Example sentences of "i [verb] [not/n't] [adv] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jesus , there 'd be so many things I could do I do n't even know where to start thinking about them . |
| 2 | Well my husband and I were married in nineteen forty four , you see , and er as you see I go every year and it 's nineteen eighty six , so therefore erm I you see I , I do n't really want people to know my age |
| 3 | So I I 'd I , I do n't really want one ! |
| 4 | Th that 's another thing you see I , I do n't really know what work is done in Selby |
| 5 | He could go back to his wife , though why he should I do n't really know . |
| 6 | See I do n't really know much about planes to be honest with you . |
| 7 | I do not ordinarily go to Egyptian plays . |
| 8 | ‘ I do not exactly expect you to give your share away , mademoiselle . |
| 9 | Some , as you will see , I do not altogether agree with . |
| 10 | I do not altogether share her regret at the loss of such places . |
| 11 | Mrs Sams ( 44 ) from Birmingham , said : ‘ I do not normally swear but he has driven me to it . |
| 12 | I do not normally give way to someone who has just ambled into the Chamber , but I shall make an exception on this occasion , because I rather like the hon. Gentleman 's florid looks . |
| 13 | I believe that the House should insist er that the not only should th should be a majority o of local of of of local authority members , but these so-called independent members are really quite superfluous to requirements they are p they are creating another kind of semi-quango , they are concentrating more power into the hands of the Home Secretary and for that reason , although I do not wholly agree with the amendments that have been put down , I shall certainly vote for them all . |
| 14 | By that , I do not simply mean the gods , but human culture itself as well . |
| 15 | Although I do not wholeheartedly agree with the view the author takes of the mechanical world of the train being somehow better than that of nature , I can still find it interesting and thought inducing from a philosophical angle . |
| 16 | Every time I have to strike my heart is in my mouth , and although I do not consciously hold back when I strike , I wonder if I am doing so without being aware of it . |
| 17 | In this instance , I do not particularly welcome this debate , because I regret having to make these points tonight in this way . |
| 18 | However , as an mere individual I do not also have a right to inherit his seat in parliament . |
| 19 | By an unemployment reserve , I do not just mean a register but a reserve of people who are being trained and well paid and who feel part of the economy and of our industrial community . |
| 20 | Perhaps I do not even care ; I do n't know that , either . |
| 21 | It was a Frankie Howerd interview that made me realise I do not even want one . |
| 22 | I do n't know how to — I do not even want to — dispel this cold mist left over from the fog . |
| 23 | ‘ I do not even want to share you with him . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I am numb , I do not even feel anger towards whoever did it . ’ |
| 25 | And she thought , guiltily , I do not even feel guilty . |
| 26 | I am dying , she thought , as her forehead broke out into a fine sweat , I do not even have to think of it , my mind is on other things , but there is a disturbance , quite plainly to be felt , in the mechanism of my heart . |
| 27 | But I do not even have a vocabulary to describe the distinctive tang of a pear or a peach . |
| 28 | I do not even acknowledge them as my own . ’ |
| 29 | I do not even like to see her , it makes me uncomfortable and I wish her gone , as quickly as possible . ’ |
| 30 | The carving is of a quality I do not even understand . |