Example sentences of "[be] [adj] [pers pn] [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The recorded utterance of Barth to Ramsey at Amsterdam was , ‘ I am sorry you do not hate the Pope ’ . |
| 2 | ‘ I am sorry you did not have a very good meal , ’ he said , looking at my plate . |
| 3 | ‘ I really am sorry I did not call you , ’ the smart-suited diplomat urged the girl on , his accent heavy Nigerian . |
| 4 | ‘ I am sorry I did not contact you before — things just moved too quickly . |
| 5 | I am afraid you do not realise the very serious implications of this affair . |
| 6 | ‘ I am afraid I do not understand , sir , ’ Morton said , straight-faced . |
| 7 | I am afraid I did not pause to read my mother 's letter , but tore open the enclosure with spastic fingers . |
| 8 | ‘ It was done from my section and I am afraid I did not ask for sufficient permission . |
| 9 | The judge , struggling to contain his anger , said : ‘ You are lucky I do not deal with this as a contempt of court . ’ |
| 10 | As the fibres of the nets are synthetic they do not break down so this dreadful destruction continues . |
| 11 | Chairman and managing director of John Wood Group PLC Ian Wood agreed with Mr Steadman : ‘ I am glad I did not have the difficult task of judging the competition and can only say that I look forward to adding another series of works to our existing collection at John Wood House . ’ |
| 12 | I am sure they did not like each other . ’ |
| 13 | I told him , although it was not true , that the local carabinieri had said he would not remain locked up there for long , but I am sure he did not believe me . |
| 14 | I am sure I do not need to remind you that it is through incidents of this kind that Summerhill is judged and these thoughtless individuals have caused me considerable embarrassment . |
| 15 | For a melody to be memorable it does not need to be complex or extremely ‘ different ’ . |
| 16 | Anybody wishing if anybody wishes to ring me anyone I 'm not I 'm not you see I do n't see that serves any purpose I 'm sorry I do not think that serves any purpose if you wish to ring me outside this meeting |
| 17 | But if we ( rightly ) say that God has to be unchangeable we do not mean he is static any more than if we say ‘ The Equator ’ is not the name of a poison we mean that it is safe to eat it . |
| 18 | I 'm afraid we did not measure up to the standards set by the well-hung Spanish men who drifted around with flies bulging to the point of bursting their buttons . |
| 19 | I went back home by taxi because it was too dark for the helicopter to fly , and I 'm afraid I do not travel as well by road . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'm afraid I do not care for the theatre . ’ |
| 21 | I 'm afraid I do not understand . |
| 22 | But I 'm afraid I did not go to the opera . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ I am not the bravest of men , I 'll be honest I did not like Sir Ralph using me as a page boy but he distrusted the others . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Looking back , I 'm glad we did not make any records because we were rubbish . |
| 25 | They are taking responsibility , either they agree with their government or they do not agree with their government , but to pretend that somehow we can not at all , some of the cuts that are made , that the f the other , does not convince us , I 'm sure it does not convince the people on our right and even less more convincing than the people who are listening to us today . |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm sure you did not mean to sound so naive , Rober' . |
| 27 | She wo n't charge me with more than my due , nor will she let that lad pay for a death I 'm sure he does not owe . |
| 28 | Christ will give you strength even to bear this trouble — be sure you do not regret the decision we came to about Australia … |
| 29 | ‘ Can you be sure he did not tell anybody else as well ? ’ |
| 30 | I suppose the choir at Beverley should be thankful he did not think of performing the nine lessons and carols up there on top of the tower . |