Example sentences of "[pos pn] parent do [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ My parents do not share the same repulsion of apartheid that I do . |
| 2 | I know I 'm sixteen and old enough to get married but my parents do n't want me to get married yet . |
| 3 | My parents did n't want to let me go , but I begged them and promised to come back very quickly . |
| 4 | As my parents did n't like the idea of me going to live in the city on my own , they decided to move with me . |
| 5 | A goose which follows a human being round as if it were its parent does not have its sexual behaviour anything like so disturbed ; when it grows up it will court other geese . |
| 6 | Her parents did not seem to mind that he had no qualifications and had not finished his university course . |
| 7 | Her parents did not know which guest house among the thousands in the resort Nicola had stayed in . |
| 8 | Her parents did not believe her story but , when she said it had happened again , her father secretly observed her . |
| 9 | Her parents did n't want her to become involved with Fenton Bishop 's aircrews . |
| 10 | But her parents did n't want her to go . |
| 11 | What would I say if : her Dad died ; his parents could n't attend ; her parents did n't attend ; the best man did n't arrive because his plane from India was delayed ; it turned out to be the groom 's second wedding , although it is her first ; the Matron of Honour did n't turn up because she was ill ; the groom dried up and forgot to compliment the bridesmaids so I could n't thank him ? |
| 12 | Her parents did n't dare to challenge me . ’ |
| 13 | Laura still needs several months treatment and her parents do not want to leave her side . |
| 14 | No her parents do n't want her to go . |
| 15 | He says : ‘ Small budgets , apologetic councils strapped for cash , and a complex social and sometimes ethnic mix of young customers and their parents do n't make for an easy life . ’ |
| 16 | Young girls will steal make-up if their parents do n't give them the money for it … ‘ |
| 17 | Two girls are born , one in Poland , one in France : their parents do n't know each other , there is no connection whatsoever between the two families , but the girls grow up identical in appearance , nature and character . |
| 18 | You ca n't tell me their parents do n't know who they are . |
| 19 | Here they grow tomatoes and lettuce to provide valuable nutrients and at the same time they 're learning to grow vegetables in a way their parents did n't know how . |
| 20 | Their two boys of three and five would be eating Jaffa cakes for breakfast , lunch and supper if their parents did n't insist that they eat up most of what is put in front of them . |
| 21 | ‘ It has been claimed that their parents did not know the full extent of the dealings or what was on the films . ’ |
| 22 | His parent did not force him to attend and he now feels this might have brought scorn from other members of the community . |
| 23 | But some people do n't , Adeleine got that , his parents do n't tell him to get on with it , half , half the people at school they got that |
| 24 | His parents did n't send him here to have the teachers live his life for him . ’ |
| 25 | Probably his parents did n't get more than half a dozen calls a week , Agnes realised . |
| 26 | Rich Adrian , who looked as if he ought to be at public school , only his parents did n't believe in it , even thought they had pots of cash . |
| 27 | Though his downy feathers were beginning to strengthen , he felt weak and vulnerable , for he never seemed to get enough food , or be able to beat off the brutal and painful pecks of his sibling from whom , by some ancient lore of eagles , his parents did not protect him . |
| 28 | His parents did not escape . |
| 29 | His parents did not get on and parted during the war , which put an end to the old hierarchic world of Amnersfield , where you were not to look at your masters when they came up the drive , but to hoe on regardless . |
| 30 | It may mean some gentle but very straight talking , if your parent does not realise your need to have time alone with your friends , but if you can not bring yourself to establish this right , you will have precious little hope of organising any other social activities that will give you a break from daily routine . |