Example sentences of "[pers pn] [verb] n't quite know " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't quite know what you want . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ The thief did that , ’ she told him , ‘ and I do n't quite know how I can repair it . |
| 3 | I do n't quite know why , but anyhow if they do feel old at 75 , then they ought to be shaken up a bit . |
| 4 | I do n't quite know what it means . |
| 5 | ( Not , by the way , that I have my heart particularly set on a boy but , having grown up with only brothers , I do n't quite know what the female clichés look like . ) |
| 6 | I have n't made up my mind just yet , indeed , I do n't quite know what to do . |
| 7 | I do n't quite know , ’ Matilda said . |
| 8 | ‘ I do n't quite know , ’ Matilda said truthfully . |
| 9 | I do n't quite know why , but he gave me the impression , without uttering more than a few words , that he had much more than superficial knowledge , and an amusing touch of the sardonic as well . |
| 10 | ‘ I might have done , only I 'm expecting my brother to pin me , I do n't quite know when . |
| 11 | I do n't quite know what it is , but it 's more than looks . |
| 12 | ‘ I do n't quite know how we 'll manage it , ’ Anna said , ‘ But we will , somehow . |
| 13 | " I do n't quite know whether it 's you who 've persuaded me , Fiver . |
| 14 | er , it depends on one 's own tastes , I personally do n't like the open planned that I 've seen in very modern houses where , erm I , I do n't quite know how to express it but it does seem to me odd to be on one floor level and then two feet up you 're on another level and er , that 's one aspect of the open plan that does n't appeal to me and I do n't quite understand why it 's necessary to have everything that 's going on in one room with pieces of furniture designed to act as barriers between the different functions or purposes for which you give parts of the room . |
| 15 | ‘ I do n't quite know what you mean by even at my age . ’ |
| 16 | I do n't quite know how you change it . |
| 17 | I do n't quite know what I did to deserve this radical revision in status . |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't quite know what that 's supposed to mean , ’ he said severely , ‘ but sometimes I think you pull rank on me a bit , Cassandra . |
| 19 | I do n't quite know how to put this . ’ |
| 20 | I do n't quite know what I 'm going to do about it . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ I do n't quite know how to handle it , ’ said David , lowering his voice and putting on a mock-serious face . |
| 22 | Praise Him for ever ! ’ until she stopped suddenly and murmured , ‘ But perhaps I do n't quite know the Lord yet . ’ |
| 23 | But we survived , I do n't quite know how . |
| 24 | Not quite sure how to broach the subject , and not wishing to be indiscreet , she murmured awkwardly , ‘ I do n't quite know how to put this , but part of the reason for my visit was to try and trace someone who lived here a long time ago , only I do n't quite like to ask around , because the person I 'm looking for might not like it — might not want everyone to know her business . ’ |
| 25 | I do n't quite know what this is all about but I 'm sure I 've never seen either of you two gentlemen … ’ |
| 26 | I do n't quite know what 's , what happened , because I remember very well amending these details the last time it came to policy and resources , and that was agreed , because the changes you have made use the working , wording of the Thamesdown scheme , it seems to me far better , erm , as you have moved it , because er , very many people who are elderly , who are sixty-nine years or more or less do n't need any supervision at all . |
| 27 | I do n't quite know how , erm , |
| 28 | erm extrovert I do n't quite know about that |
| 29 | Th there is erm a study going on to do with something called the British National Corpus which I do n't quite know what that 's about but they they want er samples of the sort of things that lecturers do in lecture theatres . |
| 30 | Erm I do n't know that 's , this is not in any official stats books but it 's just my experience with students ' projects that if you get more than , there 's a sort of critical mass of about , about forty respondents and then you 're much more likely to start showing some interesting statistically significant findings for some reason , erm I do n't quite know why but er it 's one of life 's little mysteries but er so that 's usually if there 's a lot of numerical data what I 'd try and advise people to er to get . |