Example sentences of "long [subord] [pers pn] [vb base] n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's taken me 10 years to grow them this long so I do n't like hiding them completely under a hat . ’ |
| 2 | He might be hangin' on , but it wo n't be fer long if we do n't git ‘ im to Dawson County Hospital PDQ . |
| 3 | But A&R people do not stay A&R people for very long if they do n't have an eye on both money and art simultaneously . |
| 4 | They should n't be worn all day long because they do n't provide the support young feet need . |
| 5 | Of course this reduces our heating bills and keeps us warm and comfortable … so long as we do n't create too much moisture for the air to cope with . |
| 6 | So long as we do n't confuse faction with history , perhaps we should n't agonise too much over such matters . |
| 7 | He can be world champion for the next three years , so long as we do n't have to do it at Bradford because that 's an awful track . |
| 8 | In fact , you can choose any level of regular or monthly savings so long as they do n't exceed the maximum savings allowed . |
| 9 | Left : Another good predator is the Arrow Crab Stenorhyncus seticornis , which is safe in reef aquaria so long as they do n't contain small shrimps , which along with juvenile crabs are greatly to the Arrow Crab 's taste . |
| 10 | Another good predator is the arrow crab Stenorhyncus seticornis , which is safe in reef aquaria so long as they do n't contain small shrimps , which are also to the crab 's taste . |
| 11 | ‘ I should just let them get on with it , ’ said Ellen lightly , ‘ so long as they do n't start sacrificing goats . |
| 12 | Mm , so long as they do n't . |
| 13 | So long as they do n't do it at those two times a day . |
| 14 | New things had happened , the spread of the scientific temper , erm reasonably effective and cheap methods of contraception , the emancipation of women due to the development of industry , the decay of Christianity , all these various factors made the old conception of marriage out of date , and so he takes it in hand , he pillories it , and he suggests new possibilities , of which one seems to be nowadays obtaining favour , that 's trial marriage , i.e. that people should experiment with living together erm so long as they do n't intend at that stage to have children , before they finally decide to marry and settle down . |
| 15 | After the birth , intercourse can begin again as soon as you feel ready and so long as you do n't feel any discomfort . |
| 16 | But the sunrise of impending suicide bathes him and others in fiery metaphysical comedy ; , ‘ be as free as you like , ’ Peter Verkhovensky tells him , ‘ so long as you do n't change your mind ’ — that is ‘ so long as your entirely free intention is carried out ’ . |
| 17 | Jerusalem artichokes , they make a lovely cream soup so long as you do n't mind the flatulence . ’ |
| 18 | So long as you do n't arrange a leopard-hunt afterwards . |
| 19 | She smiled , ‘ Do n't forget now , you 're my cousin from Neath come to help with the business , you 're big like my dad , could easily be his nephew and so long as you do n't open your mouth , it should be all right . ’ |
| 20 | There is after all nothing inherently wrong with quoting fiction — with saying , for example , that Baker Street once housed a detective called Sherlock Holmes — so long as you do n't mislead anyone by palming it off as a fact . |
| 21 | It will pay you dividends , so long as you do n't say " Silly old codgers " and put it on a top shelf . |
| 22 | If you do n't want to go as far up the scale as typesetting then it does n't really matter what imaging method you use ; PCL , ACE , PostScript or a PostScript clone — so long as you do n't try to mix and match the two |
| 23 | Do what you like so long as you do n't get caught . |
| 24 | Particularly when Granny lives in Nairobi , the shades are spattered with Milpar , you have n't bought a bottle of wine since you opened your Mothercare account , the backless negligee is fine so long as you do n't roll over and reveal the stretch marks on what used to be your breasts , and you feel about as compelled to have sex as you feel compelled to have gangrene . |
| 25 | ‘ So long as you do n't gossip with him , no , ’ he said flatly , and turned on his heel to stride coolly out on to the terrace again , so tall he had to dodge the metal chimes that hung over the french windows . |
| 26 | I know that so long as I do n't manage to count up to one hundred before the spasm ceases , I shall live . |
| 27 | ‘ I do n't mind what I do so long as I do n't have too many lines to learn . ’ |
| 28 | That 's none of my business so long as I do n't have to break any laws . |
| 29 | I 'm thinking there might be something wrong with my plan to wait as I close my eyes ( only to rest them ) , but even as I yawn and put my hands into my armpits I think a spot of rest is n't such a bad idea so long as I do n't fall asleep . |
| 30 | ‘ He has enough sauce for a king 's fool , but impudence I can stomach so long as I do n't have to ride something that big on my own . ’ |