Example sentences of "i [verb] not the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I know not the answer to your question , my lady , ’ admitted Alianor . |
| 2 | To my amazement , on locating the source of the sound I discovered not the cat but a hedgehog in the process of killing and devouring a blackbird . |
| 3 | ( Downward transposition was not at all uncommon when countertenor solos were issued in print : for instance , ‘ I envy not the pride of May , from Purcell 's 1693 birthday ode for Queen Mary , is in E major in the original and also goes to top b ’ B♭♯ , but it was published , in the treble clef , in D major . ) |
| 4 | No I do n't need the rail , I do n't the rail money in er Cos I presume if you pay the seven quid you 'll be more or less committed then to paying the I 'll I 'll get the rail money a bit later than . |
| 5 | The way she sort of I do n't the way she sort of lead |
| 6 | No , no I do n't the time has come I think ! |
| 7 | I do n't the membership will want a revolution but what we do require is that evolution considered carefully so we do n't stand still and keep our head in the sands and I give you insurance that is what is , is happening . |
| 8 | And I think not the kitchen , that 's on the rising main . |
| 9 | After a few days , nine or ten , I wondered if it would aid things to pay a visit to Scotland , but I had n't the purpose for it , let alone the money . |
| 10 | Facilities for homeless people are of course open only at certain times of the day and I had n't the money to go anywhere else . |
| 11 | Malc was furious , especially when I admitted that I had n't the heart to charge the old dear , so we were two quid out of pocket . |
| 12 | But I had n't the heart . |
| 13 | Driving home in the minibus , she offered Silas an apologetic smile as she admitted , ‘ I had n't the heart to throw them out . ’ |
| 14 | and I had n't the heart to tell |
| 15 | I 've done my own cleaning ready for Christmas which I had n't the energy for in the spring and my husband and I walk about 3–4 miles every day . |
| 16 | I just gave in , I had n't the strength to resist them . |
| 17 | ‘ But by then I had been her slave nearly all my life and I had n't the courage or the guts to say no . |
| 18 | McAllister , who had put the doll down , and was now fetching out her work basket to embroider pansies on some fine lawn dresses made for the bazaar by the aforesaid ladies , said , ‘ I did n't mean to become involved , you know , but Matey has been so kind to me — when not slave-driving me , you understand — that when she asked me to accompany her I had not the heart to refuse , and strangely , after I began to work for the bazaar , I found that it was most rewarding . ’ |
| 19 | My famished brain kept throwing up the same line , and I had not the strength to control it , even though I knew it was wrong : Cymbeline Ghost-relic has returned from the Other Side : |
| 20 | But I have n't the heart to drive him back to the warren . |
| 21 | The matron , seeing my Lady took an interest in the place , pointed out a girl to her , named Rosanna Spearman , and told her a most miserable story : which I have n't the heart to repeat here ; for I do n't like to be made wretched without any use , and no more do you . |
| 22 | It is presumably that time which is relevant to the comment which I have n't the heart to repeat here where I refers to the current narrator . |
| 23 | I have n't the heart to tell her I do n't like them . ’ |
| 24 | God I have n't the buyer 's guide and all that bit just went straight over my head that 's . |
| 25 | I ca n't get out and I have n't the money to do it . |
| 26 | Well , I have n't the money to get you drunk every time I want you to love me . ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Maybe , but I have n't the patience any more . |
| 28 | I 'm not pretty ; and I have n't the advantages of Jessie . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ Well , I have n't the fondness for her I have for Helen , ’ Julia said diplomatically . |
| 30 | I have n't the nerve , I Just encourage people to go on doing what they 're already doing anyway . |