Example sentences of "[adv] [vb infin] i [verb] [pron] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , you 'd better let me tell him later . ’ |
| 2 | You 'd better let me fight my own battle . ’ |
| 3 | At the moment , I 'm under the discipline of , of the Church of England , which does not allow me to exercise my priestly functions ; there are n't many women here who are priests and can do this kind of thing , so I really do n't know what will happen . |
| 4 | That which does not kill me makes me stronger . |
| 5 | So you can hardly expect me to share your rose-tinted spectacles when it comes to marriage . ’ |
| 6 | But unlike Orwell , my journey did n't make me repudiate my own class — it did the opposite , it recuperated my class belonging . |
| 7 | ‘ Surely you did n't think I bore you any personal grudge about what happened ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't think I had it last , ’ she said defensively . |
| 9 | ‘ You do n't think I wish her dead ? |
| 10 | I do n't think I know anybody that hundred per cent 'appy . |
| 11 | She said she trusted me but I do n't think I like 'er any more , ’ I said , pursing my lips . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't think I did anything wrong on Wednesday night and I was quite pleased with my own performance , but it falls a bit flat because we were beaten . |
| 13 | But Norman , of West Auckland , County Durham , said : I do n't think I do anything special . |
| 14 | ‘ But that said , if people feel the way they do , if you do n't think I have your best interests at heart , if we are n't all pulling together as one , then I have personally failed . |
| 15 | You do n't need me to love you any more ? |
| 16 | I 'm sure you do n't need me to tell you that vinyl wallcovering shows every defect in the plasterwork , so it was important to butt the different vinyls perfectly to avoid the joints showing through the border . |
| 17 | I 'm sure you do n't need me to tell you that . |
| 18 | ‘ You do n't need me to tell you that , Dolly . |
| 19 | B but the funds to support this work are harder to come by and you do n't need me to tell you that . |
| 20 | But you do n't need me to tell you that . |
| 21 | I do n't feel I did anything wrong , really . |
| 22 | You do n't mind me telling you that ? ’ |
| 23 | But listen , you evidently did n't hear me say something important . |
| 24 | She would n't appreciate me telling you this , but she loved you . |
| 25 | Roll round in the gutter as much as you like , but do n't call me to tell me all about it . |
| 26 | If it is n't , say , ‘ I would like a little time to think about this , I need to get some facts and figures , I 'm sure you would n't wish me to give you incorrect information . |
| 27 | ‘ What a pity you did n't allow me to make my own running , ’ he observed softly . |
| 28 | She wo n't let me lead my own life . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Well , I ca n't pretend I know what that means . ’ |
| 30 | I wo n't deny I find it harder to keep pace , what with collecting the rents , keeping the books ready for the accountant , and overseeing the more recent purchases , like the six acres of land in Accrington which we 're negotiating to sell on . |