Example sentences of "[pron] do [not/n't] do " in BNC.
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1 | I ca n't see it though because you see I do n't do anything like this at all |
2 | I do not do this but some pe everyone 's entitled to throw their money away if they like . |
3 | I got up quite late today as I do not do anything important and it is my one real chance for a lie-in . |
4 | I do not do that in this debate . |
5 | I commend it to Ministers , but , bearing in mind our debates in Committee , I confess that I do not do so with any great hope that they will see sense for once and will accept this sensible recommendation . |
6 | To be fair — after all , if I do not do it , I am sure that someone else will — I shall go back to the time of the last Labour Government . |
7 | For example , by the third sub-maxim of Manner ( " be brief " ) , wherever I avoid some simple expression in favour of some more complex paraphrase , it may be assumed that I do not do so wantonly , but because the details are somehow relevant to the present enterprise . |
8 | But I do not do it , because I do not wish to upset Señora Richards . ’ |
9 | There 's very little I do n't do that I used to do . |
10 | I do n't do much except look round and think about things — mostly Marie and that . |
11 | It would probably add to the complications in my life but it would probably lessen the hours that I have on my own , though God knows , I do n't do too badly . |
12 | People will say ‘ I 'll never forgive myself if I do n't do what he asks ’ , and death-bed promises become sacrosanct , so that people feel they are binding in generations to come . |
13 | ‘ I do n't do anything , I go to the pub and drink with my boring friends , ’ he says . |
14 | Inside a restaurant , he would never photograph anyone without permission : ‘ I never take liberties ; if it 's not cool , I do n't do it . ’ |
15 | ‘ Your father and I do n't do it , Jocasta , and neither do you . ’ |
16 | I do n't do this for everyone . |
17 | I do n't do it when I first go to a place . |
18 | Monday and Tuesday I do n't do anything except correspondence . |
19 | I do n't do country things like farming for a living , or swishing through drenched roots , gun in hand , after game birds for recreation . |
20 | ‘ But I do n't do that . ’ |
21 | If I do n't do well , then it will be because on the day I was not capable of doing so . |
22 | Obviously I do n't do that with every song because a lot of people like to hear certain things as they are on the record . |
23 | ‘ I do n't do that sort of thing . ’ |
24 | I do n't do any sort of job at all , yet when I go on strike , I am still paid my Civil List and the police have to protect me . |
25 | ‘ I do n't do anything for a while , not even put on a pair of trainers . |
26 | But I do n't do panto . |
27 | ‘ I do n't do things like this unless they have the full knowledge and approval of the Royal Family . ’ |
28 | ‘ No I do n't do it for the money really . |
29 | ‘ It 's not my fault , Jack , I do n't do anything , I swear I do n't . |
30 | ‘ Nick , ’ he said at last , ‘ my son is going to die within a year if I do n't do something very drastic . |