Example sentences of "really [verb] not [vb infin] [to-vb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I really do n't want to close this off , ’ she said , grinding her cigarette to ash and frayed tobacco . |
| 2 | I really do n't want to waste any more time , so if you do n't mind … ? ’ |
| 3 | I really do n't want to make any introductory remarks to that . |
| 4 | ‘ You really do n't have to make all this up on my account . ’ |
| 5 | Later , as she walked slowly downstairs , only a light blue silk dressing-gown over her skin , which was still warm and fragrant from the bath oil , Laura realised that she really did n't want to watch any television . |
| 6 | She really did n't want to hear any more of this , but the astrologer 's matter-of-fact tone of voice was deceptively hypnotic . |
| 7 | I really did n't intend to join this regiment , in fact I was making efforts to rejoin the Yeomanry , who are out here [ his former regiment had landed in Algeria as part of the 6th Armoured Division in the First Army and had supported the 1st Guards Brigade in the battle for Tunis ] , but the C.O. of this regiment chose me by interview and I had to go , being only a very small cog in the wheels of war . |