Example sentences of "that i [vb base] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 31 | The only things I think about are calorie-counting and weighing myself , and making sure that I do n't put on the weight I 've lost , and passing my O levels . |
| 32 | It 's true that I do n't fancy John any more . |
| 33 | ‘ And as for the idea that I am being some how manipulated all I can say is that I do n't know about the other girls but I have been in a similar industry — television , for the last couple of years and now I know how it works . |
| 34 | ‘ Now that I do n't see much of Ian there 's no one to call me Floss anymore . |
| 35 | It is just that I do n't know what the man will do . |
| 36 | That I do n't always feel up to … the way I used to . |
| 37 | ‘ It 's not that I do n't care . |
| 38 | I 'll tell you something , Dr. Briant , I do n't know why I put up with you and your arrogant ways , that I do n't ! |
| 39 | Marcus , now solemn , replied , ‘ One answer is that I do n't know what happened . |
| 40 | It 's not that I do n't want your company . |
| 41 | All I hope is that I do n't end up in an office again . ’ |
| 42 | She has very clear pale skin and so is used to having quite strong make-up ( ‘ so that I do n't just look a bland mass ’ ) . |
| 43 | By that I do n't mean like a sonnet or something , but concise . |
| 44 | By that I do n't mean like a sonnet or something , but concise . ’ |
| 45 | It is the things I liked about it at first , that made it immediate , that I do n't like now . |
| 46 | I mean , you do n't know something that I do n't know ? ’ |
| 47 | The other three more closely fit the latter than the former model : Mrs Mitchell 's daughter wanted her mother admitted permanently to the local psychiatric hospital ( knowing that she would not be eligible for residential care because of the severity of her condition ) ; but she also added — ‘ not that I do n't want her at home too — I love my mother — it 's just that the strain is too much for me ’ . |
| 48 | My knowledge of this period of history is rather hazy so I am not going to make an issue of it either way , for the simple reason which I suspect is shared by many of you , that I do n't care . |
| 49 | ‘ The only reason I do n't punch you , ’ I said , ‘ is that I do n't want to come down to your level . ’ |
| 50 | I must be honest and say that I do n't think I 'll ever run that fast . |
| 51 | Except of course … ’ she broke off to toss back the rest of the whisky and set the tumbler down on Hugo 's desk , ‘ except of course that I do n't suppose I shall be here long enough to make the adjustment . ’ |
| 52 | ‘ It 's just that I do n't like wasting my energy worrying about things I can do nothing about , ’ Sally said matter-of-factly . |
| 53 | I play so much cricket and hockey that I do n't have too much spare time between my studies at university . |
| 54 | To date I must admit that I do n't know why they sit tight . |
| 55 | ‘ No , it 's just that I do n't like casual affairs . ’ |
| 56 | ‘ I suppose I mean that I do n't think I ought to have them . ’ |
| 57 | Please , above all , remember that I do n't know everything ( though I 'm working on it ! ) — I may have to tell you I ca n't help you rather than pretending otherwise and confusing you . |
| 58 | Unfortunately there are so many parameters available that I do n't know where to start ! |
| 59 | ‘ Well , the funny thing is that I do n't know really what it 's like because I 'm not in that little room any more . |
| 60 | I also have an ‘ 82 Rick 4001 that I do n't use very much any more — that was my first bass . ’ |