Example sentences of "[conj] [adv] [pron] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | We are sorry to be negative but , quite simply , we just do n't trust you , or rather we do n't think that you yet trust yourself to know exactly what 4oz ( 115g ) of lean meat , 6oz ( 170g ) of fish , 2oz ( 55g ) of carrots , or 4oz ( 115g ) peas really look like . |
| 2 | Governments come and governments go ( or rather they do n't ) , pop idols streak through the firmament and disappear , but there is one constant in a topsy-turvy world , the beacon of truth and clarity that is the NME . |
| 3 | Or perhaps they do , for the beast does swerve aside , though this could be only chance . |
| 4 | Or perhaps you do n't remember ? ’ |
| 5 | Now ladies , I do n't mind if you do n't cleanse properly or perhaps you do n't even tone but the moisturizer is the most important , from my point of view . |
| 6 | Or perhaps you do n't need to . |
| 7 | ‘ Or perhaps you do . ’ |
| 8 | Or perhaps you do n't . |
| 9 | Or perhaps you do n't know about that — goodness , dear , you 've gone a very funny colour ! ’ |
| 10 | Or perhaps I do . |
| 11 | conjures up images and I just object to the fact that people impose on us , degrenality , I mean I , I think lesbian 's and gay men have got a right to their life style as we have and I do n't think we should be actually imposing and I think that 's what a lot of society and what people come out with does er more or less we do n't agree with that and its wrong and its objectional |
| 12 | You 're staying in Portsmouth , spending a lot of cash , or generally we do . |
| 13 | ‘ Or possibly you do yourself an injustice , signorina . ’ |
| 14 | or underneath I do n't mind which . |
| 15 | So you 're looking at either these chocolates or well you do n't want the premium teabags anyway |
| 16 | Or maybe they do n't like The Belfry course . |
| 17 | and it being full of , of animals , most of them nasty animals , that would frighten you , like snakes and squirrels , I do n't know why squirrels , and , and like I had a picture in my mind , I ca n't remember whether it was the swimming baths I 'd been to , or whatever , like you know how they , quite often they have little ramps , or maybe they do n't , but the ones I 'd been to had ramps , stairs going up to them or whatever , |
| 18 | You know how it is … or maybe you do n't . |
| 19 | Now we have n't , erm talking about er cars as to other forms of transport and on the whole there 's been more complaints about the public transport than they have about cars , but you surely do n't think or maybe you do , I mean what 's bad about cars ? , |
| 20 | Or maybe you do n't think so ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Or maybe you do n't want to be seen with me … ’ |
| 22 | Although these insects are often called greenfly or blackfly they do not belong among the true flies ( Diptera ) . |
| 23 | er at the moment I was n't wanting to s s change any anything that , which is been happening up till now , I mean if people do want to come in here at weekends or late I do n't see any reason |
| 24 | Which only goes to show ( so it is said ) that existential propositions are general propositions , or else they do not qualify as genuine propositions at all . |
| 25 | It remains true that in Tate 's criticism and since ( for no advance has been made in this quarter ) ‘ rhythm ’ and ‘ movement ’ are wholly impressionistic — you hear what the critic is talking about , or else you do n't . |
| 26 | ‘ I do need to warm up or else I do n't have the flexibility and I do n't have the finger strength . ’ |
| 27 | The only thing that perhaps they do n't handle is that intermediate area , which the AC30 is very good at — where you can strike a chord and it 's distorted , but you can still hear what the chord is . ’ |
| 28 | The qualities looked for in a higher civil servant are : intelligence ; fluency of mouth and pen , particularly in producing a persuasive argument and in composing a good ministerial speech ; the capacity to induce other people to carry out a policy that perhaps they do not much wish to carry out ; a political ‘ nose ’ ; the ability ( in a Department or a local or regional office ) to organise those beneath him or her ; and capacity for hard work ( many of those at the top work extremely hard ) . |
| 29 | actually saying is that perhaps you do n't need |
| 30 | Not specifically other than obviously we do n't know at the moment |