Example sentences of "it does not do " in BNC.
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| 1 | These groups , like all élites , have no previous perception of themselves as belonging to the troublesome classes , and it does not do for the police to remind them that the application of control can be redirected depending on who is defining the ‘ illegalities ’ . |
| 2 | And if it does not do that , we 've all been wasting our time . |
| 3 | It does not do him justice to say he is on their side , but he leaves us in no doubt about the horror of what Jacob and Rebekah have done . |
| 4 | ‘ Young man , it does not do to appear clever : advancement in the party is due entirely to alcoholic stupidity . ’ |
| 5 | So much for Christian charity , I thought ; but then it does not do to mix God and religion . |
| 6 | The presence of maids obviates any need for husbands to undertake traditionally female tasks and so , while a woman following her career does challenge a husband 's machismo in the sense that it gives her some independence ( both economically and socially ) , it does not do so in the sense of changing his role in the home . |
| 7 | It does not do experiments itself . |
| 8 | If it does not do so within the one month time limit , compatibility is presumed . |
| 9 | It does not do so ; standing orders recognise this position of dominance and provide for the devotion of most of the time of the House of government business , including Bills . |
| 10 | It does not do well in peat or sand alone , though a small quantity of these mixed in the above recommended mixture will be satisfactory . |
| 11 | This results in accusations that it does not do enough on single issues . |
| 12 | It does not do to attribute human motives to animals but Billy said afterwards that it was as if she was reluctant to leave and did not expect to be back . |
| 13 | What it does not do , of course , is to prescribe an appropriate style of professional practice . |
| 14 | One would then not be saying that natural selection does not adequately account for the evolution of animal life but that one has a certain belief to the effect that it does not do so . |
| 15 | It does not do so by ordering the doctors to treat which , even if within the court 's powers , would be an abuse of them or by ordering the minor to accept treatment , but by authorising the doctors to treat the minor in accordance with their clinical judgment , subject to any restrictions which the court may impose . |
| 16 | It does not do any arithmetic . |
| 17 | The factual information may have a place later on in the essay but as it is used here , as an introduction , it does not do a useful job . |
| 18 | The distinctive feature of the method lies in what it does not do . |
| 19 | It is just that gentlemen are Well , it does not do , you see , to be too much apart . |
| 20 | What it does not do it provide the user with any way of removing any viruses found . |
| 21 | Often , however , it does not do so . |
| 22 | The first is the conclusion that it does not do any good for any delegation to stay away from any part of the process and that all parties should hang in there and keep the discussions going with as much momentum as possible . |
| 23 | The latest draft treaty gives the Council power to instruct a member state participating in stage three to reduce its deficit and to impose sanctions if it does not do so . |
| 24 | It does not do any good to try to run away from reality or to trivialise these issues . |
| 25 | If it does not do so , the case will be referred to the European Court for a ruling . |
| 26 | There is no point in leaving a writ unserved : it does not start interest accruing ; it does not do anything but temporarily interrupt the limitation period . |
| 27 | It does not do any harm to have a look and see what firms say about themselves in the various directories , including The Legal 500 , The Chambers Directory of Solicitors and Barristers and The Law Society Directory . |
| 28 | ( It does not do this by entering into a forward contract with another party , the risk would always end up somewhere ! ) |