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 . ’
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