Example sentences of "not [vb infin] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | The flower seller , Ms Sue Thompson , said : ‘ I did not dare say anything . |
| 2 | It was the first time in American history that serving officers did not dare say what their commander-in-chief had told them to do . |
| 3 | She did not dare say more . |
| 4 | It 's it 's like I I better not say say this but Irishmen over that when when I when I used to work with Irishmen my word they was good Irishmen . |
| 5 | She thought of Eileen as ‘ That one ’ , though these days she did n't dare say so . |
| 6 | And do n't dare say you did n't take it ! ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Do n't dare say a word ! ’ she hissed . |
| 8 | But she did n't dare say it . |
| 9 | Thus ( 66 ) implies " He did n't dare oppose his wife 's whims any more than he dared commit high treason " , ( 67 ) that the speaker is of the opinion that they would n't dare say a word against him , and in ( 68 ) the speaker very clearly believes that the addressee does n't have the cheek to look him in the eye and tell such an obvious lie . |
| 10 | I did n't dare say he was in cos |