Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] my [noun sg] to [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I do not permit my house to be occupied by gentlemen who stay out all night . |
| 2 | I said how depressing asylums must be , but he said quickly " I do not mean my picture to be depressing . " |
| 3 | ‘ When I grow up , ’ he said , smiling at her phrase , ‘ I do n't want my life to be anything like theirs . |
| 4 | You learn all the time working on antiques.I am very happy.I would n't want my life to be different . |
| 5 | If I saw any cruelty in this business , I 'd leave the business because I would n't like my son to be brought up in an environment where there was cruelty to animals . |
| 6 | Of course , I 'm always glad of an excuse to reprint rather than write , although I did n't intend my prose to be quite so timeless . |