Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] [subord] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It may not arise because I may not be staying . ’ |
| 2 | I can not think when I have enjoyed a visitor so much . ’ |
| 3 | It 's me that told him not to go cos I said , I did n't want to go this week and he did n't go . |
| 4 | So I 'm not limited because I 'm by the lowest common denominator of other gateway approaches . |
| 5 | ‘ No , I can not concentrate until I know about Philippe for sure . |
| 6 | ‘ You will not object if I have dessert ? |
| 7 | ‘ Well , Shelley , I told Consuelo not to come because I thought Mrs Richards would be back in her villa . ’ |
| 8 | I do remember that I left a sort of note for my family telling them not to worry because I 'd got a good job and I might not be in touch for a while , but then it all gets kind of overlaid with a memory of a headache like you would n't believe , and shock at being connected to all these horrible machines and — ’ |
| 9 | I do not know whether I have the best answer to that , but I remind them that the Bill relates only to those utilities that have been privatised and to which a policy of independent regulators applies . |
| 10 | I am one of those in the Labour party — I do not know whether I am in the majority in the parliamentary Labour party — who believe in unilateral disarmament . |
| 11 | I do not know whether I can do that , but I must hear it first . |
| 12 | I do not know whether I speak for all my right hon. and hon. Friends . |
| 13 | The absent members will not know whether I was there or not ! |
| 14 | Sturdy , who lives in Stanhope Road , Darlington , said : ‘ I do not know whether I supplied them . |
| 15 | But I do not know if I will take it . ’ |
| 16 | I do not know if I have supplied this fish with the ideal conditions but the fish does appear to be very healthy and always has the dorsal fin held erect and is indeed an impressive sight . |
| 17 | ‘ I do not know if I even have strength enough to regain the shelter I have just come from … ’ and her wings seemed to weaken by the second and her eyes to be pained . |
| 18 | ‘ You are going , and I do not know if I have helped you . |
| 19 | ‘ Because I do not know if I shall be coming back this afternoon . |
| 20 | I do view this as one of the ‘ great classics but I do not know if I would say it is the greatest book ever written in English as I have not yet read widely enough but I would definitely say that for all the above reasons that it is a great book . |
| 21 | In point of fact the reverse ruled : I was constantly having chits thrust at me giving me a blow-by-blow account of " Charlie 's " state of health , but I was never made aware of the seriousness of Eddie 's wound , and somehow I did not know until I visited him in hospital later that morning . |
| 22 | In my own drama teaching I rarely use games with a class that I know well , but when I 'm working with a class that I 've not met before I often begin the session with a short concentration exercise and then a simple game . |
| 23 | It does not matter whether I claim that God has granted me special revelation , a unique experience , or an unshakeable conviction which I choose to call ‘ faith ’ . |
| 24 | Bitterly she thought , it is all spoiled , spoiled by consent , spoiled by refusal , it does not matter if I go or stay . |
| 25 | ‘ But it would not matter if I have . |
| 26 | It will not matter if I am not there . ’ |
| 27 | I could not speak although I was conscious . |
| 28 | I am discomposed , or I would not speak as I have . |
| 29 | At first I could not speak because I hated him so much . |
| 30 | The legs started trembling and cramping à la Victor Meldrew and did not improve until I had sunk about six gallons of tonic water , minus gin I hasten to add . |