Example sentences of "and do [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.

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1 I do n't drink and do n't go out much so I manage on the money .
2 Tell your reader what questions you are going to answer and do n't make promises you ca n't keep ( see pp. 92 – 4 ) .
3 ‘ See he 's able to breathe and do n't move him , ’ I said , to no-one in particular pulling off my hat before half-diving , half-crawling , into the upturned car .
4 We will go elsewhere and do n't suppose we will be the only J F Richardson , .
5 Allow the non-essentials to slide and do n't worry about them ’ .
6 Do n't turn up and do n't call .
7 If , however , you ca n't get it out immediately , do n't poke and do n't stick your finger blindly down her throat or you risk doing more damage .
8 There are a lot of ways that er both the Councillors can get into the habit and recycling is quite habit forming of recycling and from that er home use of recycling they will learn that there is a lot of products they can use in their councils ; recycled plastic makes very good er roadside signs that do n't rust and do n't need painting .
9 Although warning signs shout at you not to cross these fragile constructions , as you 're bound to fall off and die and do n't say they did n't tell you so , you 'd have to be a boring old git not to want to do a balancing act over them for thrills .
10 Enjoy what you can do and do n't get too worried about what you ca n't .
11 But perhaps when you 're lying down on the floor and tied up by little people you can hardly see and do n't believe in , that 's not the best time to start communicating .
12 ‘ But , then , why not steal stuff you can eat and do n't steal the stuff you ca n't and do n't bother with the dogs ? ’
13 horrible types that can eat and eat and do n't put on an ounce
14 When you have noted the area where the bream cease to roll and do not appear again in the immediate vicinity , the terminal point will be a few yards further along in the direction they were travelling .
15 The Home Secretary is promoting his Bill by saying that people who are fleeing from political or social oppression do not deserve to come here and do not deserve political asylum .
16 Some people can not spell and do not care about it .
17 This is not to suggest that life in a large mental handicap hospital is a fulfilling experience ; on the contrary , it has already been established that such places should not ideally exist and do not represent a suitable home for mentally handicapped people .
18 Such general concerns do not belong and do not fit into the straitjacket of a system of pressure-group lobbying and organization .
19 For others it might be that they want the relationship to end completely and do not want to be financially dependent on their former partners ( Bradshaw and Millar found that a fifth of those not receiving maintenance said that they did not want any ) .
20 Then they make their ale from what they have collected , and those who do not come there to drink and do not give money at the foresters ' will are sorely punished at their pleas for dead wood , although the King has no demesne ; nor does anyone dare to brew when the foresters brew , or to sell ale so long as the foresters have any kind of ale to sell ; and this every forester does year by year to the great grievance of the country .
21 Please contact Hilary if you can help and do not worry if you only have one to offer .
22 The database packages themselves , available on 5.25 or 3.5 inch disks , are simple to use and do not require staff training .
23 ‘ They do not visit and do not know their neighbours .
24 Secret organisations in competition with other secret organisations require time to grow and do not emerge with countrywide capabilities .
25 Often people who share your compartment wish to relax and do not wish to indulge in polite conversation , they may just want to read a newspaper or magazine so we must respect their wishes .
26 And do n't return until you have completed your quota . "
27 And do n't tell me somebody gave ye it . ’
28 And do n't tell Liza ! ’
29 Oh , and do n't tell him your war stories because they might just seem trivial to him . ’
30 And do n't tell me you were n't thinking of Amsterdam , because I sha n't believe you . "
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