Example sentences of "i [verb] not [verb] being [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do not mean being reactionary , simply going back to a past state of affairs , I mean reaction as the antithesis of action . |
| 2 | I do not recall being frightened , although I should have been . |
| 3 | I 'm afraid I do n't regard being unable to make money from the event as a reasonable excuse . ’ |
| 4 | I 'm afraid I do n't regard being unable to make money from the event as a reasonable excuse . ’ |
| 5 | I do n't like being alive , ’ she said . |
| 6 | ‘ All right , I do n't like being alone in the house with the children , I admit that … ’ |
| 7 | He was receding a bit , and ‘ with long hair I always looked pretty and I do n't like being pretty — I wanted a bit more of a hard image ’ . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't mind being personal , ’ she said . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't mind being general about Toby , but his personal life is up to him . ’ |
| 10 | B : I do n't mind being ill . |
| 11 | But I do n't mind being bossy at all ! |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't mind being frightening , ’ said Lydia . |
| 13 | I do n't mind being miserable , but I 'm not going to let Daddy and Mummy quarrel because of me . ’ |
| 14 | We now know that Robin Smith , John Cunningham and Pat Walsh in Scotland , and Arthur Dolphin and Pete Greenwood in the Lakes , were doing first ascents every bit as difficult as those by Joe Brown and Don Whillans — but I do n't remember being aware of this at the time . |