Example sentences of "n't [verb] i [verb] up " in BNC.
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| 1 | Surely you do n't want me to give up my evenings too . |
| 2 | ‘ Me too , ’ I agreed , ‘ but my Mum says she do n't want me growing up like Sally Buckley . ’ |
| 3 | He did n't need me building up yet more false hopes which did nothing except try his patience . |
| 4 | ‘ Come on , you do n't expect me to give up my jacket , ’ Geoffrey exclaimed , in response to a disapproving look from Bridget . |
| 5 | And that , as long as they did n't expect me to turn up to every committee meeting . |
| 6 | Now going back to this handicraft , although I said I really did n't want to be committed to all the meetings , I 'm quite happy to carry on with the handicraft , providing you do n't expect me to turn up at every meeting . |
| 7 | Did her own work and did n't expect me to clear up after her . |
| 8 | ‘ He 's angry and irritable and he 's made it clear from the very beginning that he does n't expect me to come up to scratch . ’ |
| 9 | " I hope you do n't mind me coming up — I thought I 'd just come and see how you were , and perhaps sit and chat with you for a while " |
| 10 | ‘ Do n't tell me to shut up . |
| 11 | Do n't tell me to shut up ! |
| 12 | Like that and he started laughing He said yeah , cos he said he 'd got , I , I do n't know what I said do n't say shut up like that and I do n't tell me to shut up like that ! |
| 13 | ‘ They would n't allow me to grow up . |
| 14 | ‘ He wo n't let me get up or go out , or even sit in the armchair for a bit , ’ said Dolly . |