Example sentences of "not [vb infin] so " in BNC.
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| 1 | It does not arise so much when the doubt lies between ( a ) consent and ( b ) no decision . |
| 2 | Mr Gorbachev himself , in deciding to battle on as their leader , clearly does not think so . |
| 3 | I do not think so , for the fish were feeding too well , but I can honestly say I would not have minded sharing what I caught anyway . |
| 4 | ‘ I do not think so , at least not for the present . |
| 5 | Loving does not cancel out such bad manners or excuse them , and she would not think so either … . |
| 6 | Do you not think so ? ’ |
| 7 | Mr Justice Morrit did not think so . |
| 8 | I do not think so . ’ |
| 9 | ‘ He is very much in contention for a first-team place , although he may not think so after playing for the juniors . |
| 10 | After Bill 's chattiness I did not think so . |
| 11 | Aenarion did not think so . |
| 12 | You would not think so from January 's media furore on British Telecom 's new identity . |
| 13 | I do not think so . |
| 14 | I do not think so , for two reasons . |
| 15 | They arise out of ourselves , and the alcoholic is an extreme example of self-will run riot , though he usually does not think so . |
| 16 | Emma did not think so . |
| 17 | It might have been a weakness in his command of the language , but she did not think so . |
| 18 | Gemma did not think so . |
| 19 | Smiling at her father , who probably did not think so either if he would permit himself to be honest about it , she placidly allowed him to give her hand to Tristan who looked down at her very intently , his face noble and moved and marvellously beautiful in the jewelled light from the stained glass window . |
| 20 | I do not think so . " |
| 21 | ‘ I do not think so . |
| 22 | They might yet discover that someone else was guilty , but he did not think so . |
| 23 | ‘ I do not think so . |
| 24 | I do not think so . |
| 25 | You would not think so after reading the paper by Deborah Tannen , of Georgetown University , whose study of repetition in conversation in Language for 1987 she goes so far as to subtitle ‘ towards a poetic of talk ’ . |
| 26 | ‘ I should not think so at all . |
| 27 | You may not think so now , little one , but you were safer as my wife . ’ |
| 28 | I do not think so , |
| 29 | He did not think so . |
| 30 | No , this afternoon I do not think so . |