Example sentences of "not [verb] [pers pn] [verb] i " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although you always came to me brimming with news of where you had been and what you had done , I do not think you told me everything . |
| 2 | I did not want him to see me . |
| 3 | So I came out immediately , as I did not want him to pull me out . |
| 4 | Lina 's family will not want her to see me , but I am quite convinced she herself would welcome my presence . |
| 5 | I am being a trifle cunning in this , as I do not want you to forget me . |
| 6 | But I do not want you to marry me just because your parents wanted it . |
| 7 | When I was pregnant , and we did not have this constantly changing situation of togetherness and separation , my husband complained that I had not noticed him kissing me goodbye in the morning — I was starting to take him for granted after only a few months without going to the mikva ! |
| 8 | ‘ I really can not expect you to accept me after the way in which I have behaved , and then was wicked enough to read your private book , and the cuttings are there , I knew that you would want them back , and I expect that you will wish to make a career in journalism , and why accept a poor doctor , no need to do that , you can always live on your father 's allowance and what a remarkable man he is , so like you , or earn your living by your pen … ’ |
| 9 | If you had not confessed I think I would have beaten it out of you . ’ |
| 10 | I it is not envisaged I mean I must n't mislead you at all I want I want to be understood on this issue . |
| 11 | And I goes well we 're smokeless and and she goes I 'm not bothered she says I 'll do you a swap . |
| 12 | I was n't playing well for the rest of the team , and that is one of my strengths , because even when I 'm not scoring I know I can contribute . |
| 13 | I try not to let it put me off too much . |
| 14 | ‘ As long as it 's later , ’ he remarked with cheerful optimism , ‘ I 'll try not to let it worry me . ’ |
| 15 | I shall not force you to tell me if you still consider it would be contrary to your country 's interests to do so . ’ |
| 16 | I will not have her think me acquiescent in her schemes . |
| 17 | I would not have him think I have taken advantage of his daughter , and shun facing him . |
| 18 | I 'm not asking you to help me , but at least you can let me get on with things instead of badgering me the whole time . |
| 19 | ‘ I 'm not asking you to marry me , ’ she insists . |
| 20 | Not letting her see me of course . |
| 21 | ‘ That 's why I 'm not letting you take me to the airport . ’ |
| 22 | Only in the evenings did I spend some time with Mr Rochester , and I was careful not to allow him to hold me in his arms or kiss me . |
| 23 | I 'll not let them see me . ’ |
| 24 | and the furry monster was there and the church bells rang unceasingly , my muse was red with righteous anger , o my love , and her hound barked at the furry monster and her frankfurter but i did not let them see me for worshipping in silence is the artist 's choice , that is the way for growth . |
| 25 | They looked just like those horrible Yahoos , and at first I could not let them touch me or come near me . |
| 26 | Dear Harsnet , he wrote , you may keep your door closed and not answer when I ring the bell , you may refuse to answer my letters or return my calls when I leave a message on your answering machine , but sooner or later we are bound to meet and this time I will not let you fob me off with a smile . |
| 27 | I could not get her to believe I had booked a Maternity Hospital for the birth of my child . |
| 28 | Thus spake Esme , the first-rate pianist of Moose Jaw , and I became disillusioned , deciding not to ask her to marry me after all . |
| 29 | You will not regret it believe me ! |
| 30 | That is not to say I consider I became , necessarily , a ‘ great ’ butler ; it is hardly for me , in any case , to make judgements of this sort . |