Example sentences of "i [vb past] [not/n't] [verb] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | I decided not to vote for the first time in 37 years because of the EC . |
| 2 | So I decided not to go to the Literary Club but to stay at home . |
| 3 | ‘ I decided not to go with the Parslows , ’ she announced , as though she were saying the most reasonable thing in the world , but her lips were numb with fright , Papa was such a hard man to defy . |
| 4 | I decided not to go until the following morning . ’ |
| 5 | I decided not to rise to the bait . |
| 6 | But I did not think at the time to ask what they were , or their significance . |
| 7 | Love and attention being the rewards of infantile behaviour , it only amazes me that I did not think of the idea sooner . |
| 8 | What I did not realise at the time , but discovered later , was that Mrs Singh had no idea that transfer next September had been suggested — she expected that it would happen straight away . |
| 9 | I did not realise at the time that this species ( or form ) is strongly dimorphic in size , with the female attaining a mere 4″ or so S.L. when fully grown . |
| 10 | ‘ What I did not realise at the outset was that this overlap of business and politics was not something episodic or occasional , but something which permeated the whole system from bottom to top , the very top . |
| 11 | I lived for the six weeks almost as one of the Community except that I did not sleep at the Manor . |
| 12 | I did not recover from the wounds inflicted by the dogs for two months , but because of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and kunchok sum [ Buddha , his teachings , and the monastic community ] I recovered . |
| 13 | I did not stand for the job ’ . |
| 14 | And the last time I did not return with the van in time for evening milking you were very cross . ’ |
| 15 | My Lords , I did not speak on the second reading of this Bill , because I spoke extremely critically on in the debate on the White Paper o on er May the 26th last year , but er I would therefore like to er commence by joining with my Right Honourable Friend Lord Whitelaw because I was so critical , in welcoming the changes which the Home Secretary has now proposed . |
| 16 | ‘ But I did not go into the priory , if that is what you are asking , Clerk . |
| 17 | Both of these places are within walking distance of Docklands but I did not go to the Great British Beer Festival . |
| 18 | But I did not go to the Great British Beer Festival . |
| 19 | But I 'm afraid I did not go to the opera . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I did not ask for the job — it was offered to me , ’ Taylor said . |
| 21 | I did not ask for the job , it was offered to me . |
| 22 | I did not know at the time who had commissioned the poll , but I learned afterwards that it was the Conservative party . |
| 23 | ALTHOUGH it was pleasing to see so many people out shopping last Saturday , I did not approve of the Oxford Street poster which urged people to ‘ Shop until you drop ’ . |
| 24 | I told Harold that I did not approve of the appointment , but for reasons that he would not greatly appreciate . |
| 25 | It does not embarrass me at all to say that I did not approve of the principle of the community charge . |
| 26 | One thing I did not like about the aircraft was the flap lever which is mounted on the left side of the aircraft and needs a hefty pull to operate . |
| 27 | I did not look at the rest of it , deliberately . |
| 28 | ‘ But I did not declare for the Light-Bringer , and I have never done so since . |
| 29 | ‘ I did not come to the presidency to become a president who will consolidate partition or to manage a crisis , ’ he said yesterday . |
| 30 | ‘ I did not come to the presidency to become a president who will consolidate partition or to manage a crisis , ’ he said yesterday . |