Example sentences of "[det] [verb] not stop me " in BNC.
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1 | Trained mind I might be supposed to have , but this did not stop me from losing my clothing coupons . |
2 | This does not stop me from wishing , sometimes , for a sight of you all , or for the feel of the cold , wet winds of Edinburgh ! |
3 | Although I have not yet announced my presence , this does n't stop me giving Rainbow a little treat . |
4 | I did not know where I was , but that did not stop me saying , ‘ I 'm here ’ . |
5 | That did n't stop me , man — I was playing that thing for two years . ’ |
6 | Of course I was far too small , and they 'd have swum away from me in fright anyway , but that did n't stop me trying on occasion . |
7 | That did n't stop me from thinking bitterly that he 'd got away scot-free . |
8 | But that did n't stop me going back to it . |
9 | I had heard rumours that Jack the Ripper was about in the night , but that did n't stop me launching into the fog . |
10 | ‘ You did run away , ’ he muttered , ‘ but that did n't stop me needing you . ’ |
11 | ‘ Anyway , he did n't say much but that did n't stop me , and in the end I got out and left him there . ’ |