Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb past] not [verb] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although I had not intended to work on her aura , my hands began to scan the energy field surrounding her physical body . |
| 2 | Although welcoming my friend 's generosity in giving me a pair , I did not want to mate brother and sister if possible especially as these were already young from a brother and sister pairing , so I did not intend to use the young male unless I could find an unrelated mate for him . |
| 3 | The idea that one can adopt an orphan baby elephant in Kenya and supply it with food and medicine for under £15 would be even more droll if I did not remember adopting a number of black babies in Africa as a schoolboy , and giving them foolish names like Chrysostom or Donaldina or Ambrose , at five shillings ( 25p ) a time . |
| 4 | Although I could not understand his language , I understood that they would be friendly towards me — if I did not try to harm them . |
| 5 | If I did not have to involve one of the registrars or consultants my throughput increased . |
| 6 | Because I had not come to make a personal contribution I was able to see Africa with open eyes . |
| 7 | Many of the applicants who had looked suitable had been rejected and I deduced that I had been selected because I had not tried to glamorise my life history , and because I was medically and physically fit . |
| 8 | Another gave me a slice of dark brown bread with a piece of sausage on the top which I ate because I did not want to hurt his feelings . |
| 9 | ‘ The British just wanted to move whole industrial sites , whereas I did not want to force people to move from the South Bronx . |
| 10 | I was now very weak from lack of food , and I began to wonder why I should struggle to stay alive , when I did not want to live . |
| 11 | The calculations I must have performed to decide where the ball was going to be , and to hit it , are staggering , but I managed ( so long as I did not stop to ask how I was doing it ) . |
| 12 | The glistering sound of mud was still in the house when I woke , sitting up angrily , for I had not intended to sleep . |
| 13 | And when their voices dropped and silenced , I put my fingers in my ears , for I did not want to hear that , either . |
| 14 | I desire compassion and not sacrifice , for I did not come to call the righteous but sinners . |
| 15 | I chewed the bread and took the wine in one long gulp to control my trembling for I did not wish to disgrace myself . |