Example sentences of "do [adv] suppose [pers pn] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 That anything he undertook or contemplated would be a thorough piece of work , I knew ; but I do not suppose I appreciated how much preparation he would have considered necessary , including intensive readings .
2 I do n't suppose they 'd ever heard of us .
3 Harry said you do n't suppose they know who
4 Yes , yes , I mean this year , with the formula obviously , because the number of fire calls has dropped , it impacts upon er , as I say that , I do n't know whether the actual , the cost , the differential between the number of calls that have dropped and the drop in the S S A , whether it 's comparable , and I do n't suppose they 've got a measure of the drop , in S S A terms it 's far greater than the actual marginal costs of er , not attending those er , extra , extra fire calls .
5 Yeah , I do n't suppose they looked behind them .
6 I do n't suppose they get a lot company do they ?
7 I do n't suppose they wash when they go in do they ?
8 Er I do n't suppose they had much time for , for relaxing and sitting down .
9 At Albufeira no one ever bothered me and the local fishermen were only too happy to accept the lead fishing weights I found , so I do n't suppose they reported me .
10 Well I hope they , do n't suppose they want to hear your story .
11 But , no , we well I do n't suppose they want the piece of plastic back .
12 wardens and whatever , we do n't take the double yellow lines half seriously enough , erm and I think parking generally is , is something we 're very bad at and I 'm an occasional sinner in this respect too , but it , it did strike me the other day , erm paying a fifteen pound fine for parking on a single yellow line on a Sunday afternoon but I had n't noticed a sign that said I should n't , erm paying that fifteen pound fine in other words not having paid the six pound instant fine , I remember thinking that , really there 's , there was no way of talking back , and I had in fact attempted an explanation as to why I 'd done it , and explained the reasons why I thought this really was very overlookable on the side of the law , erm I do n't suppose they paid much attention to it , I do n't imagine giving it a moment 's thought at all .
13 Cassock and surplice , a black cassock and white surplice once I told you that my grandmother was once living with us , she used to delight in washing my surplice and ironing it up except me when I was singing in the choir , I did n't take a , the treble solos , that was after the choir used to sister of ours at least oh twenty men , and as many lads and youths the as I say Johnny was in the choir there was er the two brothers and there was Dick was a incense boy and his father was a manager to go in the , he used to have a red cassock and surplice , but he used to Dick 's dad was the incense swinger and they used to go about swinging incense and that , I do n't suppose they do that at all now , but er your first job as a choirboy was to pump the organ it , have you ever been in the church ?
14 I do n't suppose they have aisles in them Registry places … . ’
15 ‘ I do n't suppose they have room service ? ’
16 We delivered it locally from a pony and trap and I do n't suppose we made all that much until they wrote about Mother in the London newspaper .
17 Do n't suppose we know where they are .
18 ‘ I do n't suppose we sit out in the sun above twice a year .
19 " I do n't suppose we have squad cars in Wellingham , " said Sara .
20 " No , I do n't suppose it does . "
21 ‘ In the end , I do n't suppose it made all that much difference , ’ Mr Corfe admitted .
22 I do n't suppose it damaged the Israeli economy much , but it put across just the picture the Palestinians were after .
23 I suppose that really , probably is Friday week three but , I do n't suppose it has to be .
24 All good fun , and I do n't suppose it has anything to do with the fact that an All Black can now earn up to £45,000 a year without sacrificing his status as an amateur .
25 I mean you get a bus coming as far as Road and back I do n't suppose it has half a dozen folks on what 's this thing coming up here , nobody I 'd er I 've walked into Walsall all my life and but gradually the whole thing changes does n't it , and then the thing gets off as far as West Bromwich , and in , then , then there 's through traffic and then how far and the Green 's not big enough to take the turn around up Road then they change the direction , and it 's all done on bit by bit by bit and so Green 's got eroded it 's er
26 Do n't suppose it 's been much help . ’
27 ‘ I do n't suppose it figures large in an officer 's training . ’
28 ‘ I do n't suppose it matters in the Foreign Office as much as it does in some other spheres .
29 ‘ I do n't suppose it matters if that 's held up for ten minutes . ’
30 ‘ I do n't suppose it matters whether you 're telling me the truth or not , but I think you probably are .
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