Example sentences of "[vb base] [not/n't] [verb] [pers pn] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 Tragically , I have to wish that that was the case because today 's figures do not give us much ground for comfort , but , as long as the Minister continues his present style of trying to hype up and to trivialise every issue , that is what will happen to our agriculture .
2 I do not think it right to ban all these services .
3 I had to conform ; I do not think I ever used the term in my reports , except in parenthesis to denote a sort of dirty word .
4 ‘ I do not think you even realise the danger you walk towards so willingly . ’
5 Do not forget you also have a responsibility to treat the case properly , all I say is that the 4 oz syndrome is no longer the answer .
6 The rangers ' knowledge of the areas is extensive and they can identify most of the wildlife in the area — indeed if they see a new plant or insect which they do not recognise they normally check through their reference library when they get back to base to find out what it is .
7 We do not believe he just wandered up there and lay down to die .
8 Do not let them quite forget Momma and Papa if possible .
9 I might have thought that the right hon. Gentleman would draw the attention of the House to his views on the two new clauses , but I do not recall him even mentioning them .
10 We do n't , we do n't give them much credit
11 I do n't think we normally do that .
12 Something I do n't think we particularly do .
13 I do n't think we even knew what the O stood for ; perhaps he lied about it .
14 They were together for four years , but Bailey recalls : ‘ I do n't think we ever saw each other .
15 ‘ I do n't think we ever had one .
16 Oh I was in repudiation of my contract well I du n no what what it means to repude some things , you know I jumped to get a dictionary and found out , but I really do n't know what my contract was because I do n't think we ever had any .
17 A roof rack , he wants to borrow one for Sunday , cos Susan 's coming back look , anyway she asked me and I said no we 've never had one , I do n't think we ever had , I said I 'll ask Doreen , so I asked Doreen and she said yes we have , but I 'd have to ask Leslie first , so when Dee come back I said yes she has , but do n't say anything to her cos you might not get it , but she 's not getting that .
18 Y y you need n't lock your door up in those days you could leave your door open , and they 'd come and knock on your door and anybody in and I , I do n't think we ever had a key to our front door , but er no they were very friendly and there used to be an old midwife , Mrs her name was the , she used to charge half a crown for a birth .
19 ‘ I do n't think we ever thought , though , that the bank would not support us .
20 I do n't think we ever thought the bank would not support us .
21 Well right-oh we er I do n't think we ever do expect that much .
22 Yes definitely I mean I do n't think we ever dreamt in our wildest dreams I think really it was maybe chance thing f fate or whatever you know .
23 I do n't think we actually said who was going to inform the member authorities .
24 I do n't think we actually used any of them in the end but it has got that cinematic imagery to it . ’
25 So are y I do n't think we actually established , are , are you erm are you unemployed ?
26 Lack of money is holding them back — new sounds have to come from fresh effects pedals rather than a sampling machine — but the ambitions are burning : ‘ I do n't think we actually achieve the crossover , ’ admits Sam , with a who-gives-a-flying- f— -shrug , ‘ but that 's certainly what we want to do . ’
27 Like you , I could n't interpret the paintings in any particular way , and I do n't think we really need to .
28 I do n't think we really need that do we now ?
29 We 've had a magazine since we came over but I do n't think they just had enough to put in it and
30 I do n't think they even thought they would need to do any other sizes and they did n't proportion them so that you could interpolate .
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