Example sentences of "he [verb] [not/n't] [adv] [vb infin] this " in BNC.
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1 | He did not exactly believe this statement : to his mind Steve was not developing , he was already fully what he had it in him to be . |
2 | While he did not exactly oppose this suggestion , he added , somewhat enigmatically , that he believed Liza 's trouble was due to circumstances quite beyond her control and that she needed the help not so much of a specialist but a sympathetic friend personally acquainted with her predicament . |
3 | He did n't much like this . |
4 | Not with a view to conciliating those readers who on principle object to sequels , but as a matter of fact , the Author wishes to say that he does not so regard this book . |
5 | But , in fact , he does not quite say this . |