Example sentences of "you do [not/n't] mind [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | " You did n't mind me mentioning them , Mr Dass ? " the boy said , smiling at him . |
| 2 | " You did n't mind me looking in at the window , Stephen ? |
| 3 | ‘ So you did n't mind me dancing with other people ? ’ |
| 4 | I hope you did n't mind us starting but we decided that we 'd |
| 5 | ‘ I hope you do n't mind me intruding upon a family occasion , but Connor explained — ‘ |
| 6 | ‘ Are you sure you do n't mind me leaving you tonight ? |
| 7 | I hope you do n't mind me phoning you , but where 's the radiator key ? |
| 8 | Ring them up and say ‘ I hope you do n't mind me messing you about like this but I 've been thinking over your kind offer , and I realize I could fit it in after all because of a sudden change of circumstances at home and my mother 's coming down to help me out — oh , and if there 's a spare ticket — ’ |
| 9 | You do n't mind me telling you that ? ’ |
| 10 | I hope you do n't mind me disturbing you . |
| 11 | You do n't mind me doing this do you ? |
| 12 | " I hope you do n't mind me coming up — I thought I 'd just come and see how you were , and perhaps sit and chat with you for a while " |
| 13 | ‘ I hope you do n't mind me coming in like this , Mark . |
| 14 | Hope you do n't mind me coming in ? ’ |
| 15 | I hope you do n't mind me coming , but he told me I should come on up . ’ |
| 16 | Okay but you do n't mind me coming back to ask you about those , those people ? |
| 17 | Many people feel afraid to say that they are angry and show it , and end up apologising for what they are going to say , for example , ‘ I hope you do n't mind me saying this but … ’ rather than ‘ I feel disappointed/ angry/taken for granted/cross . ’ |
| 18 | What puzzles me , I hope you do n't mind me saying this , but I … |
| 19 | ‘ It 's going down , the atmosphere of the school , as we have more staff of , if you do n't mind me saying it , lower calibre . |
| 20 | If you do n't mind me saying I think it 's a little bit late in the day . |
| 21 | You 're looking rather washed-out today , if you do n't mind me saying so . |
| 22 | ‘ You do n't mind me saying this , I mean talking about Fiona like this , do you ? ’ |
| 23 | I 've checked you up , if you do n't mind me saying so . |
| 24 | ‘ I hear the constable was down the other day , if you do n't mind me saying so , ’ Mrs Clamp said , and coughed politely . |
| 25 | That 's not very clever if you do n't mind me saying so ! |
| 26 | Look Ralph erm if , if you do n't mind me saying can you remember if you do this could you just give me a ring and say it 's done , if not Sid come down in the morning . |
| 27 | Who are you , if you do n't mind me asking ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Who 's the groom , if you do n't mind me asking ? ’ |
| 29 | Hope you do n't mind me asking you up . ’ |
| 30 | Sarah tipped the last of the washing-up water down the drain and said shyly , ‘ If you do n't mind me asking , do you ever hear anything of Rosie these days ? ’ |