Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb past] [adv] [vb infin] [pos pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Of course , I 'm always glad of an excuse to reprint rather than write , although I did n't intend my prose to be quite so timeless . |
| 2 | And although I did n't like my pig wife or my pig mother come to that — I was very fond of my pig father . |
| 3 | Look , I 've no money for a hotel so I 'd better make my own arrangements for tonight . |
| 4 | Okay , so I did n't have my gun . |
| 5 | What I really could not understand was why the senator did not beat ten kinds of nonsense out of a son who told him to cool it , but telling middle-class Americans to thump their kids is like asking them to burn their flag , so I did not waste my time . |
| 6 | And , I must say , it would have to be a very bad year if I did n't double my clients ’ money ! ’ she added , before breaking off to answer more phone calls . |
| 7 | It was always hard to get going , for if I did n't carry my own sins , and hence guilt , then my dad 's sins were always about to be draped around my neck like a dead albatross . |
| 8 | It would serve you right if I did n't tell my piece de resistance . ’ |
| 9 | Well she walked she walked by me in town and if I did n't know her better I would n't know she were pregnant . |
| 10 | How long do you think I 'd stay in business if I did n't keep my lines clean ? |
| 11 | well I said as mu if I did n't take my shoes off it |
| 12 | And if I did n't follow your car , which I did n't , how on earth would I have known where you lived ? ’ |
| 13 | But I would not be true to myself if I did not record my own thanks to all who serve on the Board for their hard and devoted work and at this time , to take a moment to thank the retiring vice convenor Bill for his work , his prayers , his support , his wisdom and his fellowship over the many years that he and I have served together . |
| 14 | Pressing , as her distresses are , if I did not think her heart was rightly turned , I should be afraid of proposing such a measure , lest it should unsettle the sobriety of her mind , and , by exciting her vanity , indispose her for the laborious employments of her humble condition ; but it would be cruel to imagine that we can not mend her fortune without impairing her virtue . |
| 15 | ‘ I am extremely grateful , Marie , and yes , I would be a foolish old man indeed if I did not welcome your gift . ’ |
| 16 | If I did not believe our politics — our socialism — worthy of majority support , I would not be in politics . |
| 17 | The agent never treated me as a serious buyer because I did n't fit his image of a businessman ’ ) , the adaptation process began . |
| 18 | But because I did n't tell my mother I was coming here , I could n't get my British passport . |
| 19 | No , I did n't want to tell you about her , because I did n't want her story to become yours . |
| 20 | 2 ) ‘ I used raisins as a reward because I did n't want my child eating sweets . |
| 21 | And I hated having to give her my letters to you , but I could n't think how else to get in touch because I did n't know your address in Australia . ’ |
| 22 | The importers were n't reliable , and neither were the craftsmen , especially those who persuaded me to pay them in advance Then I got in a financial muddle because I did n't keep my bookkeeping up to date . ’ |
| 23 | I ca n't see where we 're going because I did n't have my glasses on . |
| 24 | I changed my surname because I did not want my sire 's name . |
| 25 | ‘ He is angry because I did not keep my promise to go home early . |
| 26 | My canoeing skills , newly acquired , were not tested in Canadians , helmed by a guide , and I am disappointed but as I did n't acquire my elementary skills until I was a 61 year old female I 'm not complaining but I do complain that I 'm quite unable to find a suitable canoe companion now I 'm on my own . |
| 27 | My two realities were getting this thing done technically to technical excellence , which I was struggling with as I did n't know my stuff so well then , and also , managing to get a good performance out of David . |
| 28 | I did not know whom I might meet there , and cramped as I as I did not fancy my chances at running away if it came to a straight chase on a hard surface . |
| 29 | The boy persisted doggedly , rushing about meanwhile with his paper deliveries and other jobs , insisting on paying though I did n't want his money . |