Example sentences of "[subord] i [modal v] [not/n't] [verb] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is something so immovable , so enduring — yet I am perfectly aware that one day he will fall down — so mysterious about my old mate that although I ca n't say that I actually feel a surge of energy , I do feel some sort of ‘ reward ’ . |
| 2 | I think from time to time , little bits of the Government do work reasonably well , and do respond reasonably well to county council and local authority initiatives , and although I could n't pretend that a hundred and , that twenty- five thousand pounds is going to solve the unemployment problem in Wiltshire , nor indeed solve the problem being created by the run- down of defence industry , nevertheless , I think credit should be given where credit 's due . |
| 3 | I promise not to offend again , although I can not promise that I will keep the promise . ’ |
| 4 | In this book , I describe and explain these activities and although I can not claim that this is a comprehensive guide to parties — such a task would be virtually impossible ! — I do know that , if you follow my advice , your children and their friends will have a really enjoyable time ! |
| 5 | I was only three-and-a-half when I saw the Zeppelin , although I can not claim that it kindled any positive interest in flying . |
| 6 | ‘ So I ca n't say that I know where your mother is or why she left . ’ |
| 7 | Some say I play down the ‘ grinding toil ’ that is an unavoidable part of it all , so I will not deny that this year it was done by a very small corps of loyal people , several from without the congregation . |
| 8 | Like on MTV I had to read these lines , but because I ca n't read that well I could n't do it — you know , like dyslexia or something . |
| 9 | Like on MTV I had to read these lines , but because I ca n't read that well I could n't do it — you know , like dyslexia or something . |
| 10 | ’ I think people find me obnoxious because I wo n't admit that I secretly loathe Kyle Minogue and Jason Donovan , but I really do think they 're great artists — if I did n't I 'd be the biggest hypocrite in the world . |
| 11 | Could we hear from the director of administration the of the year because I had n't known things could be , it seems to me exactly what I had advised the Chairman because I could not believe that on the basis that you want this referred to the full Council . |
| 12 | ‘ It took me a while to find out he ( Rare Bear ) pulled out because I could n't hear that well on the radio . |
| 13 | And , since I could not admit that I often found Nonni both difficult and boring , I had a hard time with myself . |
| 14 | This project almost died at that point , as I should not imagine that my skills were good enough to meet the precision requirements and the time factor seemed unacceptable . |
| 15 | I should suppose that it is deliberately not so expressed , for I can not think that so simple an expedient as the transfer of assets to a company resident in the United Kingdom and the immediate removal of that company outside it would not occur to the draftsman . |
| 16 | If I want group members ' approval , I will accept the dictates of the group about my role , even though I might not accept that influence in a one-to-one relationship . |
| 17 | If they give advice , they mainly do it after a lifetime 's experience and because they are anxious to help — though I 'll not deny that some parents can be real nasties as far as their children are concerned . |
| 18 | No matter he might stop being a soldier if something changes in that family to bring him back ( though I ca n't see that happening , the Talvi are the kind who never have a change of heart ) . |
| 19 | This was certainly not necessary for the decision of the case ; but though the resolution of the Court of Common Pleas was only a dictum , it seems to me clear that Lord Coke deliberately adopted the dictum , and the great weight of his authority makes it necessary to be cautious before saying that what he deliberately adopted as law was a mistake , and though I can not find that in any subsequent case this dictum has been made the ground of the decision , except in Fitch v. Sutton ( 1804 ) 5 East 230 , as to which I shall make some remarks later , and in Down v. Hatcher ( 1839 ) 10 Ad. & El . |
| 20 | Nolan was disconcerted by having lost on Groundsel though I could n't see that he 'd done anything wrong . |