Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] it does " in BNC.
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| 1 | The extension of VAT was ‘ fairly predictable and he is phasing it in so it does not look quite so bad ’ . |
| 2 | And although there was all these figures and er and he explained what was best , I mean he was purely a financial I mean he he as he said when we went in cos it does n't make no difference , I I I 'm not attached to anything . |
| 3 | If and only if it does , that route is followed , which means counting how many of the 26 bits are set up to and including the required one , to establish which member of the pointer array to follow to the next level in the tree . |
| 4 | Concurrent Computer Corp says it is continuing to work with its financial advisers on a series of initiatives to strengthen further its capital structure , improve profitability and provide financial flexibility , but only if it does not dilute shareholders ' interests in the company , which reported better than expected third quarter figures — in Company Results , page seven . |
| 5 | P.S If this letter does nt get there I 'm gon na give up , so if it does will someone acknowledge it so I know it has'nt been a waste of time . |
| 6 | ( N.B. Buying more of the same stock seemed less like spending money , perhaps because it does n't require the grasping of an entirely new situation . ) |
| 7 | As a story line it 's not all because it does n't say anything about the girl , it does n't say where she 's going , where she 's come from and what 's happening on the way . |
| 8 | I 'll read it aloud because it does make it I think it makes it stick in your mind more . |
| 9 | This healthy contribution of commercial interests , which , after all , have experience and technical know-how which is often in short supply in ministries , deserves more recognition than it has received , especially since it does much to offset the squalid tale of the involvement by one British company at this time in corrupt monopoly state publishing ventures during the Obote and Nkrumah governments in Uganda and Ghana . |
| 10 | Modern writers do not over-stress a moral view but have sufficient faith in it to allow it to emerge , much as it does in everyday life . |
| 11 | This ideology relating to gender roles underpins the structure of sociology much as it does the structure of social life . |
| 12 | There is a certain doubt as to whether the universe is old enough for any Black Dwarfs to have been produced as yet , but eventually it must happen , and this will be the final fate of the Sun — though we will not be there to see ; the Earth can hardly expect to survive the Red Giant stage , when the Sun will radiate at least a hundred times as fiercely as it does at present . |
| 13 | ‘ Just so long as it does n't get in here . ’ |
| 14 | Damp is acceptable so long as the cellar is not in use and so long as it does not rise above the ground floor dpc . |
| 15 | An extra incentive can be useful so long as it does not become a too regular ( relied upon ) habit . |
| 16 | Whatever we honestly desire , imagine and expect — so long as it does not conflict with our thoughts , beliefs and attitudes — will happen . |
| 17 | The silence may not last — but for as long as it does , the government has a chance to strengthen France 's macroeconomic foundations . |
| 18 | In Jordan v. Burgoyne Lord Parker C.J. made the point that the expressions ‘ threatening , abusive or insulting ’ are all ‘ very strong words , ’ and Lord Reid in Brutus v. Cozens repeated the warning against too expansive a reading of the section , observing that ‘ vigorous and it may be distasteful or unmannerly speech or behaviour is permitted so long as it does not go beyond any of these limits . ’ |
| 19 | If you cut off your nose and ears before we perform , I shall not complain , so long as it does not mar your ability to dance . ’ |
| 20 | It takes as long as it does for a dog to douse a tree trunk . |
| 21 | Moreover , the value of each gene can change any amount , so long as it does n't stray into double figures . |
| 22 | Where the plan is subordinate to the verbal description it may be referred to in order to elucidate boundaries , so long as it does not conflict with anything explicit in the verbal description ( Wiggington & Milner v Winster Engineering [ 1978 ] 3 All ER 436 ) . |
| 23 | By and large , Parliament and the judiciary have taken the view that free speech is a very good thing so long as it does not cause trouble . |
| 24 | ‘ So long as it does n't interfere with your work ! ’ he snarled , and , as if he could no longer bear to be in the same room with her , he turned and strode from her sitting-room , through her hall , and out of her flat . |
| 25 | Again and again in the night hours she thought of him , of his aggression and of the barely veiled hint in his parting shot ‘ so long as it does n't interfere with your work ! ’ that for all she had , so far , gone along with everything he had decreed , she could still find herself out of a job if she did n't toe the line . |
| 26 | It 's great — so long as it does n't rain too hard ! |
| 27 | Whatever so long as it does n't matter , do n't worry about it , why you upset ? |
| 28 | We do n't really mind if people get an attack of flu , so long as it does n't kill them , er if you recover then fine , but , and that 's really what the vaccine does , so it 's , it 's , it 's particularly good at actually stopping people dying from , from flu . |
| 29 | I do n't know why this decision was taken , especially as it does n't seem to have been a well-planned one . |
| 30 | And there is also the question of male bias in the construction of political agendas and the common expectation that the woman 's voice in politics should speak on ‘ family and women 's issues ’ and then only when it does not threaten the interests of men . |