Example sentences of "[pers pn] certainly do [not/n't] [vb infin] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What I knew I certainly did n't go for . |
| 2 | ‘ I did n't ask you to come here in the first place , and I certainly did n't ask for your help out here . |
| 3 | I certainly did n't count on having a bizarre looking pooch as a companion — I just could n't get rid of her . |
| 4 | I certainly do not wish to be an apologist for the whole of any sector ; nor will I accept that every establishment within it , including the one of which I am the director , is flawed fundamentally simply by existing . |
| 5 | Few anthropologists share this optimistic view and I certainly do not believe in witchcraft . |
| 6 | I certainly do n't think with the sort of product we have at the moment that there will be any possibility of raising prices before then because I mean , you know , there just are n't any really films which are going to grab people . |
| 7 | ‘ I certainly do n't go on stage ill prepared but I have never had a script for any of my shows . |
| 8 | Er I should say that I 'm only saying this because it 's written in front of me , some churches apparently in York are putting on alternative festivities er I do n't think they 're trying very hard because I have n't heard of any and I certainly do n't move around the place , hear of any . |
| 9 | ‘ I certainly do n't want to be called Gran , ’ she says . |
| 10 | It 's also the case and I 'm not trying to malign any part of the private sector and I certainly do n't want to be the subject of a libel action , but it is showing a tendency to grow in directions that are contrary to the hard won ideas of good practice in statutory provision . |
| 11 | I have n't liked to phone him up because it , you know , I certainly do n't want to be , thought that , yeah , yeah , try and be nosy or anything like that , it erm |
| 12 | And I certainly do n't mean to be marriagist or altar-ist or whatever else the expression is n't . |
| 13 | Well as Michael says , we 're not proud of the results er , and we 're not going to try and dress them up , Michael has n't tried to do that and I certainly do n't intend to . |
| 14 | And I certainly do n't believe in having cosmetic surgery . |
| 15 | Dorcas does n't believe in you , and I certainly do n't believe in you , but if you could just see your way clear to existing just long enough for us to find them , we 'd all appreciate it very much . |
| 16 | True experts in the world of fishkeeping are few and far between , and I certainly do n't claim to be one of them . |
| 17 | Petting meant doing that so no , she certainly did not want to be petted and much less to pet Edward . |
| 18 | She certainly did not live in the shadow of John ; she was her own person and deserved to be described as more than a widow . |
| 19 | You would be surprised to know how little alcohol is needed to affect your concentration ; you certainly do not have to be drunk . |
| 20 | Right , so er you certainly do n't want to be giving in at at two per cent unless the volume we 're sure 's gon na be higher again this year . |
| 21 | ‘ Well , you certainly do n't believe in wasting time , do you ? |
| 22 | The prizes are very desirable , as you can see below , and you certainly do n't have to be an expert to enter the competition . |
| 23 | You certainly do n't have to be a bible scholar to read this chapter and realize that perhaps the key word in it is the word lost . |
| 24 | Most of us , as people who live in this world , are interested in our environment , and even if not young we certainly grow to appreciate it and to learn a bit about flowers and the way animals live and work in our garden and watching David Attenborough on television and erm we have a genuine interest because as part of this world we know it and come to understand it , and probably feel , therefore , if even if you 're not a biology specialist , which you certainly do n't have to be by any means , when a child asks a question about , you know , ‘ where do the flies go in winter ? ’ and ‘ why 's the hamster gone to sleep for three months ? ’ we feel more capable of answering it because we 're closer to it ourselves and those are the sorts of questions that people told us . |
| 25 | Most of us , as people who live in this world , are interested in our environment , and even if not young we certainly grow to appreciate it and to learn a bit about flowers and the way animals live and work in our garden and watching David Attenborough on television and erm we have a genuine interest because as part of this world we know it and come to understand it , and probably feel , therefore , if even if you 're not a biology specialist , which you certainly do n't have to be by any means , when a child asks a question about , you know , ‘ where do the flies go in winter ? ’ and ‘ why 's the hamster gone to sleep for three months ? ’ we feel more capable of answering it because we 're closer to it ourselves and those are the sorts of questions that people told us . |
| 26 | He speaks directly to us in the first person and he expresses something very like fear and even self-pity , the distress of the poet , seeing himself as a kind of natural victim , and it may be the distress of the puritan living on after the Restoration and afraid of the wild route , which is Charles the Second 's court , though I think we can be a little sceptical of this and we certainly do n't know with sufficiently accuracy when Paradise Lost was written . |
| 27 | These comments may well apply to English , and perhaps even a large number of languages , but they certainly do not apply to all . |
| 28 | There 's been no guidance from the government , but they do n't certainly they certainly do n't seem to be against mixed ability teaching . |
| 29 | There 's been no guidance from the government , but they certainly do n't seem to be against mixed ability teaching . |
| 30 | a great great save at this time in the game , they certainly do n't wan na concede a goal now . |