Example sentences of "[pron] do [adv] [verb] [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I do rather wonder about that , ’ drawled Lexandro . |
2 | I do not mean by that someone who stands in front of a class of children , but a person who is able to pass on wisdom and knowledge to others . |
3 | I do not mean by this that they have had to invent new beliefs , but they do have to adopt the voluntary camaraderie of the sects . |
4 | I do not mean by this that I expect managers to cry , or to clasp one another like footballers after a goal has been won . |
5 | I do not arrive at this conclusion lightly , but through years of painstaking research and at no small cost to my health . |
6 | ‘ Although I pity my wife , I do not feel under any obligation to remain faithful to her . |
7 | I do not sleep with other men . |
8 | That is a ground which has not been urged upon me by counsel in this case and I do not rely upon that ground only in dealing with this matter . |
9 | But you will die too , and that I do not regret at all . |
10 | He declared : ‘ I do not perceive in any part of space , whether ( to use the common phrase ) vacant or filled with matter , anything but forces and the lines in which they are exerted . ’ |
11 | Now , I do not pretend for one moment that children should not be taught to add , subtract , read and think logically . |
12 | I do not conclude from this that Britain should leave the EEC . |
13 | While my hon. Friend the Member for Oldham , West ( Mr. Meacher ) was speaking , I said that I challenged any Conservative Member of Parliament to spend just one week — I do not ask for longer — living on the money that so many of our constituents who are pensioners have to rely on — the state pension and income support . |
14 | I do not propose at this stage to try to provide an answer . |
15 | I do not dissent from much of what the hon. Member for Wakefield said about members of the Prison Officers Association . |
16 | I do not mind at all being a parlour maid , though I do you I am feeling much happier and calmer . |
17 | I do not agree at all . |
18 | I do not agree with certain therapists who insist that , unless an experience is relived with all the accompanying trauma , no benefit is gained . |
19 | I do not agree with that point of view . |
20 | I d I do not agree with that at all . |
21 | I do not agree with all Veronica Lynch 's arguments , nor those of PANDA and , undoubtedly , few readers will empathise with her views , but it is in the interest of all responsible dog people everywhere to know them . |
22 | As for the proposals contained in ’ Escaping the Debt Trap ’ — the hon. Gentleman kindly sent me a copy — it will not surprise him if I do not agree with all of them . |
23 | While I do not agree with much of what Sinead says , I feel I must defend her from your ridiculous slurs . |
24 | I do not agree with any of those premises . |
25 | As you know , I do not agree with those who see Schubert as a permanent lyricist . |
26 | ‘ I do not wish at this stage to disclose the nature of the circumstantial evidence . ’ |
27 | I do not wish in any way to take away anything from David Scott-Cowper 's incredible achievement but I do feel that one should ensure as far as possible that reports are written correctly . |
28 | I do not wish in any way to criticise you , and I appreciate that I applied today to ask such a question — |
29 | I do not know of that detailed work , but she has made an interesting comment on the position in the United States . |
30 | I do not know of any direct evidence that sexually transmitted diseases increase the libido of sufferers , but I conjecture that it would be worth looking into . |