Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [pron] [modal v] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Where there is a large number of transactions — the notice mentions 30,000 records — I do not think we should simply consider an isolated case where it would be impossible to say whether there had been a direct benefit from the acquisition of the wrappers or not . |
| 2 | I do not think we can profitably continue Question Time . |
| 3 | ‘ As leader of the Liberal Party , ’ Steel noted in the extract enclosed , ‘ I do not think I will ever be awarded full marks for either party management or pioneering policies … ‘ |
| 4 | How often declared that I did not think I could possibly deserve my Pamela till I could show her a purity as nearly equal to hers . |
| 5 | He did not think he could ever be that kind of person but Nutty said some of the best riders were the quiet , sympathetic ones . |
| 6 | We must do whatever we can to bring the murderer to justice , although realistically I do not think he will ever be found , ’ wrote Lt Col Stewart . |
| 7 | ‘ We must do whatever we can to bring the murderer to justice , although realistically I do not think he will ever be found , ’ concluded Lt Col Stewart 's statement . |
| 8 | Lt Col Stewart 's statement concluded : ‘ We must do whatever we can to bring the murderer to justice , although realistically I do not think he will ever be found . ’ |
| 9 | Lt Col Stewart said : ‘ Realistically I do not think he will ever be identified . ’ |
| 10 | It 's a mild type , but if not treated it could suddenly develop into an acute form with increased coughing , loss of appetite , fever and fast breathing . ’ |
| 11 | They 're not to know I 'd never fight . ’ |
| 12 | it must have been Thursday because I did n't want him to come , I said to Jim , tell him not to come we 'll just turn the whole lot off . |
| 13 | Knowing Christopher , she has judged it right to leave him to make his own attempts , though had he not succeeded she would probably have joined him and discussed the solution with him . |
| 14 | Even when allowances were made , the " heroes of Krishnapur " , as he did not doubt they would soon be called , were a pretty rum lot . |
| 15 | To buy a brand new PA system costs a lot of money for a single person , and as a group it is a huge risk as we are still at school ( lower 6th ) and do not wish to spend that sort of money when we can not guarantee we will still be together in a week , let alone a year 's time . |
| 16 | The owners say that they are so new to the game that for the moment they are selling everything because they do not know what will eventually prove profitable . |
| 17 | If someone bought me an expensive perfumed soap , I would save it — not believing I would ever have another — until I found it years later , grubby and odourless ! |
| 18 | After that night in Rocamar , when you told me you could n't feel anything for anyone , I dared not hope you 'd ever change — ’ |
| 19 | Also , there is the situation where a wife may not feel she can really give her husband a present because the funds she would be spending would actually be his . |
| 20 | [ Philip Leapor ] informs me she was always fond of reading every thing that came in her way , as soon as she was capable of it ; and that when she and learnt to write tolerably , which , as he remembers , was at about ten or eleven Years old , She would often be scribbling , and sometimes in Rhyme ; which her Mother was at first pleas 'd with : But finding this Humour increase upon her as she grew up , when she thought her capable of more profitable Employment , she endeavour 'd to break her of it ; and that he likewise , having no Taste for Poetry , and not imagining it could ever be any Advantage to her , join 'd in the same Design : But finding it impossible to alter her natural Inclination , he had of late desisted , and left her more at Liberty |
| 21 | James Stephen did not believe they would ever reconcile their pursuit of profits with policies of amelioration . |
| 22 | But I do not believe we can truly follow that great commandment unless we have a concept of care and concern for our fellow citizens which is reflected in the organisation of our society . |
| 23 | I do not believe she would ever leave us of her own will . ’ |
| 24 | If your technique is delivered after the referee called for a halt , then as well as not scoring you may also pick up a penalty . |
| 25 | The haulier should make quite sure which scale applies in his particular case and not assume it will necessarily be the same as before . |
| 26 | If not , fit one , because if the strings are not earthed you will definitely experience buzz . |
| 27 | I 'm not saying you 'll never binge again but please do n't do it today . |
| 28 | I 'm not saying you will always be successful or that it will never cost you a penny , nor am I advising those almost too timid to open a can of beans to tinker with a complex and potentially dangerous machine if they feel it 's beyond them ; we all have our limitations . |
| 29 | Lead words , if you want to sit down and , in , in general you see er , you want to just sit down and think about what you 're doing and what you 're not doing , you can sit down and exercise on these words , now I 'm not saying you 'd ever want to do that , right now if , now you know I was saying to you about comparative questions right |
| 30 | But that does not mean we shall ever be willing to surrender ultimate power over our affairs to the EC . |