Example sentences of "not mind a [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I would not mind a few more so I could do more work at the Exchange . |
2 | ‘ I was about to suggest that we eat tea together , and , that being so , you would not mind a fresh pot . |
3 | But I , I would n't mind a new camera . |
4 | I do n't mind a good storm meself . |
5 | ‘ Are you sure she wo n't mind a total stranger calling on her ? ’ asked Melissa doubtfully as she took the proffered piece of paper . |
6 | If you did n't mind a grainy look , you could slam it through any of the while-u-wait colour processing shops and get reasonable black and white prints in an hour . |
7 | ‘ John goes for the foliage and I buy flowers ’ said Claudia , who likes bargains and does n't mind a few surprises . |
8 | Drying time : wearable within the hour after drying in a warm room — if you do n't mind a few minutes of clamminess at the obvious places where the material is thicker such as the pockets and waistband . |
9 | Anyway they 're nice old bales though , I would n't mind a few of them . |
10 | He says that he wants a woman who wo n't mind a romantic involvement . |
11 | ‘ Nonsense , ’ I said , ‘ I do n't mind a little rain . ’ |
12 | ‘ Would n't mind a little taster to see what I 'm missing , though . ’ |
13 | Be different , you do n't mind a little run do |
14 | When they say to you ‘ oh well , you know , surely you do n't mind a little bit of flirtation and so on ’ I think very often that 's an entirely mendacious reply , that they know perfectly well what you 're talking about when you talk about sexual harassment , and in the context of discussions in the SCR or over dinner , they simply do n't want to have to deal with it and so they will dismiss it by way of saying ‘ well , you know , I 'm only being chivalrous , or this is the way I was brought up ’ . |