Example sentences of "i [vb past] not say " in BNC.

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1 Striving hard for some normality , she pulled her head back and told him , ‘ I d-did n't say a word to anyone about — about us . ’
2 It looked pretty dull to me , although I did not say so .
3 I did not say that the world was in a sorry state , that it contained no dangers or that there was in absence of sinister-looking developments .
4 I did not say so .
5 She learnt , from my saying , ‘ Here ’ , where I was , although I did not say where I was .
6 I did not say where ( was and , also , I did not need to know where I was .
7 But I did not say so to my students .
8 I did not say anything .
9 However , I did not say anything about the punishment waiting for me in Lilliput .
10 I did not say that , sir , ’ replied Captain Smollett .
11 I did not say that I intended to leave , ’ his father responded .
12 I did not say that . ’
13 I did not say that all they did was bad .
14 I did not say that either . ’
15 I did not say that ! ’ he rasped suddenly , glaring at her .
16 ‘ It was a trickle of a stream and I did not say I 'd broken every bone , just hurt my leg .
17 I did not say you slept around !
18 I did not say your reasoning was wrong , Roger , only that it was faulty . ’
19 I did not say that . ’
20 My answer to that long intervention is that I did not say that a payroll tax was the same as the selective employment tax .
21 I did not say that .
22 I did not say that I had irrefutable evidence .
23 I did not say any of those things , ’ said Robert , ‘ and , even if I did , I do n't think they merit the death penalty .
24 I did not say that ! ’
25 I did not say that and you would know it , Councillor .
26 I did not say that people were ‘ fed up with banks digging into their accounts without notice to extract charges ’ nor did I ‘ slam ’ the banks .
27 I did n't say anything , just put the bits I could n't eat on the side of my plate .
28 Even though I did n't say a word in the uproar and drank only water , I was standing there like them in the crowds and smoke , proud and glad and sure of myself .
29 Lendl smiled and countered : ‘ It would be laughable if I did n't say it because it 's obvious that Wimbledon is my main goal — to pretend otherwise would be wrong . ’
30 I did n't say anything like that .
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