Example sentences of "would n't say " in BNC.
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| 1 | If it was finished I would n't say abandoned , I said . |
| 2 | ‘ Did you hear that Steve , they would n't say the opposite if it was raining . ’ |
| 3 | Asked if he was bored , he replied : ‘ I 'm a little bit tired , I would n't say bored . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I would n't say it was the last ditch for the capercaillie . |
| 5 | If I was walking down a street and some scaffolding fell on my head I would n't say ‘ oh dear ’ . ' |
| 6 | ‘ I would n't say they were in the same field , ’ he says dryly . |
| 7 | He would n't say any more . |
| 8 | In their personal freedom I would n't say they are free like English girls but they are up to a point . |
| 9 | I would n't say the desert is being contained , but there are diagnoses and solutions . ’ |
| 10 | And he would n't say anything . |
| 11 | ‘ He would n't say much would he ! |
| 12 | ‘ No , thanks , ’ I said , handing it back , ‘ but I would n't say no to a cup of tea . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ You would n't say that if you 'd seen the old Zambia in action , ’ Leila said , pulling a sour face . |
| 14 | I would n't say my career will go the same way as Kylie 's — we 're both doing our own thing and I would n't try to imitate her because we are both completely different . |
| 15 | ‘ He would n't say . ’ |
| 16 | Mam would n't say anything because she did n't want to throw it in his face that it was her money going down his throat . |
| 17 | ‘ I have never met a remotely effective idealist about whom you would n't say the same thing . ’ |
| 18 | Q. Complete this well-known phrase or saying : ‘ She would n't say … to a goose ? |
| 19 | ‘ Oh , I would n't say that about Swallow , ’ Robyn demurred . |
| 20 | He would n't say what was n't working out , though I guess it was the sexual frustration and not being able to put a date on setting up home together . |
| 21 | Unlike a sport like skiing , the considerable risks are not matched with sufficient exhilaration to kindle my interest , although I would n't say no if a boyfriend were to slip naked into one of those clanking climbing harnesses after a hot bath and a glass of wine . |
| 22 | Ugly as Corryhully Lodge is , you would n't say no to being asked in for a cold beer as you passed , as long as no one you knew saw you go in . |
| 23 | ‘ Oh , I would n't say that , ’ he protested . |
| 24 | He assumed the best approach was to try and joke with the audience and he asked : ‘ You would n't say to Shakespeare , that was a good book , can we have another chapter now ? |
| 25 | Nails knew them both by sight ; they would n't say boo to a goose , called each other mum and dad , even when they were alone together , homely sorts . |
| 26 | ‘ I would n't say that . |
| 27 | But as for a figure , I would n't say that Mrs Bretton-Fawcett has a figure , no more than Agnes here has one , because they are both like drainpipes … ’ |
| 28 | ‘ That 's a powerful bit of sun , ’ he commented , ‘ but I would n't say no to a wee drop of rain . |
| 29 | They used to do that : the chief inspector walking down on a Saturday morning in full regalia and one of these fellows would nod and they 'd always walk to the corner , and the Chief would n't say anything about it because they were on the corner and not causing any obstruction . |
| 30 | Five Highers , Jordanhill , married in the University Chapel to an awful nice electrical engineer who would n't say boo , taught for two years till she got her parchment before starting a family . |