Example sentences of "not [vb infin] that i [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , I do not think that I shall make the same mistake again . |
| 2 | I do not think that I shall go back there again ; I will write to Dr Heatherton . |
| 3 | I do not think that I should explain to the hon. Member why he was not called . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , I do not think that I can help you with this particular line of enquiry . |
| 5 | I promise not to offend again , although I can not promise that I will keep the promise . ’ |
| 6 | I told him , however , that he would have to provide the list of guests since I did not feel that I could exploit my own list any further . |
| 7 | I do not feel that I should have to instruct even junior typists that my documents , all my documents , are entirely confidential . ’ |
| 8 | Did she not understand that I would look after her , that 1 would see to it that she was safe and well ? |
| 9 | Even had it been the best apple tree anyone could knit I can not see that I would hang swing tickets on it ( so badly coloured with felt tip pen that the Infant 's class would be ashamed of the work ! ) . |
| 10 | Do not fear that I will forget you . |
| 11 | I can not I can not do I can not differentiate that I 'll tell you what I could do I 'd have no problem at all if you gave me something Y equals U squared no problem |
| 12 | But the fact that the medical profession has , for example , tended to restrict entry to the profession so as to preserve status , jobs and income , does not imply that I should withhold my trust in the ability and intention of my doctor to act in my best interests . |
| 13 | You do not suppose that I could continue to employ you in a house where I have the welfare and character of two innocent children in my charge ? |
| 14 | That does not mean that I would discard it as an instrument of statutory interpretation even were I empowered to do so . |
| 15 | It did not seem that I could survive such a volcanic attack from deep within my own system . |
| 16 | They can not accept that I should cast votes on their behalf without first asking each of them what they think . |
| 17 | I can not accept that I should adopt a live-and-let-live neutral attitude to hawks and pigeons even though I accept the fact that we share very similar body mechanisms and an identical world . |