Example sentences of "[to-vb] i [verb] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I wanted to pretend I had n't seen it . |
| 2 | It 's just that I like him and it 's silly to pretend I do n't for the sake of pride . |
| 3 | And I 'm not going to pretend I have n't said this . |
| 4 | I 've been trying to ignore it — scared to face it — trying to pretend I did n't care . |
| 5 | Not going to school , and having to pretend I did n't live on the island all the time , has meant that I did n't grow up with anybody of my own age ( except Eric , of course , but even he was away for a long time ) , and about the time I was thinking of venturing further afield and getting to know more people Eric went crazy , and things got a bit uncomfortable in the town for a while . |
| 6 | But er I used to go I did n't eat with the men you were n't allowed to eat with the men you see , it was only the full men that sat round this table well |
| 7 | Oh yes if I 've got a skill to impart I do n't mind helping people . |
| 8 | I thought that this morning when I saw you again , and I want you to know I do n't think we should leave it so long the next time . ’ |
| 9 | Could you get hold of a bootleg , bu but he did n't seem to know I do n't know what else he said about it . |
| 10 | I want you to know I did n't take that jade , Travis . ’ |
| 11 | You 've got to remember I did n't know him all that well . |
| 12 | In the course of one chapter we find the following phrases , in this order : there seems no explanation on Darwinian grounds It is no easier to explain It is hard to understand It is not easy to understand It is equally difficult to explain I do not find it easy to comprehend I do not find it easy to see … |
| 13 | Then I tried it Cloister and it was too boring , and then I saw that they had Lanston Cochin at Mackenzie and Harris in San Francisco , so we used that and when we moved to phototype I did n't really go with the whole Jenson thing at all . |
| 14 | But this is the room eventually we 're going to use I mean not for a long time yet , as a working medieval kitchen . |
| 15 | I began to regret I did n't have a board with me . |
| 16 | So how long the blinds 're going to last I do n't know . |
| 17 | ‘ He seems to wish I had n't come , ’ he said , angling for support . |
| 18 | I 'm going to wish I had n't said that . |
| 19 | If you get all serious , I 'll begin to wish I had n't said anything at all . ’ |
| 20 | Mr Chairman er when we discussed this last time er I expressed the view that in fact er the county council had better things to do I 've not changed my mind erm since but I have been reminded that er when er the Roman Emperors er found ascension in the ranks when Roman Emperors found ascension in the ranks they provided bread and circuses and I have to say that I regard the two notices of motion which were placed in Mr notably fox hunting and this debate on V A T as bread and circuses . |
| 21 | But I know what to do I do n't know what you want me to do . |
| 22 | But some people it took three weeks to do I do n't know how the hell it did that , and I did n't even know |
| 23 | But erm what they were going to do I do n't know . |
| 24 | he , he is n't , he 's a bit , up in the air I think at the moment , he does n't know what he wants to do I do n't think |
| 25 | Now what I 'd like you to do I did n't realize it 'd got that late actually . |
| 26 | And I for what I 'm trying to do I did n't think we 'd be able to afford a stone I thought I thought it would be much more than what Mr 's quoted . |
| 27 | I do but I 've got so many other things to do I have n't got time . |
| 28 | If one is then to try and specify the grounds upon which it would be right for the court to intervene I do not for my part find it particularly helpful to speak in terms of special or extraordinary cases as distinct from normal cases . |
| 29 | ‘ For God 's sake , lie still , or I might be tempted to forget I do n't respect you and take what we both want ! ’ he ordered tersely . |
| 30 | I do n't have to shout I do n't have to be aggressive or intimidate people I just have to tell people what I feel , think etc . |