Example sentences of "[not/n't] know [adv] i " in BNC.

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1 I do not know why I did it .
2 I do not know why I can not speak … and then a voice called her name .
3 ‘ I do not know why I even trust you , but I have no men trained to use their hearts in the way you are able to as a gift of Ptah .
4 ‘ I do not know why I should tell you , ’ he said .
5 I did not know where I was , but that did not stop me saying , ‘ I 'm here ’ .
6 It would be absurd if my wife were to accuse me of using the word ‘ here ’ without meaning , since I did not know where I was .
7 ‘ She does not know where I am .
8 His company decimated by murderous shell-fire even before reaching the objective , Jubert found himself alone , possibly the only surviving officer , and sent off a message to his battalion commander : ‘ I do not know where I am , but the position is of the first importance , and I have only ten men to hold it . ’
9 A quick reminder , many people will know , but a quick reminder and er , if you 've perhaps just come back from holiday yourself , or you 're one of our new listeners , you may not know so I 'll tell you , Douglas Cameron 's Breakfast Call , this very programme , will be breaking new ground at the end of next month .
10 I do not know how I shall manage this winter and dread it not for the weather which is rarely fierce , but for the loneliness .
11 I do not know how I came through the next few months — but , yes , I do .
12 I do not know how I could have coped without you and your friends here . ’
13 I do not know how I can have fathered such children .
14 Joking apart , after nine years as a security operator I found it hard to readjust my life but , now I do not know how I found the time to do a full time job .
15 I got on the bus at the terminus at the bottom of Avondale Buildings and rode it back and forth to the other end of the line , sitting on the top deck , not knowing where I was or what I was doing , until the conductor came up to me at the other terminus , after my fifth trip , and asked : ‘ You all right , mate ? ’
16 I recover consciousness , not knowing where I am .
17 Not knowing where I am , I can not be sure who I am .
18 I kept on , not knowing where I was going , stumbling in the darkness ,
19 I mean I did not need to stay on at school or get my B.A. at Strathclyde to know when not to F or C. Fuck-me shoes , I just handed them back to the saleslady with as much dignity as I could muster and says , thanks but no thanks , I do n't know when I 'd ever have the occasion to werr them .
20 I do n't know when I 've heard anything quite so clever !
21 ‘ I do n't know when I 'll be coming home .
22 ‘ I do n't know when I last had smoked salmon , ’ said Gurder , happily .
23 But after failing to play in that , he revealed : ‘ I 've hurt the ankle again , and I do n't know when I 'll be back . ’
24 ‘ We do n't get a chance to see each other that much now — I do n't know when I 'll see her again — but I miss her .
25 ‘ I do n't know when I 've heard anyone sing that so well .
26 I was an utter martinette about his pronunciation ( he did n't know when I did n't know ) and would make him happily furious insisting that he repeat words over and over again until I was content .
27 I do n't know when I 've seen anything so heavenly as that gesture of welcome she made , that smile that she mirrored .
28 I do n't know when I 've enjoyed myself more . ’
29 I do n't know when I 'm being told the truth and when I 'm not . ’
30 ‘ Do n't think that I do n't know when I 'm being blackmailed — because I do ! ’ she told him bitterly , before giving a heavy sigh .
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