Example sentences of "i [vb base] [not/n't] know " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not know if Alex used it to court his Mary — he must have used something — ‘ The joke was unconscious but crowing laughter came from the young men beside the whisky jar . |
| 2 | I do not know how the customs people work these things out , but I have never paid import duties on these overseas postal purchases . |
| 3 | I do not know . |
| 4 | In defensive mood , and not with complete truth , Dostoevsky wrote to Katkov : ‘ I do not know and never have known either Nechaev or Ivanov , or the circumstances of the murder , except from the newspapers . |
| 5 | I do not know how they communicate with each other , but their organisation is formidable . |
| 6 | One minute a well-behaved group of us — writers , intellectuals and so forth — were contentedly watching Zelda Plum dancing with the chinchilla on her head while Ken the Australian Horse Player offered odds ( 'Six to four the rat , ’ he used to say , I do not know why , and on this particular evening the rat escaped and tripped up Robin Fox , London 's most distinguished theatrical agent , who fell on top of Wales 's friend , the actress Susan George ) and the next a squad of hooligans were pushing people around and conjuring a piece of pot from Mrs Mouse 's sewing basket . |
| 7 | we did translation , Xenophon , I do not know a word of it I do not think Greek alone makes me miserable , I am always miserable . |
| 8 | I do not know much about gods ; but I think that the river |
| 9 | I do not know what the sensuality of a man is . |
| 10 | I do not know whether we dragons loved her or hated her ; her will was like iron , as fast clad as our scaled hides , but her heart was like a songbird in the morning and she was as lovely as the lilies of the field . |
| 11 | Whether it is the memory of ancient insecurities , or the real threat of new ones I do not know , but I decide to go back . |
| 12 | I do not know what to do and sneak looks at everyone else , while the ‘ real ’ campers pause to stare as we sit on Karrimats eating supper . |
| 13 | He is prepared to come to Britain and live with me here but I do not know if he will be allowed . |
| 14 | I do not know if it was the first time since his appointment as executive chef at the Carlton Tower in 1968 , but I do know it was a rare occurrence to see him even emerge from his kitchen , let alone dine . |
| 15 | Otherwise I would have been sent back to my country and I do not know what would have happened to us . ’ |
| 16 | I do not know where they get these dogs . |
| 17 | Within this creed appear supportive rational arguments but also agnostic admissions , such as ‘ I can understand little about that mind ’ and ‘ I do not know what ‘ divine ’ means ’ . |
| 18 | ‘ If this is not direct political control of a broadcasting network I do not know what is , ’ he said . |
| 19 | Lit. world I do not know . |
| 20 | Mr John Brown , the Conservative agent for the West Midlands , said he had heard rumours about financial difficulties yesterday : ‘ I do not know if there is any truth in them , and I can not react . ’ |
| 21 | Mother and lots of other people would say we were too young to love truly , they would have us wait for our ‘ years of discretion ’ ; at what age one is supposed to be abnormally discreet I do not know , all I know is that I have not arrived there yet , and I hope I never will . |
| 22 | Who those single men were who sometimes crossed our path I do not know . |
| 23 | I do not know whether poor , dreamy Grandma knew what it was all about , or whether she just gathered , in a vague way , the drift of things . |
| 24 | To God 's question , ‘ Where is Abel your brother ? ’ he replies , ‘ I do not know , ’ and then , ‘ Am I my brother 's keeper ? ’ |
| 25 | I do not know her plans . ’ |
| 26 | She put up her hand but whether it was to catch hold of the reins or to protect herself I do not know . |
| 27 | I do not know why Miller should have croaked out such a name . |
| 28 | But I do not know if I will take it . ’ |
| 29 | By next week there will be two rooms ready for occupation but whether I will find takers I do not know or if I will be up to providing the services required . |
| 30 | So she smiled on and stood there and in exasperation Mrs Browning said , ‘ I do not know that we should continue this discussion , Wilson . |