Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] say i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It 's only what anyone knows , really , you could n't say I 'd had exactly wide experience . |
| 2 | " But you could n't say I was pretty , could you ? |
| 3 | Erm they began the union just before I left Bellany and of course it was cried down and erm they had meetings and the lot , and then all the miners were on strike at the time , and er my father and brother were both miners and er my brother was very friendly with Mr and Mr next door and er anyway er we decided to come out on strike for Bellany 's union and of course erm they , the , one , I think it was Mr said Joey he said er did you know we 're out on strike here and my brother said it seemed to be catching does n't it he did n't say he could n't say I worked there you see but erm it , it caused an upset but still up to a point the unions were good because we 're all badly underpaid for what we did , and the hours we worked they would n't tolerate it nowadays , but erm I forget er I joined the union and if you did n't you were a blackleg you know you , they wanted you to join the union from then I 've been in the union all , until I finished work but erm they , they got us our rises and er as I say the , the money was n't er very good and then the union did fight for the rises and they 'd got to pay it or lose all the er employees but erm I was , I was satisfied with without it , I 've been satisfied with my life you know I 've had , there 's been humorous there 's been sad but erm I 'm still able to get around and that 's the main thing . |
| 4 | ‘ You need n't say I was in the closet with you in that tone of voice , ’ she hissed at him . |
| 5 | But I would not say I learned nothing from Vincente . |
| 6 | I would n't say I enjoyed it , but it went much better than I expected and my audience were very appreciative . |
| 7 | Well I have n't I would n't say I 've done it , I 've just asked them to make |
| 8 | I would n't say I 'm a great patriot , but I would n't actually sell out my country . |
| 9 | ‘ I would n't say I do think I can beat her , but you 've got to pretend you can . |
| 10 | I would n't say I was a hero . ’ |
| 11 | like everyone 's jealo , a , like everyone 's jealous of me at school and I would n't say I 'm over tall ! |
| 12 | I do n't think I could , I 'd go up that erm I did alright and I would n't say I 've done well . |
| 13 | I would n't say I 've had experience in movies . |
| 14 | I would n't say I would n't say anything Gwyneth , to me i , I 'd be quite happy ! |
| 15 | No , I would n't say I did , and I would n't say that 's what I was looking for , particularly , because again I mean it 's a much abused notion that perhaps that class disappears in postwar Britain , I think that 's a political issue that was an attempt to make it look as if class was disappearing , class differences rather , but I think there is a lot of evening out , there 's not the stark differences of the quality of life of furnishings that you would have found say in homes before the war . |
| 16 | Oh no , I would n't say I was grateful to Mr Maxwell . |
| 17 | Yeah well if they say that I would n't say I would n't pick them up . |
| 18 | i ca n't say I suffered anything — having let my brain grow dull . |
| 19 | Ca n't say I have , Steve . |
| 20 | I was in the same Mental and Moral Science class as him and I ca n't say I noticed . |
| 21 | Ca n't say I blame him . |
| 22 | ‘ I ca n't say I know any of what you 'd call good people . ’ |
| 23 | While I ca n't say I actually enjoyed the experience — as usual , two shirts flaked me out and put me in a bad mood for the rest of the day — I did find the whole process a whole lot easier on the nerves than throwing a glass of water across a shirt in the hope that somehow the creases , along with the water , would eventually evaporate . |
| 24 | Asked about the four-hour operation , he smiled and replied : ‘ I ca n't say I 'm looking forward to it , but it 's essential , so it has to be done . |
| 25 | Mr Souness , who arrived at a Manchester hospital offering the comment : ‘ I ca n't say I 'm looking forward to it but it is essential so it has to be done , ’ broke the news to his players on the way back from Sunday 's semi-final which Liverpool rescued late in extra time through Ronnie Whelan . |
| 26 | ‘ I ca n't say I 'd given everything to make my husband what he was , or that he 'd cheated on me . |
| 27 | He had a point , though I ca n't say I appreciated his little joke at the time . |
| 28 | ‘ Ca n't say I 'd like to go through lifewith a name like that . |
| 29 | Our only means of escape is alcohol , and I keep off that pretty much ; but I ca n't say I blame chaps for getting drunk ( apart from the fact that it does n't do you any good ) , for few of them take any interest in books . |
| 30 | Ca n't say I blame you , he 's very nice . ’ |