Example sentences of "i [verb] try not to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do try not to be a stupidly over-indulgent grandparent , but then I remember how my own mother would refill jam tarts for my children after they 'd licked the jam out of the pastry , and they seem to have suffered no ill effects ! |
| 2 | Susan says it 's dreadful to stare , and I do try not to , but I ca n't always remember , ’ she said candidly , and drank what was left of her cowslip wine . |
| 3 | ‘ I do try not to be . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ Tom , I hate to bother you — you know I do try not to — but could I pop round tonight when I 've got Mother settled ? |
| 5 | ‘ I 've tried not to , but I ca n't help it either . ’ |