Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] [conj] [pron] [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then Blackadder could not think whether he had noticed the screen naturalist because his mind was primed with Ash 's image , or whether it had worked independently . |
| 2 | He ‘ produced his bell and rang it , stating that that was what he did at the time ’ , but the magistrate told him ‘ that he must not think that everyone had to scamper out of the way upon hearing the sound of his bell ’ . |
| 3 | He would wait a few days before having his hair cut , so that they could not think that they had made him . |
| 4 | I do not think that we have had such a clear picture before of the extraordinarily wide variations between different parts of the country . |
| 5 | No , I do not think that we need to hear any more points of order . |
| 6 | He does not think that we need to have studied , in moral philosophy , the reduction of the ‘ motions of the mind ’ to natural philosophy in order to understand , in political philosophy , the causes of ‘ the civil duties of a subject ’ . |
| 7 | I do not think that anyone attempting to classify the vertebrates would fail to recognize the Anura as a group , or that , presented with an adult vertebrate , one would be in any doubt as to whether or not it was an Anuran . |
| 8 | Kellett-Bowman ) , who wanted to retain the poll tax — I do not think that anyone has told her yet that the Conservatives propose to do away with it . |
| 9 | I do not think that I have fantasticated them , but time always supplies some element of fancy . |
| 10 | Given that you can draw all sorts of amazing objects you might not think that you need to edit them much but IntelliDraw has some powerful editing tools . |
| 11 | I can not think when I have enjoyed a visitor so much . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ I do not think if we had put down a motion which said we believe in motherhood and sliced bread the Labour Party would have backed us , ’ he said . |
| 13 | Indeed , many seeds will not germinate unless they have undergone such passage or , at least , had the nutritious outer integument of the seed , an aril , removed . |
| 14 | Although the long tendon attaching to digit 3 will develop initially , even though it does not attach to a muscle , it will not persist unless it does attach . |
| 15 | The British Airports Authority and the Department of Transport said they could not comment until they had studied the union 's findings . |
| 16 | Whilst the law is designed to give succour in times of difficulty to those who do their best , it will show little mercy to those who are at the receiving end of proceedings who can not demonstrate that they have given the highest priority . |
| 17 | I do not doubt that she wants to live and we all hope that she will . |
| 18 | She did not know whether she had used the smack . |
| 19 | I do not know whether he wishes to reconsider what on earth he means by saying that it is a flimsy excuse : either it is part of the law , or it is not . |
| 20 | By whom I do not know but I intend to find out . |
| 21 | She was allowed to continue with her mending — she did not know that we had spread a thick layer of gum upon the chair and was surprised at the alacrity with which we saw to all her needs so that she should never move . |
| 22 | ‘ I did not know that you had bought her a ring today , until we came back , ’ she said . |
| 23 | Yes , but I mean , you have to , you not to not know that you have to count it from the first one does n't matter . |
| 24 | They did not know that he had worked as a locum at Bolton Royal Infirmary and the doctor did not tell the infirmary that he was HIV positive before or after he was employed for six shifts in the casualty department . |
| 25 | I do not know that she has done anything wrong . |
| 26 | ‘ We do not know that anything has happened to her , mother , ’ he said . |
| 27 | I do not know if I have supplied this fish with the ideal conditions but the fish does appear to be very healthy and always has the dorsal fin held erect and is indeed an impressive sight . |
| 28 | ‘ You are going , and I do not know if I have helped you . |
| 29 | She did not know if he had believed her . |
| 30 | He did not know if she had written it down in the letter , or if the cake was to be his punishment for all the bad things he had done . |