Example sentences of "although [pers pn] do not [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Everyone will be watching her to see what she does and although I do not think she is very fit , she has to be the favourite to win . ’ |
| 2 | If it is a possible view that section 8 is intended to put a 16- or 17-year-old in exactly the same position as an adult and there is thus some ambiguity , although I do not think that there is , it is a permissible aid to construction to seek to ascertain the mischief at which the section is directed . |
| 3 | He also gave the impression , although I do not think he made a specific statement , that he had in fact had discussions with the Biafrans . |
| 4 | Now I have nothing against Terry as a person , although I do not think I would cross the road to help him if he were run over by a lorry , but that is neither here nor there . |
| 5 | I actually understood what the Hon. and learned Gentleman said , which is unusual , although I do not think that it contributed much to the debate . |
| 6 | As Chapman observed : ‘ Although I do not suggest that the Arsenal go on the defensive even for tactical purposes , I think it may be said that some of their best scoring chances have come when they have been driven back and then have broken away to strike suddenly and swiftly . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Although I do not speak English as well as I should , I did at one time know England well . |
| 8 | You can imagine my annoyance , then , that a ) there are no fiscal financial incentives whatsoever to encourage more people to cycle , and b ) that my health has to suffer from car-induced pollution although I do not contribute to it myself . |
| 9 | I agree with the principles set out above although I do not believe an English court would give damages in those particular circumstances . |
| 10 | That part of the Prime Minister 's speech will be studied carefully because it reveals his intentions , although I do not believe that they are shared by the Minister . |
| 11 | Although I do not share the hon. Gentleman 's rather seedy taste for handling stolen goods , I did believe , as did he , that the 80 per cent . |
| 12 | Although I do not begin to claim the sort of historical breadth of either Brown or Bynum , I do believe that their approach is not only helpful but necessary if we are going , as we must , to use the lives of women before us to encourage us forward . |
| 13 | And although I do not agree with them that either suicide or anorexia are attempts to ‘ get attention ’ , but rather attempts to get identity and wholeness , the following passages may serve to illustrate the paradoxical type of thinking which dominates both states of mind . |
| 14 | I respect his views , although I do not agree with them . |
| 15 | Although I do not develop this aspect of the analysis here , I also suggest that the images or metaphors which are applied to define racism by analogy hold the key to understanding people 's emotional investment in antiracist positions . |
| 16 | Although I do not wish to dwell on it at this stage I feel I should say something regarding my understanding of Christianity . |
| 17 | I have allowed several interruptions and , although I do not wish to be discourteous , I should get on . |
| 18 | Although I do not have a magic wand , I hope to be able to establish some means of providing the physical back-up that you would like to receive from the Society and to start the ball rolling I am compiling a list of all the ways in which you have been supported or would like to have been supported , in the past plus suggestions for the future . |
| 19 | Although I do not know Charles well , I am convinced that he is a gentleman . ’ |
| 20 | I tried straw about two years ago , approx half a bale in a 1500 gallon pond , although I do not know if it was barley or wheat straw . |
| 21 | Although I do not propose to go into the details of the church here , suffice to say , it struck me as a very curious place with many things strangely out of kilter . |
| 22 | An acceptable reason for not introducing an FE funding council — although I do not say that the reason would be either accurate or right — would be if the Government intended to merge it with the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council . |
| 23 | Although I do n't feel I 've changed much because I 'm doing exactly the same things . |
| 24 | I 'm trying to divorce birth from place although I do n't want to create a Communist society . |
| 25 | Although I do n't want to work with people whose music I ca n't stand and people who are assholes . ’ |
| 26 | I 'm sorry about that , it really is more of a second thought , although I do n't want to go into any detail and I 'd like , like any broad that you have to be in my mind in this case at least |
| 27 | Although I do n't want to do damaging things , but I do n't see why I should be the person con cons constantly getting the flack from a group of people who were you know . |
| 28 | That 'll do , I mean there will be people who take the whole damn lot , although I do n't want to be embarrassed |
| 29 | Although I do n't speak Spanish , the pain of poverty has its own language . |
| 30 | Although I do n't think it 's impossible that it ca n't be the other way , that two people ca n't grow toward each other . |