Example sentences of "[conj] i [vb base] not [art] " in BNC.

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1 , , dream occasionally in n it strange ? , help is one goldfish is male or female , how 's one know whether to call it James or Jessica or I have n't the faintest idea how you sex a fish .
2 ‘ We are of the same Line you and I , ma'am , and although I have not the ancient Samhailt , I understand it .
3 You wonder that it should seem to me at first all illusion But how natural — It is true of me … very true … that I have not a high appreciation of what passes in the world under the name of love ; & that a distrust of the thing had grown to be a habit of mind with me when I knew you first .
4 I must confess that I have not the least idea what this phrase could mean in an orthodox Christian context .
5 I can not bear even the most distant apprehension that I have not the preference with you of any man living .
6 But I confess that I have not the same trust in some your peers .
7 She carried her sandwich over to join him , saying : ‘ My excuse for being down here is that I have n't a moment to spare .
8 Thus reassured , I head for the exhibition halls and spend the day collecting promotional leaflets and free samples of new products that I have n't the faintest intention of buying .
9 I 've come home to my dinner and I 've not a lot of time to spare . ’
10 NOT and I repeat NOT the main carriage , as someone I know once did !
11 John Wesley said : ‘ Give me a hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin , and desire nothing but God , and I care not a straw whether they be clergymen or laymen .
12 " I 've worked all my life , I 've never not worked , even if it was housework , and I have n't a penny in the bank .
13 I therefore put it to him that he has really now er a definite choice , he can seek to resist most of these amendments and I have n't a slightest doubt they 'll be put into the Bill er the Bill will be drastically altered thereby er and when it goes back to another place nobody quite knows er wh what will happen to it , or he can use his very considerable powers of conciliation er by taking a little time for further consideration .
14 and I have n't a clue I
15 I 'm not pretty ; and I have n't the advantages of Jessie . ’
16 Or he 'll be round here , stamping and yelling and I have n't the strength for it . ’
17 I ca n't get out and I have n't the money to do it .
18 ‘ The insurance is due for renewal at the beginning of March , and I have n't the foggiest idea what they 're worth now .
19 And I think not the kitchen , that 's on the rising main .
20 If I have n't the slightest idea what the hell I 'm being nagged about , how the hell can I possibly do anything about it ?
21 I says , cos I have n't the faintest idea who they are .
22 I know how to make it do all kinds of things — including a few that are not in the manufacturer 's manual — but I have not the first idea as to how it actually works .
23 But I have not the least doubt that , if confronted by a practical demand , with his great gifts he will work in other fields with complete success . "
24 I vaguely remember words like ‘ mizzen mast ’ , but I have n't a clue what any of them mean . ’
25 ‘ Maybe , but I have n't the patience any more .
26 But I have n't the authority …
27 But I have n't the heart to drive him back to the warren .
28 And as to you , we are — ’ remembering his diplomacy — ‘ we are good companions , but I have n't the least wish to remarry . ’
29 ‘ Sorry , ’ she said , ‘ but I have n't the time . ’
30 But I have n't the faintest idea what to do .
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