Example sentences of "[pers pn] simply do n't " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ When he told me he was panning for gold , I simply did n't believe it . |
| 2 | I simply did n't know how to rebel openly . |
| 3 | On the conscious level , sexuality was to me only one of the responsibilities of adulthood : as far the sexual act itself was concerned , I simply did n't want to know , as a child who is exposed to sexual information at an age when she/he feels incapable of absorbing it will not want to know . |
| 4 | If I went out without my battered old anorak , I simply did n't feel safe . |
| 5 | Like most researchers , I simply did n't know what I was going to discover . |
| 6 | I simply did n't need any more , although after a year 's work the headmaster put me up to £7 a week . |
| 7 | I simply did n't recognize her at first , and to tell you the truth , I was a bit embarrassed when Uncle Félix came over to talk to me with this perfectly stunning girl on his arm . |
| 8 | I simply did n't know I had it in me ! |
| 9 | Glass credits her with raising the general level of musicianship in the United States and the debt he owes to her tyranny is ‘ a sense of style , accomplishment and a technique that I simply did n't have before . ’ |
| 10 | I simply did n't feel that it was important or necessary to enlighten you . ’ |
| 11 | Sorry I I simply did n't hear the first part of that lot sir . |
| 12 | ‘ Look , I simply do n't connect with that , ’ she answers sincerely , ‘ We should respect each other , just because . |
| 13 | ‘ I simply do n't want the ball put at risk in areas where we are immediately vulnerable to counter-attacks and we must always be giving the opposition something to think about . |
| 14 | I simply do n't get out much to enjoy my success . |
| 15 | I do n't blame Victor for being angry : I simply do n't know what happened to my tape recorder ; I 've never fouled it up before . ’ |
| 16 | You still have the same elements of attractiveness , but I simply do n't find you desirable any more . |
| 17 | I simply do n't believe it ! ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I simply do n't know , ’ Matilda said . |
| 19 | Again , I simply do n't know . |
| 20 | They thought it was broken , then they said it was just a bad sprain , but apparently they want to do another X-ray , so I simply do n't know what 's happening . |
| 21 | ‘ I simply do n't know . ’ |
| 22 | And Esther , now , suddenly tired of the Italian economy , dismissed it and Charles ( 'You do n't seem to realize , Charles , that I live below the reach of the economy , as an economic unit I simply do n't exist' ) , and peremptorily turned on Liz , demanding to know details of the guest list . |
| 23 | Honestly , Alice , I simply do n't know what to believe . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm afraid that my husband is often caught up at the hospital and so I simply do n't know whether he will be free . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I simply do n't see the point . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ Now I simply do n't think of you at all . ’ |
| 27 | Rob , you must have noticed — Luke and I simply do n't get along together , and there 's a limit to how much friction one can stand . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ I simply do n't know ! |
| 29 | Probably not , but I simply do n't know . |
| 30 | I simply do n't know , Mr Milton . |