Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb infin] [not/n't] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was important that she ring her parents to let them know not to expect her that day . |
| 2 | Budding engineers are going to face a situation where what they achieve practically receives the inadequate reward of a terminal examination which fails to let them demonstrate not only the full extent of their knowledge but also understanding of the processes involved . |
| 3 | She made me promise not to tell what had happened . |
| 4 | ‘ She made me promise not to ask . ’ |
| 5 | I knew it must be wrong , because afterwards he made me promise not to tell anyone about it , not even Mamma . |
| 6 | You see I 've not really got the same trouble with English , because well English is a written thing is n't it , |
| 7 | Mr Chairman er when we discussed this last time er I expressed the view that in fact er the county council had better things to do I 've not changed my mind erm since but I have been reminded that er when er the Roman Emperors er found ascension in the ranks when Roman Emperors found ascension in the ranks they provided bread and circuses and I have to say that I regard the two notices of motion which were placed in Mr notably fox hunting and this debate on V A T as bread and circuses . |
| 8 | I do n't do I 've not got time , I start reading and then it 's , it 's we 're doing something else |
| 9 | I add them up yesterday and said what 's it , what do I do , I 've not come to , now they 've sent me a temporary one . |
| 10 | She sees I do n't understand . |
| 11 | Instead , he says : ‘ The team is good enough to stay up but whether we will I do n't know . |
| 12 | If she does n't I do n't know how much longer I can carry on . |
| 13 | I then expect I will be tortured , and if they see I do n't die they will poison me . |
| 14 | Anybody wishing if anybody wishes to ring me anyone I 'm not I 'm not you see I do n't see that serves any purpose I 'm sorry I do not think that serves any purpose if you wish to ring me outside this meeting |
| 15 | See I do n't know what |
| 16 | I think that 's diff you see I , I do n't think that 's possible for everybody to keep in touch with everybody else , I think you 've got to have one person , that everybody looks to , to say , right |
| 17 | I mean , my sister 's school they have right from the start and er they do n't I do n't think you get a wide enough circle of friends really . |
| 18 | I mean if you do n't , think , oh well I 'd I do n't want to be well it 's not the teachers fault cos you do n't get on ! |
| 19 | Now you see I do n't think that you can say I 'm all against national war but , but you 're in favour of a violent revolution |
| 20 | They sent me to Cambridge for a couple of terms — that 's where I first realized I must run — I do n't want to blaspheme about one of your famous institutions so I sha n't tell you the name of my college though you 're longing to know — the girls in their bed-sitters , the cocoa-drinking , the tittle-tattle , the atmosphere of heartiness or domesticity in the combination-room — But , my dear , it must be getting late and here I am telling you things that you know as well as I do . ’ |
| 21 | now do I do n't suppose I 'm the only person that 's been in a pub toilet , a ladies toilet and I 've heard the females in the toilet saying what , exactly what they would like to do the males ! |
| 22 | Erm I ca n't I do n't think there are many more . |
| 23 | But I know what to do I do n't know what you want me to do . |
| 24 | ‘ I can see I do n't need to explain how this parcel of land is only a few hundred yards from the newly designated railway lines . |
| 25 | But even with her help I do n't concentrate properly in class , I just dream away the time , and then I ca n't answer the teacher 's questions . ’ |
| 26 | Well I , I , I have no comment I mean I just do n't underst I , I do n't know enough about it to , even to be |
| 27 | If it did I do n't remember it . |
| 28 | See I do n't know where he got it from , because he did n't give us th questions out of this book . |
| 29 | It does n't I do n't think . |
| 30 | I can remember , you see I do n't think today 's Guild women would go around with me . |