Example sentences of "[to-vb] he do [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Did he intend everyone in the castle to know he did not want the wife he had married in such a hurry ? |
| 2 | The bells on the hem of Aaron 's robe ( 28:33–34 ) : perhaps to ensure he does not enter God 's presence unannounced . |
| 3 | ‘ I took every precaution possible to ensure he did n't come into contact with the virus but he still came back with a very dirty nose and coughed very badly . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Her English is good , ’ Myeloski continued , warning Duncan to ensure he did n't converse in Russian . |
| 5 | To ensure he did not leave before the police came — some 20 minutes after being called — I was able to block the lane by sitting in a garden chair . |
| 6 | As he ran , his senses remained alert to the night around him , to ensure he did not run slap into any other hunting parties like the one that had intervened when he was dealing with Grant . |
| 7 | In the event of Christian 's death he would not only become the outright owner of Handley Farm , but Christian intended leaving him sufficient money to ensure he did not have to part with the farm in the foreseeable future . |
| 8 | He began to realise he did n't know Sandra . |
| 9 | How long he has to wait he does n't know . |
| 10 | ‘ You used to pretend he did n't exist , did n't you ? ’ came the voice from inside her . |
| 11 | To pretend He did n't exist . |
| 12 | ‘ If you keep trying to pretend he did n't exist , you 're letting him win . |
| 13 | And then he will have to go he does n't have to go to London every day any more I we shall go here with with erm Philip and so on . |
| 14 | He was beginning to realize he did n't have popular appeal , so he thought he would try to mould his work into the sort of thing bought by a small book-buying elite . |
| 15 | But he wants more than a few measly hundred — and I aim to see he does not get it ! ’ |
| 16 | Then , make sure Stevie ate his bread , watch Gary to see he did n't pinch the beans off Jenny 's plate , talk to Patrick to see he did n't fall asleep again and keep an eye out for fights , punches , kicks under the table and flying crusts . |
| 17 | Then , make sure Stevie ate his bread , watch Gary to see he did n't pinch the beans off Jenny 's plate , talk to Patrick to see he did n't fall asleep again and keep an eye out for fights , punches , kicks under the table and flying crusts . |
| 18 | It is no defence for the officer to say he does not know and can not with reasonable diligence find out who the driver was . |
| 19 | It is not the pathologist 's fault : he has to make a decision as to the cause of death and is not allowed to say he does not know . |
| 20 | So it 's fair to say he does n't bother me . |
| 21 | There was a spinner in the party , Derek Parry , but needless to say he did not play in any of the Tests . |
| 22 | He had n't the heart to say he did n't want to be his lordship 's servant or , indeed , anyone 's servant . |
| 23 | Long before Doone came knocking on the door , Perkin could have decided , in case the girl 's body were ever found , to say he did n't remember her . |
| 24 | Luke spent it wishing he had never come , dreading tea , dreading having to say he did n't mind , that it was quite OK , he quite saw , should n't have asked … |
| 25 | Peter Cook always used to say he did n't know why I was looking for myself , he knew exactly where I was ! |
| 26 | God sees and knows everything at all times , he allows nothing to happen he does not wish to , even , strangely , the Fall of Man . |
| 27 | It would also allow Mr Lamont to show he does not contemplate any deliberate devaluation of sterling . |
| 28 | And under a procedure known as ‘ reversal of the burden of proof ’ the defendant would have to prove he did not commit the damage rather than the other way round . |