Example sentences of "i [verb] not a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | But when I reached the foss I encountered not a fairy , but my first school party of the day . |
| 4 | No I suppose not a thing |
| 5 | For the first time I saw not a vague pink blob but an exquisite , fragile , jewel-like object . |
| 6 | I felt even readier when I saw not a Gharrgoyle insight at Gharr 's table . |
| 7 | ‘ No , I do n't a bit see what you mean , ’ said Betty . |
| 8 | 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 ? |
| 9 | No I do n't a flat top what you on about I have n't got |
| 10 | ‘ I said not a word that was untrue , ’ Morton replied . |
| 11 | I had n't a clue what was expected . |
| 12 | I had n't a friend in the room . |
| 13 | I had n't a clue about such things in those days . |
| 14 | I had n't a penny and I was flabbergasted to learn that Jerry can expect thousands . |
| 15 | It would have looked a lot worse if I had n't a proper motive for meeting you in the first place . ’ |
| 16 | I would have tried to contact you , but I had n't a phone number . |
| 17 | It 's no proof I had n't a clue |
| 18 | and I had n't a clue what that was . |
| 19 | ‘ That wo n't be a problem , ’ I told him with bravado , though I had n't a clue how I would get hold of the balance of the cash . |
| 20 | But , I went out , I had n't a card that was just right . |
| 21 | I am normally a law-abiding citizen but I had not a single scruple . |
| 22 | ( At the time I had not a clue what he was talking about but , in hindsight , he was , of course , referring to Boleyn 's ascendancy over Fat Henry and Wolsey falling like a star from the sky of royal preferment . ) |
| 23 | I kid you not , I had not a clue as to what she might be talking about . |
| 24 | I 've come home to my dinner and I 've not a lot of time to spare . ’ |
| 25 | He 's trying to lay his filthy hands on her , I have n't a doubt . |
| 26 | At this point the two girls just marched off the train , one of them picked up David , the other one picked me up , screamed Russian things at the soldiers — I have n't a clue what they were saying — and marched us back on the train and barred the door , while the Russian soldiers were standing on the platform screaming horrible things at them . |
| 27 | ‘ I have n't a dog to give them to at the moment . |
| 28 | No , I have n't a cold : Dmitri 's asleep and I do n't want to wake him . |
| 29 | With slight adjustment to the mechanism and cutting the bumper , it should fit ( I have n't a 101 here to check ) . |
| 30 | I have n't a clue . ’ |