Example sentences of "say [pron] [vb past] not [verb] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet , faced with the necessity for resolute leadership , at this time of trial , Sir Patrick could only declare his satisfaction with the present policy and say he did not anticipate many changes . |
| 2 | Pamela said she had not done much thinking about her parents ' attitudes . |
| 3 | Blanche smiled and said she did not mean that , but the reference to Colombian cocaine barons and the mafia . |
| 4 | She said she did not want any fuss , that she was fine , and everyone over there has been marvellous . ’ |
| 5 | She said she did not want any birthday presents unless they could be enjoyed by everyone , so her friends spent £500 on young trees and got permission to plant them around the town . |
| 6 | Then came the day of joy when doctors at Newcastle upon Tyne General Hospital said they did not expect any more problems . |
| 7 | ‘ At one point we thought we had got an agreement but then they said they did not want any conditions at all attached to the application . ’ |
| 8 | Neighbours in Walford Road , Stoke Newington , said they did not hear any shooting but told of screaming and said the face of one of the men who was arrested was bloody and bruised . |
| 9 | And one in three of the women said they did not get enough respect from male superiors . |
| 10 | As to the leading reasons why they did not recycle , 37 per cent blamed a lack of collection points ; 25 per cent said they did not have enough space to store materials awaiting recycling ; 10 per cent found it too much trouble to separate out different categories of waste ; and 8 per cent cited shortage of time . |
| 11 | But there was a setback on Saturday when the French National League 's ( FNL ) disciplinary committee failed to make any ruling at a nine-hour meeting in Paris because they said they did not have enough evidence . |
| 12 | Society boss Geoffrey Lister said he did not expect any economic recovery in the immediate future . |
| 13 | Under fire for his handling of the economy and his personal finances , Mr Lamont said he did not want any other Government job . |
| 14 | When asked how he felt about working with Roisin Hart , the nurse who reported him , he said he did not foresee any problems . |
| 15 | Newsagent John Ellis also said he did not believe such a call would have much influence on Parliament . |
| 16 | Newsagent , John Ellis , said he did not believe such a call would have much influence on Parliament . |
| 17 | Mr Barnett said he did not believe any rules of racing had been broken , so he did not believe the Jockey Club could hold a disciplinary hearing . |
| 18 | The Salvadorean Government said the attack on the hotel was a bid to kidnap Mr Joao Baena Soares , secretary-general of the Organisation of American States , who was in the country on a peace mission , but the OAS chief said he did not believe this . |
| 19 | Kenneth Taylor , who said he did not receive any extra payment other than his normal wages , was giving evidence at the High Court in Aberdeen on the second day of the trial of Alexander Murray . |
| 20 | Yet North said he did not remember that conversation , either at the hearings or later ; nor did he remember the memo in question , or not with any conviction . |
| 21 | The CIA man at the airport said he did not see any winking going on ; but the NHAO humanitarian flights , of which Duemling was in charge , routinely allowed ‘ 10 percent lethal ’ . |