Example sentences of "[conj] i [verb] [not/n't] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could n't often get big sizes in them & I do n't think they did boys ' sizes in Dr. Martens — when they did , some girls wore them . |
| 2 | You 'd have to get rid of a lot of your assumptions before you could fully appreciate why I could n't live with a man I do n't love , or I do n't think you could ever understand why I ca n't accept to be maintained , to put myself at the disposal of another , be in another 's company twenty-four hours a day , share another 's pleasures and pains — and so on . ’ |
| 3 | Or I do n't think I want that new pair of jeans . |
| 4 | He put down the tray on the floor , and brought out her cap from the pocket in his coat into which he had stuffed it , saying , however , ‘ Let go your hair or I do n't return it . ’ |
| 5 | Or I did n't think she was ! ’ |
| 6 | Just because you 're older than me does n't mean you know everything . |
| 7 | Although I had n't met him before , like many would-be adventurers I 'd read a lot about his life and experiences . |
| 8 | Although I had n't seen her in over thirty years , there was one person in the world who might help me : my sister . |
| 9 | But we both know , although I have n't said it , that the consequence of her unfaithfulness is that I have been able to take the high ground . |
| 10 | Although I have not seen it scratch against rocks recently , it does still occasionally gulp air from the surface . |
| 11 | ‘ Everyone will be watching her to see what she does and although I do not think she is very fit , she has to be the favourite to win . ’ |
| 12 | Now I have nothing against Terry as a person , although I do not think I would cross the road to help him if he were run over by a lorry , but that is neither here nor there . |
| 13 | He also gave the impression , although I do not think he made a specific statement , that he had in fact had discussions with the Biafrans . |
| 14 | Although I do n't feel I 've changed much because I 'm doing exactly the same things . |
| 15 | Although I do n't think I was mentally ill for most of the time I was anorexic , I find Lomas 's remarks illuminating in my own case and pertinent to anorexia nervosa in general . |
| 16 | ‘ And although I do n't think I 've played as badly as people have said , I think I can get more out of myself , and more out of others around me , if I play in a midfield alongside Gazza . ’ |
| 17 | I wanted a Knitmaster , but my husband insisted that this must be a better buy , although I do n't think I paid more than £42.00 for it . |
| 18 | I think , as I said before , the pro The idea of Europe , the profile of Europe is important , and although i do n't think I should be campaign , if I win tonight , on things that interest me and do n't interest others , I 'm not afraid to say that I do want to make it , to a degree at least , a genuine European campaign . |
| 19 | Although I do n't think it 's impossible that it ca n't be the other way , that two people ca n't grow toward each other . |
| 20 | The distortion on the unit , which I expected to be awful , is actually very good , although I do n't think it quite lives up to Ibanez 's claim that the unit could serve as a preamp , when linked to an amplifier . |
| 21 | " Although I do n't think it will be too long . |
| 22 | Everything seemed to depend , although I do n't suppose it did , upon activities called mental arithmetic and spelling . |
| 23 | The boys said it was the Lad of the Skins , although I do n't suppose it was any such thing . |
| 24 | ‘ Naturally , although I do n't like him personally , I do like the chance of widening my knowledge . ’ |
| 25 | I was pleased that he could come , although I did not want him to discover anything about my horrible work . |
| 26 | Although I did not know it , my encounter with Gladstone Murray and Ernie Bushnell in February was beginning to bear fruit , and my days as newspaperman cum radio programme director were numbered . |
| 27 | Then , although I did not believe them for a moment , I stored them away in my memory against a rainy day . |
| 28 | Although I did not understand I could see that they were discussing the problem . |
| 29 | I supposed that he must have heard it all before , although I did n't think he was ever bored by Lili . |
| 30 | So although I did n't like him touching me the way he had , I decided not to tell anybody . |