Example sentences of "do n't really [vb infin] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | See I do n't really know much about planes to be honest with you . |
2 | You did n't really do that , that drawing did you ? |
3 | He did n't blame her ; he did n't really care enough to be hurt . |
4 | Those of us who did n't join up until 1943 , either because we were too young or like me in a reserved occupation , did n't really stand much chance of promotion , not unless we were absolutely brilliant and not many of us were that . |
5 | ‘ I mean … they did n't really stand much of a chance , did they , sir ? ’ |
6 | But I did n't really feel sad . |
7 | And what confused her was the fact that she did n't really feel angry . |
8 | Yeah , I have , of course he did n't really eat last week , especially |
9 | only we did n't really eat last night properly at all did we ? |
10 | and I interrupted you about the casual ward , so you did n't really finish that ? |
11 | Questions of Morality and Christian Virtue aside , she did n't really blame all the women Henry Phipps had conquered for succumbing to his wiles . |
12 | ‘ I did n't really mean any harm . |
13 | But these events of war did n't really disturb Little Weirwold except for Miss Emilia Thorne who had to recast the Christmas show as each evacuee left for home . |
14 | When we were first warned , I did n't really pay much attention to what was being said about it — the same problem had flared up at both Jersey House and the hotel I 'd just left but in neither case had there been prolonged cause for concern . |
15 | ‘ You did n't really think some sort of Grandson Richard , 39 , was going to swoop down out of the sky and carry us off to Florida , did you ? |
16 | Last night in the ‘ Digital pubs ’ it did n't really matter any more whether Heseltine had offered a major defence contract inducement to the company . |
17 | I did n't really want two to three . |
18 | I did n't really want that man anyhow . ’ |
19 | So they said , well they did n't really want another granny but they , they wanted to adopt a granddad . |
20 | I did n't really give much thought to coming to France , and I certainly did n't give much thought to making love with you . |
21 | By birth she was a lioness , born under the ruling sign of Leo and proud of it , even if she did n't really set much store by astrology . |
22 | We did n't really know each other . |
23 | Norman did n't really know much about them . |
24 | Sarah was keen to catch her brother up but did n't really get involved in the sport until a few years later whilst studying at Nottingham University . |
25 | We found they did n't really get jumping until closer to midnight . |
26 | I did n't really support any team until then , though my mother had bought me a Chelsea hat ‘ n scarf a few months earlier . |
27 | Had pier alone , Carrie knew , than when she was with them , and although she did n't really mind this , it made her feel lonely this particular day . |
28 | Virginia did n't really believe all the tales she heard about the witch of Wardle Wood — or , at least , she tried not to believe them . |
29 | But he did n't really believe any of it , not for a moment . |
30 | But the judge criticised both the landlord AND the tenant , saying he did n't really believe either of them . |