Example sentences of "[vb -s] n't mind " in BNC.

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1 Now he realises a sugar lump will make him feel better so he does n't mind .
2 It does n't mind .
3 ‘ Sure he does n't mind ? ’ inquired Tumbleweed .
4 He 's tall , blonde and handsome : the only ‘ other man ’ with whom my husband does n't mind me spending a weekend .
5 ‘ John goes for the foliage and I buy flowers ’ said Claudia , who likes bargains and does n't mind a few surprises .
6 He does n't mind leaving his script and reacting to whatever happens on the night .
7 He always travels on the back of the lorry where he has to pop up and turn , but he does n't mind at all . ’
8 Wharfe is omitted from mention in official guides to the district and does n't mind it all .
9 I suppose the Earl does n't mind that . ’
10 He takes it slowly , lets everyone have his say , and if they do n't agree he does n't mind calling an extra meeting to come back to it .
11 Theresa , who does n't mind being called a whore but starts screaming if anyone calls her retarded , is the kind of character who seems to promise a fate worse than rape , but the greatest violence reside in Al , who tries to calm himself with images of lambs , only to have them open their mouths to show him teeth and worms .
12 Now ‘ Damnation Derek ’ is not one of your wimpy-never-let-anyone-know-that-you-goto-church type of Christians , he is the sort of Christian that does n't mind who knows that he goes to church , believes in God , reads the Bible and prays ( etc , etc ) .
13 That is , if thoo does n't mind , missus , ’ looking across at Annie .
14 ‘ He 's fussy in that he wants it right , but he does n't mind if a guitar 's action is a little higher or a little lower ; he can basically play anything . ’
15 One does n't mind anything past — only present consequences ( e.g. the absence of people , resulting from their death ) . ‘
16 Smashing Pumpkins make good noise , even if , as Billy says , he does n't mind antagonising people live but would love to make pretty records : you know it 's the punk in him speaking .
17 But England fullback Jon Webb does n't mind eating turf as he skids over for the first of his two tries as part of a record-equalling 22-point haul .
18 He does n't like to be seen with mum and dad , but when I 'm poorly and he takes me out in the wheelchair , he does n't mind who he meets and he says : ‘ Hi fellas , this is my mum . ’
19 Sometimes he finds it hard to understand what I want to say , but he does n't mind how long he waits while I repeat it , and he always understands in the end .
20 Your debtor does n't mind you knowing he is a slow payer but he does n't want a professional third party to know .
21 Are you sure your boss does n't mind your using the telephone for personal calls ?
22 Diana , Barry 's wife of 35 years , does n't mind him meeting all the great screen goddesses .
23 He may be a working class boy at heart but his lifestyle has been transformed — and he does n't mind at all .
24 As court officials and spectators looked on amazed , Mr Thomas , 46 , added : ‘ I just hope he does n't mind the mustard my wife has put in them . ’
25 ‘ Darren , are you sure your mother does n't mind your helping me with St Matthew 's ? ’
26 It 's lovely for me but are you quite sure she does n't mind ? ’
27 The vast majority of black parents are uninterested and even disapproving of their children 's involvements in sport and Hunter 's were no exception : ‘ It [ sport ] did n't help , but now I 'm doing good at it , he [ his father ] does n't mind so much .
28 The working-class housewife is more likely to say that she ‘ likes ’ or ‘ does n't mind ’ housework , and the typical middle-class response is one of dislike .
29 Why should the working-class housewife say she ‘ likes ’ or ‘ does n't mind ’ housework — why should this be the typical response ?
30 Here oak is useful , because it does n't mind being soaked in water all winter , although it will probably split as it dries out in summer .
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