Example sentences of "they do [not/n't] [vb infin] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | See they do n't know it 's to hurt . |
| 2 | They did not miss them , they confided to Melinda . |
| 3 | ‘ They did not outclass us . |
| 4 | While policemen freely peddle these cherished beliefs in the lost standards of the ‘ British way of life ’ , they did not invent them . |
| 5 | Umpires David Shepherd and John Holder chivvied them several times , but although the players might deny it suited them tactically to keep as many of their batting overs in hand for the next day when better weather was promised , it is difficult to dismiss the thought that the level of fines was so derisory that they did not give it a thought . |
| 6 | If Sussex people were greatly upset by the closure of the monasteries , they did not show it openly thereafter , and the county avoided the troubles of 1536 which affected the north of England . |
| 7 | They did not threaten me personally , but they made it clear that they could kill us all . |
| 8 | After meeting them , Nez Perce headmen including Lawyer and Timothy dispatched a delegation to St Louis in late summer 1831 to answer claims that ‘ the white man 's religion was better than theirs , and that they would all be lost if they did not embrace it ’ ( Catlin ) . |
| 9 | They did not offer me works of comparable greatness as alternatives , so their objections were hardly a problem . |
| 10 | Alington allowed him and two other canons to introduce the daily sacrament on condition that they did not expect it to be part of the cathedral 's official usage . |
| 11 | ‘ Presumably they did not think we could add anything . |
| 12 | If he was not to be a lecturer at Cambridge because they did not think him academic enough , and if he was not to be a parish priest because he could not keep teenagers in order and because the adults were said not to understand him and because he felt a teaching vocation , where was his right place ? |
| 13 | The upshot of the matter was that although the Butcher had an account for 30 odd years they did not think him worthy of an invite . |
| 14 | They did not think they were alone in feeling isolated in the business world , but when they sent out invitations to the inaugural meeting on 14 July , with an explanation of what they were trying to achieve , they were staggered by the response . |
| 15 | Bill Mumford says of course they will make it … they would not be going if they did not think they could do it … they have been well prepared … |
| 16 | It was vital that they did not think he had actually seen what he was about to say Robert had seen when the electric light flooded the converted attic . |
| 17 | Low-paid white-collar couples who are buying their own homes did not claim because they did not realise they were eligible . |
| 18 | It is apparent from the findings of fact that the justices made no findings , or if they did they did not record them , as to whether ( i ) the child was likely to abscond from any other description of accommodation , or ( ii ) that if he absconded he would be likely to suffer significant harm . |
| 19 | The speaker paused in his speech and warned that if they did not stop they would be removed . |
| 20 | They depended upon him for their pleasure , they admired him because he had a skill they did not , they liked him because he was charming and energetic , but they did not treat him as their equal . |
| 21 | They did not treat it as equivalent to either the other nonsense word or to more or less . |
| 22 | She took the men 's cheers as somehow directed at herself , at her person , not at the food alone , but unlike the chorus that might greet the appearance of some women of the town , they did not place her in danger , and she allowed herself a small smile in acknowledgement , and came forward to set the dish down . |
| 23 | But they have told me they did not do it , ’ Mr Hermens added . |
| 24 | ‘ They stated that they did not want him to exist in this fashion . ’ |
| 25 | They did not want him to make the comparison himself . |
| 26 | They did not want me to stop work to write or to see them . |
| 27 | They did not want it to be too obvious , since observing the search would provide them with great amusement . |
| 28 | With regard to Italy , he had hopes of providing espiscopacy to the Waldensians , but they did not want it , and his dream of a non-papal Catholicism in northern Italy came to nothing . |
| 29 | Everyone had come for a good time , and they did not want it spoiling by some wildmen . |
| 30 | However , despite some change in secondary selection , it remains the case , most remarkably , that though wartime and free education made the arguments of economy , fairness and impartiality more applicable they did not make them universally acceptable . |