Example sentences of "and i [vb past] not [verb] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Still — ‘ I did not see him again and I did not want to ’ . |
| 2 | For native English speakers I would give a quite different kind of lecture , and I did not want to be judged by the standards of my lectures to the Japanese , which were nearly always basic and very simple in expression . |
| 3 | I could see that if the others achieved their work ambitions they would not be in the house all day , and I did not want to be at home on my own . |
| 4 | I was now in my twenty-seventh year on the island , and I did not want to be there for another year . |
| 5 | Then I began to go to the temple and I did n't go to Sunday school any more , because I had been to the seaside lots and lots of times — the same one every time . |
| 6 | And I did n't go to the women 's guilds because I did n't have the knowledge . |
| 7 | Well I was t taking piano lessons , studying for the exams I went over the top , I had to give it up and I did n't go to school then for another eighteen months . |
| 8 | I 'm not a gentleman myself , and I did n't go to school , but I 've got you , Pip ! |
| 9 | Interesting as well that on the subject here to discuss quality , and I did n't bother to , to put a quality presentation together . |
| 10 | Mrs Clinton was quoted as saying : ‘ Nobody knows better than I do the pain that can be caused by discussing rumours , even in private conversations , and I did n't mean to be hurtful to anyone . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I 'd previously been trained in management and I did n't want to be an audio typist . |
| 12 | I 'd had enough of people I knew dying or being killed , and I did n't want to be there to see all my relatives being miserable and to listen to their bomb stories . |
| 13 | The myth that the Legion took anyone was being rapidly disproved and I did n't want to be a victim of it . |
| 14 | I was n't sure how long a day was on Fraxilly — and I did n't want to be wandering Rat City after dark . |
| 15 | And I did n't want to be around when that happened . |
| 16 | ‘ You would have said no , ’ he whispered , ‘ and I did n't want to be refused . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ And I did n't seem to be doing much that was any use . |
| 18 | You see , people tended to stay in groups , very clannish you could say , and I did n't belong to any of them . |
| 19 | We were almost into November now and I did n't need to be an expert navigator to work out from the charts , and the Admiralty Pilot lying open on the chart table , that to be into the south of the Weddell Sea in time to take maximum advantage of the summer loosening of the pack we would need to be away not later than end-November . |
| 20 | And finally , if I may , the question you raised earlier and I did n't respond to it as erm I might of done , er the question about whether North Yorkshire is particularly unique . |
| 21 | ‘ Then all your family worries descended on your lovely shoulders and I decided not to add to that burden . |