Example sentences of "do not [verb] [pron] [adv prt] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Seeing the mist that deepened the dark grey of her eyes , the pale translucent cheeks , both so beautiful now in their glowing copper setting , it was all Benedict could do not to snatch her back into the heat of his embrace , and force his way to that intimate deep caress , the thought of which now fired him with passionate yearning .
2 If it had reached the Morvan and had then turned round , but did not make it back to base , then a crash on land or sea is self-evident : if on land , only the agency — the weather , engine trouble , or enemy action — is in doubt .
3 The end of Genesis did not bring us back to the beginning , but it surely left us heading in the right direction .
4 " In the organization too there were exponents of continued cooperation ; although Younger worked to defeat coalition in 1922 he did not rule it out as a future possibility .
5 On the other hand , even if the politician demonstrated his ability to provide a great deal of patronage , if he did not follow it up with effective social contact , he would be laying a poor foundation for a political interest , and the gratitude of the freeholders under those circumstances could be short-lived .
6 At least , I did not catch him whispering to any of the other people going in and out of the place , and he did not point me out to anyone at any time .
7 He murmured something to the effect that youth must be served , ‘ John Donne ’ , but the interviewer did not take him up on his quotation .
8 Stupidly — but I did have a lot of luggage — cheeses , books for John and my hill boots — I did not take it out with me this trip .
9 Although the Highways Act of 1835 steadily drove pedestrianism off the roads , it did not drive it out of existence .
10 Indeed , quite early on , I tried to work out in my mind what it was that made his personality ( though he did not like the word ) so compelling ; and I came to the conclusion that it was because he did not let me down in my own estimation of him .
11 I assume he did not pick it up on Southfields Station ! ’
12 They did not push me out of their watering hole because I was unsuitably dressed , but because females are only admissible if they are willing to pose as deferential ‘ little women ’ .
13 The idea took Christian by surprise , but he did not dismiss it out of hand .
14 If you consider that such-and-such crime has not been committed , or that such-and-such defence is not available ( though an ignorant person might think it is ) , do not pass it by in silence but state your opinion expressly .
15 Do not pull them on with the nuts , but make sure they fit on their own first , then smear copper anti-seize compound onto the wheel face and centre before fitting .
16 DO NOT THROW ANYTHING OUT OF THE WINDOWS — I know a true story about this .
17 The Government 's present position is one of scepticism about the value of a ban on tobacco advertising , but Secretary of State William Waldegrave has said ‘ I do not rule it out for ever , certainly : but it is just not the highest priority at the moment …
18 Do not send me back to Hanoi empty handed . ’
19 Just remember next year , you do not put me in for
20 Practise speaking your answers out loud but do not learn them off by heart .
21 Tea breaks and chats in the yard and dart games in the pub make life pleasant ; the fact that nobody will do anybody else 's job gives everybody security ; people 's aspirations do not take them out of their group , but concern the group as such ’
22 For instance , it has been noted that when ‘ parents are depressed and irritable they do not take it out on all their children to the same extent : often one is more or less scapegoated .
23 This time he did n't throw her down with a fury but gently laid her down among the downy pillows and started to strip off his shirt .
24 Both of them were wary , but at least Hayley did n't throw herself out of the window .
25 All in all , my girl , you 're lucky Dr Penry Meredith Vaughan did n't throw you back in the sea . ’
26 I did n't drop him off till about twenty past , twenty five past ten .
27 And because it had that name she did n't link it up to other terms like masturbation or whatever .
28 ‘ Mussed ’ is a word so outmoded I 'm surprised the God of Media did n't strike him down on the instant with a thunderbolt .
29 Like get back the dustbins which took them out but she did n't bring them back at the end of the drive erm and I hope that Paul tells him off !
30 Surely your mother did n't bring you up with such poor values .
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