Example sentences of "not [vb infin] i [be] [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not think I am being cruel . |
| 2 | I have myself devised many staff plans over the years , and I do not believe I am being unduly boastful if I say that very few ever needed amendment . |
| 3 | ‘ I do n't think I 'm being treated fairly and I want to know what the hell is going on . ’ |
| 4 | I do n't think I 'm being pessimistic , just realistic about the fact that 's really hard to keep things together , with friends or lovers . |
| 5 | ‘ I do n't think I 'm being ridiculous . |
| 6 | And er I do n't think I 'm being too sort of general here if I sort of quote the place of the local preacher or the the person who 's leading our worship . |
| 7 | I hope you do n't think I 'm being enigmatic , by the way . |
| 8 | " Please do n't think I 'm being inquisitive . |
| 9 | But do n't think I 'm being complacent about this . |
| 10 | ‘ You know … please do n't think I 'm being funny ! — maybe Mr Hambro saw the Aurae Phiala ghost . |
| 11 | Do n't think I 'm being bitchy if I say that Stephen probably resents him as much as he admires him . |
| 12 | and with hindsight , although , do n't think I 'm being over critical , although you put forward eighty or so estimates for different schemes , with hindsight it 's clearly more prudent and fairer and accurate , more accurate to have a contingency fund is n't it ? , in the , in the budgetary cost |
| 13 | ‘ I do n't think I 'm being terribly personal . |
| 14 | I did n't think I was being very original any longer and I was basically administering . |
| 15 | Sprinting is my living , and I did n't think I was being paid enough to appear in Britain . |
| 16 | ‘ I do n't feel I 'm being much use , ’ said Amiss . |
| 17 | ‘ I ca n't believe I am being blamed for a fight that went on in the stand behind us , and I hope video evidence will clearly back me up . ’ |
| 18 | As I looked down I could n't believe I was being asked to attempt it . |