Example sentences of "not [verb] this [is] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We do not think this is excessive since Pollack & Pickett report that human listeners sometimes require 140 csecs of conversational speech before reaching high accuracy . |
| 2 | We are not pretending this is easy , but a great many men and women do in fact find rewarding work when they are well into their sixties . |
| 3 | I am not saying this is universal , of course , but I think the pressure from the City on industry to maximise profits tends to make them take short cuts . |
| 4 | I do hope you do n't think this is presumptuous , and I expect you are very busy generally , but perhaps you and your husband would like to come here for supper one evening , or we could go out somewhere , or if it 's easier , I could drop in to you one evening for a short time for a chat . |
| 5 | There are some yachts which come close to this spec : the FF boats of Holland ( only 30 and 35ft ) ; the X119 , but I do n't think this is suitable for two and its bulb keel with forward protrusion seems to me to be dangerous in our net-infested waters ; the Dehler db36 is interesting , though ugly and over-designed . |
| 6 | so I thought he , he 's changing things he 's saying well I do n't think this is suitable and I do n't think my way of tackling this is suitable because he 's used to dealing with different kids , although they 're a similar age , they 're not very motivated or mighty but they 're more motivated than these kids , but he says like he 'll turned back towards the black board and he 'll be writing and they 're shouting abuse at him , F ing and blinding and he says it makes me so angry because I do n't know the voices well enough to know who 's saying it |
| 7 | ‘ I do n't think this is right , Alfred , ’ said Beatrice firmly , removing cheek and hands . |
| 8 | ‘ I hope you do n't think this is rude , but there 's something I want to ask you , ’ he said . |
| 9 | No do n't say this is shut ? |