Example sentences of "do [not/n't] [verb] [adv] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Thus ( 61 ) will be true , on this account , just in case there is some reference time ( say , another event ) prior to CT , such that at that reference time , ( 62 ) would have been true ( while ( 62 ) is in turn true , just in case ( 63 ) would have been true at some point prior to the CT of ( 62 ) ) : ( 6z ) John had seen Mary ( 62 ) John saw Mary ( 63 ) John sees Mary But such M-tenses do not match up simply with L-tenses , for L-tenses nearly always encode additional aspectual and modal features too ( see Comrie , 1976a ; Lyons , 1977a : 703ff , 809ff ) . |
| 2 | When the two do not match up there is pressure either to revise the blueprints or to change the environment . |
| 3 | Proportional series are dealt with in more specific detail as they do not appear anywhere else in the book . |
| 4 | There are effectively no vibrational selection rules , so the technique is particularly useful for detecting vibrations that do not appear in either IR or Raman spectra . |
| 5 | However , a simplistic model based exclusively on smoking habits fails to explain the higher incidence in women , since women do not smoke as heavily as men . |
| 6 | The different forms of the ulterior intent do not sit happily together in s.18 : causing GBH with intent to do GBH may be more serious than causing GBH with intent to resist arrest yet the crime and punishment are the same . |
| 7 | As the result they do not sit very effectively over a bolt-hole . |
| 8 | Do not sit back too comfortably in your chair : this can look very complacent . |
| 9 | The sad fact is that many of these ‘ irruptive ’ birds spend their last days in the islands , because if they do not move on immediately while they still have the strength , the more time they spend searching for what is n't there , the less chance there is of their being able to make another long sea crossing . |
| 10 | Although we must respond to the offence , we must avoid the ’ Something must be done ’ syndrome and ensure that we do not lash out wildly in some public relations exercise . |
| 11 | do n't say that a level crossing or where the road narrows , on approached any type of pedestrian crossing or where it would involve driving over an area marked with diagonal stripes to or che chevrons , do not overtake when you do so would force another vehicle to swerve or slow down , if in doubt do not overtake so where 'd you not overtake ? |
| 12 | On their own , however , these supply-side characteristics do not explain fully why a significant proportion of older workers were early-retired . |
| 13 | Land-use patterns are an expression of deep political , economic and cultural structures ; they do not change overnight when a ecologist or forester sounds the alarm that a country is losing its resource base . |
| 14 | In particular , areas like Knowsley and Tower Hamlets , which contain vast tracts of the poorest council housing , do not show up as especially in need of redistributional funding under the formulae used in the assessment of GRE . |
| 15 | Cryptically he said , ‘ I shall be coming back to Rangoon and if conditions do not worsen so unexpectedly I hope to meet you again . ’ |
| 16 | Hard wheats are easily milled into white flour ; soft wheats do not separate so easily . |
| 17 | Many people do not realise just how much they are being charged as most financial advisers make their money via commission , which is normally obscured , so making it difficult to work out what the true cost is . |
| 18 | Most people do not realise how much they could increase their pleasure , success and income by reading faster and more accurately . |
| 19 | Do not stand slightly sideways in order to minimize your size . |
| 20 | They do not interact so very much . |
| 21 | Do not underestimate just how cold it can be outside . |
| 22 | Do not underestimate just how cold it can be outside . |
| 23 | Barlund added that " forests do not grow as fast in the south , so we can not afford to lose massive areas " . |
| 24 | Pillar or ‘ short climbing roses ' By and large , training and tying into a single pillar or post is only suitable for shorter growing climbers that do not grow long enough to clothe larger areas like walls and pergolas . |
| 25 | The top notes are highly volatile ; they do not last very long ( coriander , citrus oils ) . |
| 26 | If you do not advertise more widely your vacancy will not come to the attention of other potential employees who may not be actively looking for a job but who might be attracted by an advertisement which clearly specifies someone like them . |
| 27 | Recent authors , mentioned above , distinguish between Stein 's German action and Walter 's Viennese action because in detail their escapements do not function in quite the same way . |
| 28 | The wise man in Proverbs twenty seven , he says , do not boast about tomorrow for you do not know what a day may bring forth . |
| 29 | There could well be some of this between a male and female as they pair , but if they do not settle down then you can assume they are both males . |
| 30 | It comes from critics who imagine themselves penning formidable papers which , like those of Gregor Mendel , are hidden away or ignored for many years — and do not fare too well , therefore , in ISI 's listings . |