Example sentences of "n't [vb infin] they [prep] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ You can take them off the instant you do n't need them for reading . ’ |
| 2 | And er the people just accepted that , and they did n't keep them from coming , because at most of the time , er the |
| 3 | Levi , the fellow whose clothes are so ordinary that Payne Stewart would n't use them for dusting his furniture . |
| 4 | I 'm glad , he reminds me of me dad , you put door handles on doors to open em you do n't use 'em for shutting |
| 5 | They were not the illegal so we could n't stop them from delivering them . |
| 6 | you ca n't stop them from using everything in time |
| 7 | But , no matter how much Steven made his camera swoop and glide and giddy-up around the sets , he could n't stop them from looking like boring old panto scenery , especially since the galleon never put out to sea ( which would have been too mega-expensive ) , and the Lost Boys ' camp was crammed full of Starlight Express -style skate-boarding tracks . |
| 8 | No , must n't stop them from working |
| 9 | If one runs out of the latter one can use paper tissues instead , though I would n't recommend them for pressing fragile flower heads as the tissues can leave a slight pattern on the petals . |
| 10 | They may not have mastered the Mad ones ' darkly comical undercurrent , but the Franks ' cheery exterior need n't preclude them from participating in some sussed ponderings . |
| 11 | ‘ I do n't blame them for trying to make a bit of cash , but it gets ridiculous when they insult you for refusing to pay for something you did n't want doing , ’ fumes Mel , 39 . |
| 12 | It would be nice if the NHS could do this , but you ca n't blame them for trying to raise money in other ways . |
| 13 | The semiconductor devices are all fairly sensitive to excess heat , so do n't fry them during soldering ! |
| 14 | Jesus used the illustration , he says , you parents , you fathers , if your children are hungry you do n't mock them by giving them a stone you give them egg , you give them bread , you give them meat , you do n't give them a scorpion , something to harm them , you do n't mock them by giving them some , something they ca n't eat ! |
| 15 | Jesus used the illustration , he says , you parents , you fathers , if your children are hungry you do n't mock them by giving them a stone you give them egg , you give them bread , you give them meat , you do n't give them a scorpion , something to harm them , you do n't mock them by giving them some , something they ca n't eat ! |
| 16 | We wo n't find them by staying in the light and warm , I know that much . ’ |