Example sentences of "[subord] i [verb] n't know [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Very very erm suggestive metaphor although I do n't know exactly what it 's extraordinary one , erm erm erm , the , perhaps we should begin to step back a second here , to think about how we normally individuate things . |
| 2 | They were n't speaking English , so I did n't know exactly what was said , but Anwar , after a glance , followed by a concerned closer study , followed by a little step to one side for a better angle , pointed anxiously at Changez 's arm . |
| 3 | Q : I bought my PC a month ago , so I do n't know very much about it yet . |
| 4 | If I had n't known otherwise I would have said that he meant every word of it . |
| 5 | ‘ If I did n't know just how much you like your job I might actually think you were looking for an escape from it . ’ |
| 6 | As he worked , Harry muttered , ‘ If I did n't know better , I 'd say that was your Mr Butler on the bed there . ’ |
| 7 | If I did n't know better , I 'd say Bolan and Starr were obviously partaking a bit too copiously at this time . |
| 8 | ‘ On returning , I mentioned to Ronnie that if I did n't know better — having miscarried only five weeks before — I 'd think I was pregnant , ’ remembers Allison . |
| 9 | If I did n't know better I 'd think there was a man on the horizon . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I could almost think she were real if I did n't know better , but unfortunately for you and your tales my detective is an expert . |
| 11 | If I did n't know better I 'd think he was trying to be as diplomatic possible in order to keep himself in line for the England job . |
| 12 | ‘ If I did n't know better , I might almost believe you . ’ |
| 13 | For an instant she told herself she had imagined the almost feral glint behind the long , dark lashes as Niall said casually , ‘ If I did n't know better , I might almost get the idea that you were jealous . ’ |
| 14 | He gave a cool laugh and drawled , ‘ Well , if I did n't know better , I 'd say you sounded jealous ! ’ |
| 15 | I wonder where my torch has gone , as if I did n't know like . |
| 16 | I could go back and leave myself some notes , a bit of helpful advice ; but as I do n't know yet what I 'm dealing with , I ca n't leave myself anything useful . |
| 17 | Their reaction was predictable : ‘ One expects them to groan , though I do n't know quite why we should be seeing a piece as it was performed 50 years ago . |
| 18 | I knew he was a wheel in his own town , though I did n't know then the town was Waldron City . |