Example sentences of "not [v-ing] i [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Francis added : ‘ The chairman 's main concern is not wanting me to receive a serious injury which might prevent me from managing properly . ’ |
| 2 | I did n't really blame you for not wanting me to come near you , but it was n't a particularly pleasant experience to realise that I 'd put someone I 'd loved through such an appalling time . |
| 3 | I ju , you 're not sending me to do it ! |
| 4 | ‘ You 're not expecting me to go home and wait till they shoot that boy on Friday ? ’ |
| 5 | I 'm sure sir you 're you 're not expecting me to make a a major contribution to this particular debate , but I felt that your the , various comments have been made around the table which would make it exactly clear where the Department stands on this issue . |
| 6 | You 're not asking me to read the part er B at all at this stage . |
| 7 | ‘ But it is not affecting me to have to do the job I have been given . |
| 8 | Nor could I. Did you miss not 'aving me to talk to ? |
| 9 | Her nearness was n't helping me to do my thinking straight . |
| 10 | I told her that what she said was a load of bollocks , and one thing led to another and my mum told me she was n't allowing me to take Natasha with me . |