Example sentences of "as i [verb] n't want " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was n't actually pleased with Zak as I did n't want to risk being identified as an actor , but that , I supposed , would be a great deal better than the truth . |
| 2 | As I did n't want to undergo the inconvenience of surgery to remove the offending gall bladder , I opted for virtually fat free eating , with the miraculous side effect of acquiring slim hips and thighs for the first time in my adult life ( see photograph on next page ) . |
| 3 | I did n't mention it to Kenneth initially as I did n't want to spoil his holiday , but my martyrdom was brief and his subsequent concern touching . |
| 4 | I was holding off buying an away shirt , as I did n't want to wear a shirt that had never won a game . |
| 5 | I just kept working harder and harder as I did n't want to let anyone down and I did n't believe I would pick up a drink again . |
| 6 | I had to water the plants and stock up the fridge as I do n't want to be reported to the NSPCC . |
| 7 | I 've got it rigged so no one can find it but me , as I do n't want people being able to walk in here after dark and turn the lights on . |
| 8 | Can you shed any light on these deaths as I do n't want to get any more fish if the same thing is likely to happen again . |
| 9 | Do you have any guidelines , as I do n't want to do lots of work , only to find they do n't like them ? |
| 10 | I stamp my foot as I do n't want claw scrape-marks on my flesh and they convulse into defensive irate yodelling . |