Example sentences of "do not [adv] [verb] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | The less attractive males , however , do not just sit on the sidelines . |
| 2 | Expectations of changes in the exchange rate do not just depend on current domestic interest rates . |
| 3 | For this and other reasons we recommend that most of the fibre is obtained from vegetables , salad , and fruit , which does not have this effect , and that you do not simply spoon on dollops of bran in order to increase fibre intake . |
| 4 | The best are those that do not simply rely on a historical setting , but encourage historical skills , evaluation and understanding . |
| 5 | Hermit crabs , however , do not simply put on a shell as if it were a new pullover ; they show two remarkable adaptations to the problems of ‘ wearing ’ the shells of alien snails . |
| 6 | You should use the time to have a good clear out , and then implement new systems , e.g. new homes for different sorts of clothes and belongings , and perhaps a formal filing system , if you do not already have on , for your loose papers . |
| 7 | We have already seen that national rules which do not expressly discriminate on grounds of nationality may nevertheless have this effect in practice . |
| 8 | In order to ensure that pupils who have come to enjoy the advantages of the unit do not deliberately fail on a return to school , Owen refuses to readmit them once reintroduction has taken place . |
| 9 | As Isard ( 1975 : 377 ) remarks : ‘ communications do not merely depend on the context for their interpretation , they change that context ’ . |
| 10 | People often object to practising behaviours that they do not usually use on the grounds that it is n't natural . |
| 11 | To make the model more realistic it is assumed that the trains do not always arrive on time , and that the frequency distribution of the differences between the actual and timetabled arrivals of the trains follows a normal ( Gaussian ) distribution with a mean of zero ( Chapter 3 ) . |
| 12 | We do not always go on sporting activities , we also went to the theatre to see , ‘ A Midsummer Nights Dream , ’ by William Shakespeare . |
| 13 | What enthusiasts often overlook is that western communities do not always depend on sewer systems . |
| 14 | The independent appraisals of the maths testing ( Cambridge Institute of Education , 1985 ) and the language testing ( Thornton , 1986 ) do not directly comment on the validity of the tests . |
| 15 | The hierarchy of a church is important in the libidinal ties in churches , for they do not only rest on the love of the abstract figure of Christ , but on living people who are his priests , bishops and ministers in the various groups . |
| 16 | If you do not only frown on smoking but hire only non-smokers from now on you can , he maintains , save $5000 a year per smoker in the long run . |
| 17 | But we do not only report on events as they actually occur , we also make judgements about them , and we can call them into existence out of context . |
| 18 | A person 's autonomous choices call for respect only as long as they do not seriously impinge on another 's enjoyment of his autonomy and that other has not agreed beforehand to give up certain of his choices as a condition of practising medicine in , for example , the National Health Service . |