Example sentences of "[coord] [adv] do [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | … let us see what the statement of claim alleges , or rather does not allege . |
| 2 | Where , by contrast , the relationship between subject and type of work is more pluralistic , that possibility does not exist ; or rather does not exist in theory . |
| 3 | That point was elaborated upon by the then Secretary of State for Scotland , the right hon. and learned Member for Edinburgh , Pentlands ( Mr. Rifkind ) who now runs — or rather does not run — our railway system . |
| 4 | The Greeks did not react — or rather did not go beyond the surface of Roman life — until they found themselves faced with a first-class power which had defeated the Greek armies of Pyrrhus on the open field . |
| 5 | It might be that the individual does not see the value of climbing a mountain ; or perhaps does not have the confidence to set about the task . |
| 6 | There is , I have found , some gentle entertainment to be had in discussion with publishers ' representatives , observing the wide-eyed eagerness with which they greet potentially saleable ideas , and their clenched , wary , glazed-eyes response to proposals they feel negative about , or perhaps do not understand . |
| 7 | In fact , we were supposed to be doing something with Eric and John , but Eric could n't make it , or perhaps did n't want to . |
| 8 | Apparently , not everyone agreed , or perhaps did not get what they considered to be their fair share , for eventually the Backless baron was transported to Australia , no doubt to become another ‘ Wild Colonial Boy ’ . |
| 9 | With case study material print has an important role but there is always the danger that it goes astray or just does n't get read . |
| 10 | If someone does n't say anything you do n't know if they do n't know what 's happened , if they do n't know what to say or just do n't care . |
| 11 | Most of the time he spoke gibberish , changed the subject or just did n't finish his sentences , walking away to examine some dark stain on a wall . |
| 12 | It sounds more like a yoga class , but Pierre 's technique has helped thousands of people who either could n't swim at all or just did n't like putting their head underwater . |
| 13 | When we consider the nature of many items that only the state uses ( or hopefully does not use ! ) |
| 14 | If the upper part had been true as to intervals it would have been in B major , and of course the tonal results would have been chaotic : organ Whether intervals are true or false does not matter to listeners , who can not easily distinguish the difference . |
| 15 | One group of investigators have argued that the inclusion of asymptomatic recurrences in the analysis of ulcer relapse trials should be discouraged , because these silent ulcers are clinically irrelevant ; however , such optimism ( based on findings made in a small group of patients with asymptomatic ulceration followed up for between 1 and 13 months ) is probably misguided , because one third of DU patients presenting with perforation and up to 60% admitted with haematemesis/or melaena , or both do not give a history of previous ulcer pain . |
| 16 | Here , too , to call a woman ‘ barren ’ , or even ‘ childless ’ , implies that — whether she ca n't have a child or simply does n't want one — she is somehow wrong and unnatural . |
| 17 | Perhaps she 's forgotten — or simply does n't care . |
| 18 | There are whole areas here , Donald , where basic facilities such as water , for example , are in very poor supply or simply do n't exist at all . |
| 19 | The incredible thing was that she guessed he had no idea of the impact he made , or simply did n't care . |
| 20 | You 'll still carry that emotional baggage with you wherever you go , wondering what you said or maybe did n't say that frightened him off . |
| 21 | But Gloria did n't hear , or anyhow did n't answer . |
| 22 | The other partners are only safe if the individual who acted had no authority in fact and the party with whom he dealt either knew about the absence of authority or else did not know or believe the individual to be a partner . |
| 23 | You better not get it on the furniture as well , keep it away from the furniture , now put it on the paper or else do n't use it |
| 24 | Next time we get to KICK ASS , you 'd better show some COLLATERAL DAMAGE , or else DO N'T HOG PRIME TIME ! ! ! ’ |
| 25 | The stewards established there had been interference , but it was accidental and had taken place before the second last and thereby did not count under the rules . |
| 26 | Roy 's Dream had won the Town Arms and Ladhope Inn Novices ' Chase , so his owner pocketed £2,788 prize-money and presumably did not feel harshly treated either . |
| 27 | Long , graduated tails , in which all but the outermost feathers are elongated , generate the same lift as normal tails ( because maximum span is set by the outermost feathers and so does not change ) but substantially more drag , as elongation adds considerably to tail area . |
| 28 | The ribbed vault is a lighter construction and so does not place the same enormous stress upon the walls and arcades supporting it . |
| 29 | Molten copper oxidises in air and so does not flow well in enclosed moulds . |
| 30 | It is primarily an explanatory one , it connects problems and explains why they are problems , and who for , and so does not set up bite-sized problems for the reformer to tackle one by one . |