Example sentences of "[modal v] n't say i [verb] " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | I would n't say I enjoyed it , but it went much better than I expected and my audience were very appreciative . |
| 4 | Well I have n't I would n't say I 've done it , I 've just asked them to make |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | I would n't say I 've had experience in movies . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | ‘ I would n't say I do think I can beat her , but you 've got to pretend you can . |
| 9 | ‘ I ca n't say I know any of what you 'd call good people . ’ |
| 10 | I ca n't say I know many women like that but I find it interesting . ’ |
| 11 | I ca n't say I know of anyone who wants to write to you . ’ |
| 12 | I ca n't say I know all about it either ; but I do know enough to be able to tell at least some of the truth about why and how we tell , i.e. communicate , the truth . |
| 13 | ‘ I ca n't say I know too many women who would have allowed themselves to get in such a state . ’ |
| 14 | You ca n't say I lied because like , you know |
| 15 | I ca n't say I felt any stronger when Beth left that day , but I was exceedingly glad that she had come and I was left with an inkling of hope . |
| 16 | No I ca n't say I miss this bit . |
| 17 | Ca n't say I 've learnt much although I 've started it again and again in the last two years . |
| 18 | I 've never been to Germany since , never seen anymore of it than I saw from the air that day in 1945 , and I ca n't say I 've ever wanted to . |
| 19 | ‘ I ca n't say I 've actually worked out penny for penny what my overheads are . |
| 20 | But I ca n't say I 've been happy at being on the end of his criticism . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Ca n't say I 've m-met anyone of that name . ’ |
| 22 | I ca n't say I 've ever worried about it , I just thought I 'd look at it when I got there . |
| 23 | I ca n't say I 've ever seen Jeff with a geranium stuck behind his ear ! ’ |
| 24 | ‘ I ca n't say I 've ever thought of it as an obsession . |
| 25 | ‘ Ca n't say I 've met it . ’ |
| 26 | I ca n't say I 've never had them cos I have , but I |
| 27 | But I 'm , I ca n't say I 've not been abroad . |
| 28 | I ca n't say I envy the director , having to find the right balance of youth and experience … ’ |
| 29 | I ca n't say I blamed them , for though the Union Jack Club might be pretentious , Koraloona was n't . |
| 30 | So that I ca n't say I had any positive feelings in the first place , but the realisation that everybody else had negative feelings made me love him . |