Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [pers pn] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I mean I did not need to stay on at school or get my B.A. at Strathclyde to know when not to F or C. Fuck-me shoes , I just handed them back to the saleslady with as much dignity as I could muster and says , thanks but no thanks , I do n't know when I 'd ever have the occasion to werr them . |
| 2 | Of course I did n't know at the time that this was to have been O's last night in The Bar ; and I knew that it was n't Boy 's first visit to The Bar , I mean he did not see O the very day he walked in , their eyes did not meet across the bar on that very first night . |
| 3 | I say I do not mind Hugo visiting Stef but why is he so long away ? |
| 4 | I present five extracts from the college 's aims to give a flavour of our determined commitments , but we recognise that anyone can write rhetoric , so I hope they do not engender cynicism : |
| 5 | Our smiles of anticipation dimmed somewhat when he led us into the coffee shop , but he was a good sort and I hope we did not embarrass him . |
| 6 | ‘ I hope we do not interrupt you ? ’ he said with mock formality . |
| 7 | I hope he does not realise |
| 8 | ‘ I hope I do not disturb you by telephoning you ; I find out you live in London from Piers , and so I think to myself that I will phone . ’ |
| 9 | I hope I do not sound unkind , but I am sure it is not right for you to have her . |
| 10 | I hope I do not fall asleep . |
| 11 | ‘ I hope I did not spoil things for you . ’ |
| 12 | I hope you did not try too hard to put the Princess off . ’ |
| 13 | I hope you do not feel bitterly towards me . |
| 14 | I hope you do not think me unduly vain with regard to this last matter ; it is just that one never knows when one might be obliged to give out that one is from Darlington Hall , and it is important that one be attired at such times in a manner worthy of one 's position . |
| 15 | ‘ Dr Neil , ’ she said , and her manner was almost shy , ‘ I hope you do not think the less of me for raising such a delicate matter . ’ |
| 16 | I was telephoned by the late Lord Plunket , Her Majesty 's Equerry , a man of exceptional charm whom I knew well and liked , who arranged the appointment and said diffidently , ‘ I hope you do not mind wearing a morning coat . ’ |
| 17 | It was n't at all what Luce had expected , and , seeing her puzzled frown , he said hastily , apologetically , ‘ I hope you do not mind using the rear entrance , but I needed to go this way to get to my next appointment . ’ |
| 18 | ( I hope you do not find this anthropomorphic language offensive . |
| 19 | I hope you do not approve of this Act — if you do , there is not another man or woman in all this country who does . |
| 20 | I hope it does not encourage you to do your worst ! |
| 21 | I suspect they did not realise that words such as ‘ grammar ’ or ‘ progressive ’ reflect very different meanings according to context , or that the language of educational discussion had changed radically since they were at school . |
| 22 | ‘ I suspect he did not feel he could trust someone , ’ said Cramer delicately . |
| 23 | I know they do not hold me in high regard . |
| 24 | After the end of the hearing yesterday , Det Insp Young , 33 , said : ‘ As far as I know they did not base the character on me . |
| 25 | After Feathers was jailed for life she vowed : ‘ I know he did not mean to kill Harry . |
| 26 | Indeed , I know you do not care for parties at all . ’ |
| 27 | But what it is that I measure I do not know . |
| 28 | I assume he did not pick it up on Southfields Station ! ’ |
| 29 | I confess I did not remember her at all , but I have been in so many hoses , I suppose it is only natural … " |
| 30 | I confess I do not find much relevance in this to the death penalty . |