Example sentences of "do not be " in BNC.
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| 1 | What the Stag has which most modern cars do not is the endearing ability to amble quickly , to lope effortlessly , reeling in the miles without really trying . |
| 2 | The fact that some Japanese have heart attacks and some Finns do not is no argument against the overall benefit of a low national average serum cholesterol . |
| 3 | Perhaps the reason why more do not is that most people are protected by their lifestyles from the uncomfortable logic of the deficiency in their faith . |
| 4 | Those who do not are not necessarily guilty of any wrongdoing . |
| 5 | The sense of national community is not helped by exhortations to cheer for England in Test Matches and the implication that those who do not are in some sense not good British citizens , and yet this sort of crude and simplistic interpretation of the obligations of citizenship was heard from some politicians in 1990 . |
| 6 | The more obvious ones that do not are : — |
| 7 | Those who make the right guesses early on are often seen as ‘ good ’ or intelligent students ; those who do not are often labelled slow or stupid . |
| 8 | Secrecy confers power on those who know the secret while those who do not are at a disadvantage . |
| 9 | Those who recall it well are positive , those who do not are negative , believing SSE to be inefficient and professionally threatening . |
| 10 | Do not be taken in by current usage . |
| 11 | If you find that you are making no gains in size whatsoever , do not be tempted to do more exercises or repetitions because this could lead to overtraining . |
| 12 | Do not be tempted to start a harder routine at the beginning as this will almost certainly detract from the potential gains . |
| 13 | Do not be won over by Mr Franklin 's arithmetic . |
| 14 | But do not be dazzled by the free pens , badges , money boxes and radios . |
| 15 | But do not be dazzled by the free pens , badges , money boxes and radios . |
| 16 | But do not be dazzled by the free pens , badges , money boxes and radios . |
| 17 | This may take several minutes , but do not be impatient otherwise the sauce will be pale and uninteresting instead of a rich dark brown colour . |
| 18 | Do not be tempted to dismiss such corporate homilies as boardroom hokum . |
| 19 | Do not eat mindlessly , do not eat unless you are properly hungry , and do not be afraid to leave food once you are full . |
| 20 | If you go about this amount below your ‘ aim ’ line on your graph do not be too concerned . |
| 21 | Do not be over-enthusiastic and bore people . |
| 22 | So do not be anxious about tomorrow ; tomorrow will look after itself . |
| 23 | But even if the paper has been hostile do not be discouraged . |
| 24 | Equally , do not be discouraged by hostile letters to the editor or even hostile editorials . |
| 25 | But do not be downhearted if your story is not taken up , or indeed ousted at the last moment because a major story comes up : your campaign will not suffer in the long run . |
| 26 | Press response If there does not seem to be any response to your press release , do not be afraid to follow it up with a telephone call . |
| 27 | If there is a whisper of redundancy , do not be deflected by talk that it is all in the very early stages , too soon for public discussion , and by promises that there will be plenty of opportunities for comment and debate at an appropriate stage later on . |
| 28 | Do not let your hearts be troubled , and do not be afraid . |
| 29 | Dear friends , do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering , as though something strange were happening to you . |
| 30 | A note of warning : do not be tempted to wash the mud off potatoes with a hose , as they will not store well in the clamp if you do . |