Example sentences of "he [verb] [adv] really [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In his heart , even as the first shaft sliced into the flesh of his left arm , he did not really blame them . |
| 2 | The idea of Kevin 's rewarding him for his prowess with a real lunch somewhere acted as a spur to Jasper , but he did not really need a spur . |
| 3 | Nizan was unsuccessful in his attempts to allay the suspicion that he did not really belong to the French communist party . |
| 4 | As he had once said , he did not really have the temperament of a gunner . |
| 5 | It has often been said that he did not really have any very clear idea of what he wanted from his Council ; and as far as content goes , that may be true . |
| 6 | Nicholas 's chances of losing a war were small , because although his outlook was militaristic , he did not really like fighting . |
| 7 | Hartington confided that he did not really believe that prostitution could ever be eliminated . |
| 8 | But he did not really believe any of it , not for a moment . |
| 9 | And Nicky would nod unhappily , although he did not really comprehend . |
| 10 | He did not really understand the conversation , but he knew that the Woman was being attacked . |
| 11 | Frankie could not be one of them , yet he feared in his hear that it might be true , because when she called him ‘ Nigger ’ it wounded him in a special way he did not really understand . |
| 12 | This led to a deep conflict within himself which carried with it the handicap that he did not really understand the ordinary world , was remote from everyday life , and so lacked balance . |
| 13 | Gabriel nodded , but he did not really understand . |
| 14 | R said that he did not really know F beforehand but had seen him and his brothers once before when someone had told him who F was . |
| 15 | And yet , he did not really know what Callanish was . |
| 16 | His other trouble was that he did not really agree with Eden on policy . |
| 17 | Erm , I came down and explained what the nature was , what you wanted to be done , you did n't really explain why and how important that our was , which I felt , that he said what he needing doing , he said what resources he had , and he said that , he did n't really set tasks erm , but he did ask them what they thought they should do you know . |
| 18 | No , he did n't really fancy her , he just wanted to be praised and feel top of the class and get a little attention . |
| 19 | He did n't really strike her as a particularly nosy person , just wanting to know things for the hell of it . |
| 20 | He did n't really want outsiders to know why he was there . |
| 21 | He did n't really want her to hear her mother being strangled . |
| 22 | ‘ I ought to get some sleep , ’ he said , but the coke had taken hold , it was lifting him , and he had such a good seat at the circus , he did n't really want to leave . |
| 23 | The farmer did n't actually refuse to take Mister Johnny but he made it clear he did n't really want him . |
| 24 | The Doctor could n't quite make out what it was that had moved , but going by the gelid fluidity of the apparent movement , he did n't really want to . |
| 25 | So when I was actually pregnant , although it would be fairer on me and the baby and everybody concerned if I did have an abortion , he made me know that he did n't really want me to have one . |
| 26 | ‘ What is it ? ’ asked Pearce , in a tone of voice which suggested that he did n't really want to know . |
| 27 | He did n't really want a deeper involvement . ’ |
| 28 | And that he did n't really want me to . |
| 29 | He did n't really want to know and Ruth was grateful for his lack of interest . |
| 30 | The witness , Tony George from Kings Stanley near Stroud , told the jury he did n't really want to give evidence against two men accused of murder . |