Example sentences of "[adv] that [pers pn] [verb] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | Nigel remarked gloomily that he did n't suppose it would make the programmes any better , but in a way it did . |
| 2 | Better that I do n't that I do n't be proud better live in harmony . |
| 3 | ‘ He probably thought it better that you did n't know . |
| 4 | Ralph says basically that they do n't exist , so how could there be one and Simon 's view is that he would know if there was a beast and that they 're just really frightened of each other . |
| 5 | forty two , maybe forty three but it 's very close especially that they have n't given any scale |
| 6 | Arthur watched him , pulled in his stomach , listened to the loudspeaker to hear how the performing dog was doing , and thought seriously enough that he had n't seen Fred so exhilarated since last August at Blackpool . |
| 7 | Empty house , chagrin perhaps that he had n't heeded her theme , loss of face with the TV company , negligent children ? |
| 8 | ’ Perhaps it was the estrangement of Washington perhaps that he had n't expected Agnes at the Smithsonian but it had been a surprising thrill to see the familiar smile in the crowd . |
| 9 | Yes , I mean I think erm some of us were a bit disappointed perhaps that he did n't erm find erm a woman to put into his cabinet . |
| 10 | Either that , or perhaps that she had n't asked very many pointed questions . |
| 11 | It is important obviously that you do n't go too far with these techniques . |
| 12 | The horse 's behaviour may be modified by trying to get it to have confidence in us and to like us ; and by keeping our own aggression under control , so that we do n't arouse the horse 's aggressive instinct . |
| 13 | You 're trying to blind us with all your scientific talk , so that we do n't see what you 're getting at , and leave you alone till it 's too late … ’ ‘ … you 're a wicked , evil man , like that other woman said , flying in the face of Nature and God … ’ ‘ … and what about Einstein ? |
| 14 | Indoors he can get through almost half a show with one guitar — but then I try and get him off that , so that we do n't have the problem of breaking strings . ’ |
| 15 | Women idealise male qualities of aggression , ambition and sexual confidence so that we do n't have to confront them in ourselves . |
| 16 | ‘ Just so that we do n't overtax young Jimbo 's powers of resistance . ’ |
| 17 | This is why we have instituted imaginative reforms of education , of health , of the legal profession , of social security , and of other crucial areas of our national life — so that we do n't just do more , but also do better . |
| 18 | so that we do n't clash with each other statistically |
| 19 | so that we do n't all meet as strangers on the day . |
| 20 | I erm as much as anything else so that we do n't block a fire exit on the gro , on , in the basement . |
| 21 | Put a band on , just so that we do n't you know , erm squash their hair . |
| 22 | Just so that we do n't get any products on the clothes . |
| 23 | We instruct without formal RYA courses at Paxos , Porto Heli and Cannigione so that we do n't hinder the flexibility of these holidays too much . |
| 24 | But we do need more friends and volunteers to help us get out and about so that we do n't feel life 's passing us by . ’ |
| 25 | What we 've attempted to do is to put all of our instructions into one manual , so that we do n't view quality as an add-on or something extra . |
| 26 | We have n't opened the toilet block as yet , because if you remember that the Recreation Ground Committee , we 're opening it in the er after the school has started and shutting it before the school ends , so that we do n't have the problems of vandalism which we 've had in the past , hopefully . |
| 27 | The procedures look fine for the purchase of one-off and novel items , but it occurs to me that it would save time and effort if we established ‘ preferred suppliers ’ for standard PCs , printers , and peripherals , so that we do n't have to obtain multiple quotes and give reasons for supplier choice each time we order an off-the-shelf system . |
| 28 | Strange the certainty of bad news so that we do n't even need to be told . |
| 29 | It will have to be Luxembourg , and three old ones that we 've done quite recently , so that we do n't have to waste too much time rehearsing them . ’ |
| 30 | Erm , and , and if we are going to do , to do that , then I 'd suggest as well Chairman , that we er , raise the issue with er , A C C so that we do n't go alone , we go with other authorities if that 's what members want to er , do . |