Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] we do not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Our smiles of anticipation dimmed somewhat when he led us into the coffee shop , but he was a good sort and I hope we did not embarrass him . |
| 2 | ‘ I hope we do not interrupt you ? ’ he said with mock formality . |
| 3 | Then the stock market in Tokyo declined forty-five per cent and the Gulf War broke out , which meant we did not return immediately . |
| 4 | ‘ The terms for refunds were on the back of our tickets which meant we did not see them until after we had made the purchase . ’ |
| 5 | If we have a perfect fit between what we want and what we get we do not bother about priorities . |
| 6 | When we present ourselves with the decision we are much more inclined to drift in a certain direction leaving ourselves the option of getting out if we find we do not like it . |
| 7 | There was and is no legal definition of privacy ; indeed there is no general agreement about what it is — like happiness we can not define it but recognise it when we have it , or more often we know when we feel we do not have it . |
| 8 | Dr Leslie Weatherhead wrote , in Prescription for Anxiety , ‘ Deadness of feeling , even if we think we do not love anybody , not even God , must not make us worry . |
| 9 | And in fact , though perhaps it is shocking to admit it , we took some advantage of this dreadful argument during the campaign : we said we did not want to bring personalities into the election , but of course it was important that members of the Council should be responsible people who would not take advantage of their ‘ special position ’ . |
| 10 | Now as England prepare to play Canada in the first ( non-World Cup ) international in the multi-coloured , all-singing and all-dancing strip ( with the natty little colour bit on the shorts ) — the first change since March 27th 1871 — let no-one say we did not mourn its passing . |