Example sentences of "i [verb] [not/n't] [art] " in BNC.
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1 | NOT and I repeat NOT the main carriage , as someone I know once did ! |
2 | I met not a soul on the walk , but the path was in very good condition , a feature we noticed many times in NZ , that the tracks are well looked-after even when apparently hardly used . |
3 | I make not a party-political point , but one which shows the reality of not having proper consultations on the time scale for implementing such a major piece of legislation . |
4 | But when I reached the foss I encountered not a fairy , but my first school party of the day . |
5 | ‘ I know not the answer to your question , my lady , ’ admitted Alianor . |
6 | 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 . |
7 | No I suppose not a thing |
8 | ( 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 . ) |
9 | For the first time I saw not a vague pink blob but an exquisite , fragile , jewel-like object . |
10 | I felt even readier when I saw not a Gharrgoyle insight at Gharr 's table . |
11 | ‘ No , I do n't a bit see what you mean , ’ said Betty . |
12 | Alright , no , we 've got er , I do n't a bit down game , that 's wrong , you know your territory , do you just have one territory , Jack ? |
13 | No I do n't a flat top what you on about I have n't got |
14 | I do n't no way |
15 | 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 . |
16 | I have to say , in comment to that , I do n't the know the the balance of statistics but I 've been a lone parent for , for ten years now , although I 've I 've pressed button , it was because for ten years of being able to have a stable relationship with my children , I 've got two very stable teenagers and during that , the course of that ten years I 've been disabled person as well , so yes there may be the case that there 's there 's trouble with the children of lone parent families , but I think there 's far too much emphasis on that nowadays ! |
17 | 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 . |
18 | No , no I do n't the time has come I think ! |
19 | Yeah , I do n't the the chicken 's |
20 | Erm , I do n't the exact figure but it is quite a bit less , erm seven pounds odd I think is n't it ? |
21 | The way she sort of I do n't the way she sort of lead |
22 | I do n't an organ . |
23 | And I think not the kitchen , that 's on the rising main . |
24 | No I did n't no |
25 | ‘ I said not a word that was untrue , ’ Morton replied . |
26 | I had n't a clue what was expected . |
27 | I had n't a friend in the room . |
28 | I had n't a clue about such things in those days . |
29 | I had n't a penny and I was flabbergasted to learn that Jerry can expect thousands . |
30 | It would have looked a lot worse if I had n't a proper motive for meeting you in the first place . ’ |