Example sentences of "you do [not/n't] understand " in BNC.

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1 ‘ Have you ever followed each step of a proof , and yet felt you did not understand what it was about ? ’
2 You did not understand then and things might have been awkward . ’
3 ‘ Perhaps you did not understand me , signore , ’ her rescuer said , very softly .
4 You did n't understand anything else that he said , did you ?
5 ‘ I said you did n't understand much , Creggan , ’ he reminded him , ‘ when Minch was ill .
6 ‘ When I went to old Abuelo Freitas , Maria told me that you sometimes worried too much about him — that you did n't understand that he only wanted to be left alone .
7 You know if if if for example you did n't understand anything about engines
8 Say you did n't understand it or something .
9 Besides , if you did n't understand how to work out that questions are asked straight away .
10 ‘ No , you do n't understand .
11 ‘ The mystery of the coming of a new creature is a great mystery ad incomprehensible , Mrs Virginsky , and what a pity it is that you do n't understand it . '
12 What 's important is getting the right answer in the end , even if you do n't understand how it 's done . ’
13 You do n't understand .
14 Maybe you do n't understand .
15 You do n't understand , it 's better this way , love .
16 You do n't seem bothered ! — You do n't understand what he 's like !
17 ‘ If you do n't understand German politics , you 're simply not qualified to comment .
18 You do n't understand .
19 You do n't understand , Clive … ’
20 You do n't understand pain .
21 But you do n't understand anything … what 's the difference between Mussolini and Cadorna ?
22 If there 's anything you do n't understand , I know your mother wo n't tell you , you come and tell gran . ’
23 You do n't understand anything … ’
24 You do n't understand … ’
25 And what I want then is to hold his hand in front of the television for several evenings a week , and if you do n't understand that , if you do n't know what that feeling is , if you do n't know why it 's like that then you know nothing , nothing , nothing .
26 ‘ No , you do n't understand , ’ she said irritably , ‘ I want you to come with me in my two seater kayak . ’
27 The prescription read : 1 lb beefsteak , with 1 pt bitter beer , every six hours 1 ten mile walk every morning 1 bed at 11 sharp every night and do n't stuff up your head with things you do n't understand .
28 But you do n't understand .
29 Violet said , ‘ You do n't understand . ’
30 Not the kind of benefit that we would have traded our son for , but no longer can anyone look at us when we try to console their loss of a child and say , ‘ But you do n't understand ’ .
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