Example sentences of "i [vb base] [not/n't] to " in BNC.
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| 1 | but did it look authentic with the thing , I mean not to the extent of |
| 2 | ( iii ) From their reading of pre-20th century literature , pupils should be encouraged to identify some of the major changes in English grammar over the centuries , eg the loss — except in some dialects and in religious uses — of thee and thou ; the simplification of the verb system eg from have , hast , hath , to have and has ; the change in the structure of negatives eg from I know not to I do n't know . |
| 3 | On a personal note , may I say that when I want to hear the Fourth Symphony for pleasure , which is relatively speaking often , I turn not to Munch or Dutoit but to an old tape I have from 1954 of the much underrated Albert Wolff conducting the Swedish Radio Orchestra . |
| 4 | I try not to look , but you can see her boobies and that . |
| 5 | I try not to , but I just ca n't stop . |
| 6 | I try not to . |
| 7 | " I try not to be , sir , but I 've never met anyone like you before . |
| 8 | I try not to . |
| 9 | ‘ I try not to be as foolish u the doctor , and not to blunder in where the Inspector wishes to go quietly . |
| 10 | People say I 'm temperamental , but at least I try not to be ! |
| 11 | ‘ I try not to , ’ mumbles Ludo . |
| 12 | I try not to though , I mean that 's her responsibility , I buy the plants and she puts them in the garden , er in the . |
| 13 | ‘ I find myself attracted to American ladies in a way I do n't to English ladies . |
| 14 | The Monty Python star recently said : ‘ I find myself attracted to American ladies in a way I do n't to English ladies — odd , is n't it ? ’ |
| 15 | I do n't to be quite honest I do n't think there 's anything left of . |
| 16 | Erm , okay thanks , as long as I do n't to er put you off or anything |
| 17 | I do n't to be quite honest I do n't think there 's anything left of . |
| 18 | Not just because it would ruin the trust that my relationship is built on and that I so much believe in , but because being unfaithful would require me to be the kind of woman I choose not to be . |
| 19 | Some people like to have a sharp canter to warm up for the steeplechase , I prefer not to . |
| 20 | ‘ I prefer not to , ’ said the Cat . |
| 21 | I prefer not to be labelled . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ In fact , I prefer not to be beautiful . |
| 23 | I prefer not to be under any obligation to you . ’ |
| 24 | Very light surgery this morning : I have n't to be in Chollerton until two and I 've only got a couple of calls to make . |
| 25 | What have I , well I have n't to , I 've got to fit the erm cord symbols , you know , get the sequence of cords , I 've written it down you see |
| 26 | Well d' ya know what I have n't to your place yet , the , fireplace . |
| 27 | I had not , I have not to this day , the remotest notion of what they were all doing . |
| 28 | I promise not to cheek Frances and cut corners . |