out quite that straightforwardly but you know the last year has been a bastard of a year for us in terms of sickness , four S L O's have been on long-term sick we 've lost Pat for all that time Jed was off for quite a while |
| 21 | Yeah I , one of the , yeah yeah , I to started off doing a little bit like that but you find things do n't actually sit in categories very well that 's becomes one of the problems . |