Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] i [verb] n't " in BNC.

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1 I should know I do n't know if that 's in
2 ‘ You must believe I did n't want this to happen . ’
3 Please , you must believe I do n't even know Garry Turner . ’
4 ‘ I must confess I had n't participated in any giant financial coups .
5 Now , I must confess I had n't seen much of Mr Wogan before I met him because , when I got my television set at Low Birk Hatt , Richard Megstone , the nice young gentleman who looked after the Youth Hostel in Baldersdale and kindly took care of my electrical things , said I had a choice — either BBC1 or Channel 4 .
6 However , I must confess I do n't think I will buy new machines again .
7 ‘ I must confess I have n't given it much thought . ’
8 I must confess I did n't enjoy others at all .
9 He 's he 's a quick nimble defender Speedy was just hanging hanging on waiting for the ball to be played into him and I must confess I did n't really see anything afterwards I mean well if you look at that that does n't seem anything untoward does it ?
10 Alison must have I do n't know why Alison puts water in these cos you do n't need it .
11 Well they must have been just well they must have I did n't see them
12 It was all motion , always moving … so I suppose that must mean I did n't stop ; not really .
13 I I must admit I had n't heard that one .
14 When Paul called me back to ask whether he was serious about this , I replied , yes , although I must admit I did n't hear strings and flutes on ‘ Space Oddity ’ at the beginning but once the track was done , it was obvious that it was going to work really well .
15 And I must admit I did n't know at the time exactly what her flying weight should be .
16 I must admit I did n't remember Neil from those Yeovil days when he turned up at Taunton as our newcomer in 1986 , ’ said Robinson .
17 I 've said on the note that tea will be available , I must admit I did n't check that , but I will do that .
18 So Ben said , Oh , I 'm terribly sorry he said , there was nobody else on the road and I I I must admit I did n't notice whether I had .
19 I must admit I did n't have any confidence in the name , we once bought a goldfish on holiday and called it ‘ Arthur ’ , and it never made the trip home … ’
20 I do n't care what it is called , and I must admit I have n't yet read anything about masochism as you call it in your book .
21 I do n't daydream about things in my future very much because I must admit I have n't got much to daydream for — because I 'm very lucky , I 've got a lovely house , a lovely husband ; we go on lovely holidays , we lead a nice social life , I 've got lovely clothes — I ca n't really daydream and say I wish I was this , I wish I was that .
22 Jenny has given me notes on , on one issue here which I must admit I have n't had a chance to read yet and it 's about house style , about both manual .
23 But I must admit I have n't seen an I have n't seen , you know it 's years well it 'll be years
24 ‘ I lived in Manchester , and I must admit I do n't miss the terminally grey days or the long winter nights . ’
25 Yeah certainly I would do but I must admit I do n't really like er giving people 's phone numbers out , I do n't know how he 'd react to , you know , somebody ringing him up and
26 I do n't , I do n't I must admit I do n't like going anywhere without Arf .
27 Ah I must n't I must admit I do n't think I know any worse than him .
28 Well I 'm , I must admit I do n't know .
29 Oh , I 'll empty that in a minute I must admit I do n't fancy trying to do it , it 's going to be really cold and horrible .
30 I 'm not , I must admit I do n't think about it now , so if wearing it puts you off .
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