Example sentences of "i [verb] [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | Well , you deserve that , standin' by me like you did and givin' me your bed when I 'ad n't got a farthing to call me own . |
2 | It is at times like this that I regret not doing a scientific 0-level and becoming a brain surgeon so that no one would ask me to wash up or scrub floors . |
3 | I do n't do I 've not got time , I start reading and then it 's , it 's we 're doing something else |
4 | Mr Chairman er when we discussed this last time er I expressed the view that in fact er the county council had better things to do I 've not changed my mind erm since but I have been reminded that er when er the Roman Emperors er found ascension in the ranks when Roman Emperors found ascension in the ranks they provided bread and circuses and I have to say that I regard the two notices of motion which were placed in Mr notably fox hunting and this debate on V A T as bread and circuses . |
5 | I add them up yesterday and said what 's it , what do I do , I 've not come to , now they 've sent me a temporary one . |
6 | I mean not gon na ask you anything difficult . |
7 | Still the point was well made , I mean not sounding like you can sort of freeze an article to , not compromise the sort of committee , I mean , it is , dead if you give it away and you would n't consider pressure groups , they 'll pick up their report and their copies anywhere , and take bits out and quote you , I mean , I mean I know I 'm in this , I like to distort , like them to know our official disposition before it 's dead . |
8 | Well , I agreed not to speak more than half an hour , but I see that I have been speaking for a little longer than forty-five minutes . |
9 | I agreed not to tell the police , and said goodbye . |
10 | ‘ Marilyn said I shoud n't wear green to a wedding , she said it was unlucky . ’ |
11 | I hate not knowing — ‘ |
12 | Firstly because I hate not working and I have n't worked as a club DJ for eight years , so this was a way back in . |
13 | I tend not to shop in places like Marks and Spencer , but they have got some good gear in there . |
14 | COOK 'S NOTE : I tend not to use virgin olive oil for this dip as I find the flavour too strong for the roe . |
15 | Oh I quite agree because I think that there people that have , I 'm a car driver , but if I 'm in inner city I tend not to use that , I use public transport |
16 | Well as it 's used in other muckier places I tend not to use it over cleaning table white cloths aah |
17 | I tend not to tell people a song is n't about them because it disappoints them . |
18 | ‘ Once I put on a tie , I tend not to change it every day . |
19 | I 'm responsible for the sort of overall management , but I tend not to get out as much as say , Area Housing Officers , they 're more sort of at grass roots . |
20 | I tend not to read long interviews with top celebs , as much to avoid discovering that they are dickheads as anything else , so I look for the news , gossip and reviews . |
21 | ‘ Remiss of me , but I tend not to socialise . ’ |
22 | and I effect not to listen |
23 | But I did n't take those tablets , I tried not to do . |
24 | I heard the voice , but I tried not to listen , concentrating instead on the spider 's web in the window . |
25 | ‘ I tried not to listen to all that dirty talk , but the truth is a couple of suggestions left me wondering … ’ |
26 | I tried not to listen . |
27 | I tried not to let this interfere with les très riches heures de James Kirkup , but the wretchedness and misery were overwhelming . |
28 | I tried not to let my fear go through the reins : it was very hard . |
29 | ‘ I tried not to breathe , but in the end I just did . |
30 | In the last six articles I tried not to describe any canoeing technique as right or wrong . |