Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] not [verb] [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 I do not intend here to give any details of the substances present , or of the kinds of reaction which occur .
2 I do not intend now to resurrect the metaphysical theory I said in Chapter 2 that we do not need .
3 Consequently , I do not propose here to go into the main sections which will need to exist — ‘ post-WFP ’ — in Fig. 3.6 .
4 I know quite a lot about his work and his reputation , and am quite proud of him , but I do n't expect ever to exchange one word with him .
5 I do n't want just to tag along , Mum , and anyway , I told you , I 'm not their sort .
6 I do n't want here to get mired in issues of personality and priority , some of which have been brought into the public domain by Susan Allport in her book Explorers of the Black Box , but to concentrate instead on some of the more problematic theoretical issues .
7 Now I do n't want necessarily to equate the two of them .
8 I do n't want ever to see him .
9 I do n't have anywhere to live . ’
10 I did not wish openly to agree with her but Mistress Rachel was correct .
11 Erm Bradford and Leeds have er adopted a similar approach in their representations to er yourselves and certainly er I did not come here to take a er a part in the debate over specific figures .
12 ‘ However , I did not come here to quarrel with you , Larua .
13 I did not come here to wrangle with you . ’
14 I did not come here to rake up old scores . ’
15 I knew you might work it out but I reasoned that if I did n't rush forward to explain all , you might catch the culprit first and never have to trouble me . ’
16 And we stayed in digs together once in Oxford , and later I did n't have anywhere to stay and his mother put me up .
17 I did n't come just to eavesdrop .
18 He says : ‘ I did n't come here to put a notch on Chris 's belt .
19 I did n't come here to apologise .
20 I did n't come here to argue with you , Luke .
21 I did n't come here to talk about Silvia . ’
22 I did n't come here to see sights .
23 I did n't come here to discuss the past , Natasha .
24 I did n't come here to hear this , ’ Gentle said .
25 ‘ You 're talking about something I 've never been told about , and I did n't come here to find out .
26 She said huskily , ‘ I did n't come here to wreck anything .
27 I did n't come here to bargain with you , Luke , ’ she offered caustically .
28 That 's when I started trying to get you back ; I knew I had n't got long to do it . ’
29 ‘ But ’ , I said , ‘ I have n't come here to talk about my exam prospects ! ’
30 Cos I have n't got nowhere to put it .
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