Example sentences of "[adv] [adv] say [conj] she " in BNC.

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1 Her dislike of being alone after dark had certainly diminished as the weeks went by , but she could not honestly say that she was completely carefree .
2 It was a finely worked piece of silver and obviously of great value ; but while she admired it and felt honoured to receive it , Sara could not honestly say that she enjoyed having its chain about her neck .
3 She had refused to sign the treaty recognizing Elizabeth as legitimate Queen of England , still considering her far from legitimate ; yet , once returned to Scotland , she compromised far enough to say that she would accept Elizabeth 's tenure during her lifetime on the understanding that her own eventual right to the succession was acknowledged .
4 Except , of course , she could never — ever — tell them what that folly had led to — even if , looking back , she could now honestly say that she had done nothing to provoke it , that she could have expected anger from Havvie at her changing her mind , but never that he would do as he did .
5 I do n't know actually , she has n't really said that she wants it she 's talked about it , but she has n't said whether she wants the job or not .
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