Example sentences of "[v-ing] i [modal v] not [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I know , and if you do n't stop interrupting I wo n't tell you at all . ’ |
| 2 | I 'm not saying I ca n't do it . |
| 3 | ‘ Are you saying I ca n't play my music ? ’ |
| 4 | I 'm not lying , I 'm not saying I 'm , I 'm addressing you know , a national convention , or I 'm going to see the Queen , or whatever , I 'm just saying I ca n't see you that day . |
| 5 | ‘ Sometimes I arrive on the set knowing I could n't act my way out of a paper bag . ’ |
| 6 | I kept starting new regimes , then finding I could n't give them up . |
| 7 | I 'm thinking I ca n't believe you 're saying this but I wanted to photocopy it and show it everyone you see |
| 8 | I felt like everyone was thinking I could n't keep my mouth shut . |
| 9 | Am I right in thinking I should n't have them ? ’ |
| 10 | Just to be on the safe side I also set up a stick float and a bleak whip but I was hoping I would n't need them — so much for being positive . |