Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] n't really [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | My Lord erm just to sweep up one or two of the other , very briefly the points my learned friend has just raised , erm I , I think it follows that our provisional position at the moment is that we think that reference is probably more satisfactory than simply going to the commission , what went , if your Lordship went to the commission and then found that they were unsatisfactory or did n't really take matters further , for one of the reasons it might very well not , is because the original complaint put to the commission was not framed in the same way as the defence and counterclaim are now framed , er there 's been a very considerable amount of refinement , both parties would no doubt wish to put submissions into the commission as to how the answer should be put or to provide information so the commission can answer them and so on and so forth and it may not be any quicker doing it that way |
| 2 | And then you 've got different colours that do n't really go with that , but |
| 3 | Hey John , your Mum 's a Hell 's Angel anyway so sa , that do n't really bother me . |
| 4 | We 're all taught when learning to fly that we should initiate turns using a little rudder , often in aircraft that do n't really need it . |
| 5 | The only problem with it is that very often we , the people that organize the Neighbourhood Watches already live in areas that do n't really need one that much . |
| 6 | ( Barry Legge ) No , I think it 'll be quite the reverse , at the moment we have a benefits system that stretches right across the spectrum , and there are many people receiving benefits at the moment that do n't really need them . |
| 7 | Yes , I think that the crucial thing that 's emerging , especially from the area of artificial intelligence , is that we 're beginning to understand that what the name of the game is getting people to express their intentions , and for a long time we 've been , as it were , stuck in languages that do n't really help you to do that and we 're really beginning to understand now that erm what people are doing when they program indeed , I mean as it were the ace programmers , are expressing their intention for whatever 's to be done in the task the computer 's to perform clearly . |
| 8 | It means that you have discovered some foods that do n't really suit your body at the moment . |
| 9 | It was just on opening time , and I stood myself a drink in a City pub that did n't really want me — a woman was still vacuuming the bar . |
| 10 | It had always been a moment of pure magic to him in the theatre , the consciousness of the huge rustling animal behind him , and the hush as the house lights went down , the pause of utter stillness , silence , and then as he brought his baton down , the incredible surge of excitement as music smashed the silence , created instantly the illusion of that otherworld that did n't really exist . |
| 11 | On the other hand you have a whole generation of TV watchers that does n't really know the rules . |
| 12 | I was speaking to somebody about this er , a few days ago , and you know they said erm I said , in a way that does n't really apply today , because none of us like to think we 're bad . |
| 13 | They gave me a cheque for some stuff , but Keith just wanted to spend it and did n't really think about what he was buying . |
| 14 | She had drunk several glasses of wine and did n't really care at the moment . |
| 15 | Look what Jesus says here in Luke chapter thirteen , in verse twenty four , just let me pick a few phrases out , verse twenty four it says shall not be able in verse twenty five there was their cry Lord open to us and in verse twenty seven their response depart from me the result in verse twenty eight there was gon na be weeping it was n't gon na be universal , they were not all gon na be saved , they were not all just gon na be swept in in the last day and did n't really matter , you 're all buddies together now in heaven , not at all , this surely what Jesus says here makes it very clear that all will not be saved if at first we 've already mentioned in John er no sorry verse further on in John three this done verse thirty six he who believes in the son has eternal life , but he who does not obey the son shall not see life but the wrath of God abides upon him , there 's no suggestion there of being ultimately brought in to God 's heaven and ultimately being saved , no it is the wrath of God abideth upon that person . |
| 16 | She had n't seen him in seven years and did n't really want to . |
| 17 | She had quite expected him to stop the car on the way home and make a grab at her and she was all prepared to cope with it , had her little speech ready about what a wonderful evening she 'd had but at the moment she was concentrating on her career and did n't really want to waste time on that kind of thing . |
| 18 | He said today : ‘ I was n't sure what was going to happen and did n't really expect to make a decision . ’ |
| 19 | I had to spend three days in bed and did n't really kick a ball in the build-up to the Highfield Road game . |
| 20 | I thought it sounded a bit slushy and did n't really relate to it . |
| 21 | And did n't really know anything about rabbits and I know my aunt it 's a sort of family story that she took her doe to the buck and the buck had babies . |
| 22 | He had n't meant to lose control like that and did n't really know why he had . |
| 23 | How horrible — and how lucky you were , Mr. Preston , to meet my aunt when she was old and did n't really know what she was doing . " |
| 24 | But they were then held in remand in prison , and did n't really know how to defend themselves , so this project will be sending lawyers into the Long Houses of the indigenous peoples , trying to educate them about the process of Malaysian law , and work it into their system of customary law , which is known as ADAT , whereby within the Long House , all the community leaders and the members within the community debate disputes over land rights , the forest , the use of it , and try and get them to use their customary law with a knowledge of the Malaysian legal process in order to form associations and fight being thrown into prison because they 're trying to defend the forest . |
| 25 | ‘ I went to three different schools and did n't really enjoy any of them . |
| 26 | The food was very good , but Jessamy ate mechanically and did n't really taste it . |
| 27 | Obviously the owner of the cottage had never been burgled and did n't really believe that it might happen ; there was a new-looking bolt at the bottom of the kitchen door that had n't been shot . |
| 28 | He is totally selfish about it and does n't really think about anything else . ’ |
| 29 | Brown 's working day starts at 6.30am and does n't really end . |
| 30 | Marion glanced at the picture , but did n't really bother to take it in . |