Example sentences of "not [v-ing] [that] [pron] [modal v] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I am not suggesting that one should even form an interpretative overview , merely that details of notation , phrasing and articulation , tempo , dynamics and so on are considered alongside balance , texture , and even acoustical implications . |
| 2 | I am not suggesting that we should be completely sceptical about the value of introspection . |
| 3 | I 'm not suggesting that we should n't care about these little games and trifling details of life , for God wants us to practise on them in this world ; but I would like to see us not so strained and frantic in our concern about them . |
| 4 | Whilst that may be interesting ( and I am not suggesting that we should refrain totally from such activity ) , something more is needed if we are really to approach the Earth and the earth spirit with any depth and with any hope of useful results . |
| 5 | Peter , North Yorkshire , I hope Mr is not suggesting that it would be the intention of the County or the District pursuing the new settlement to er include within it er polluting industry . |
| 6 | I am not suggesting that you should collapse in a soggy heap if you bang your head or shut your finger in the door ; but suppressing tears when you are really unhappy is suppressing the grief itself and this can be harmful in several ways : |
| 7 | I am not suggesting that you should be totally selfish , but people will put on those who ca n't say ‘ no ’ when they need a helping hand . |
| 8 | ‘ My dear Constance , I am not suggesting that you should no longer visit me . |
| 9 | I am not suggesting that you can never have another cup of coffee or tea but that here , as in many other areas of life , moderation is the best policy . |
| 10 | It 's you making the decisions and doing the work and although I am not suggesting that you will catch twice as many pike , you will certainly catch some which a fast surface retrieve would have missed . |
| 11 | ‘ You are not suggesting that she might have been sacrificed in some demoniacal ritual , are you , Burney ? ’ |
| 12 | Do n't misunderstand me , I am not implying that she should be working … |
| 13 | I must tell you Minnie that things have not been good between my old beloved mistress and me which it is not fitting that I should now go into but this blow has brought us closer together in our love and concern for Miss Henrietta . |
| 14 | ‘ We 're not guaranteeing that we will award the licence , or that it will be a success — it 's a commercial risk , ’ said Mr David Glencross , ITC director general . |
| 15 | I am not ignoring that it may be said that this in one sense is proving idem per idem , but none the less I do not think the fact can be ignored . |
| 16 | Oh , I think it is , and I 'm not saying that everybody should be slim , in a size 6 or 8 . |
| 17 | Well we 're not saying that we would n't have turned up it 's just that we were unable to turn up . |
| 18 | I am not saying that we should allow industry to pollute , and I entirely support the Government 's claim that the polluter should pay . |
| 19 | I 'm not saying that we should ignore |
| 20 | I 'm not saying that they should n't make a mess or like that |
| 21 | I am not saying that one might not come out with some new and splendid solution which was neither culling nor letting the environment go to pieces . |
| 22 | If he is not saying that he would repeal the increase in VAT , he is simply speaking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time . |
| 23 | I 'm not saying that he will get it wrong or that he 'll lose you the money , but that 's the responsibility of . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm not saying that I shall live here , ’ Peter said . |
| 25 | I 'm not saying that I would n't say |
| 26 | I 'm not saying that I would 've picked up on all those points because |
| 27 | I 'm not saying that I wo n't win World and Olympic titles , just that , at this time , I can not conceive of myself achieving that time . |
| 28 | It 's , it 's , it 's very desperate and I 'm not saying that you would do it back because of that , but it may just be the thing that influences you to buy a particular brand , particularly the things which are heavily erm which have many alternatives to buy . |
| 29 | And I mean , obviously I 'm not saying that you ought to buy it anywhere else |
| 30 | I 'm not saying that you should make it their responsibility to do these things , but we should offer them the opportunity . ’ |