Example sentences of "not say i " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I think she will hear me and will not say me nay , |
| 2 | But I would not say I learned nothing from Vincente . |
| 3 | For the first twenty minutes or so of motoring , I can not say I was seized by any excitement or anticipation at all . |
| 4 | I can not say I feel any enthusiasm for the result . |
| 5 | I have updated the models many times over the years , but I can not say I have made a fortune from my knitting . |
| 6 | ‘ Pooh to mademoiselle , did I not say I am Marcelle ? ’ |
| 7 | About a dozen of the fry were ‘ belly-sliders ’ , something which I attribute to inbreeding , as the problem did not recur when the female was later mated to the wild male ; I can not say I have ever had this particular deformity ( of the swim-bladder , so the fish lack buoyancy ) in any other mouthbrooder . |
| 8 | ‘ It was a trickle of a stream and I did not say I 'd broken every bone , just hurt my leg . |
| 9 | Belief … may be said to be the state of mind of a person who says to himself : " I can not say I know for certain that these goods are stolen , but there can be no other reasonable conclusion in the light of circumstances … |
| 10 | ‘ Did I not say I 'd get my answer from you , and none other ? ’ |
| 11 | ‘ Did I not say I was not to be disturbed ? ’ |
| 12 | He does not say I know what I have believed but he says , I know whom I have believed . |
| 13 | i ca n't say I suffered anything — having let my brain grow dull . |
| 14 | Ca n't say I have , Steve . |
| 15 | I was in the same Mental and Moral Science class as him and I ca n't say I noticed . |
| 16 | Ca n't say I blame him . |
| 17 | ‘ I ca n't say I know any of what you 'd call good people . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ It 's only what anyone knows , really , you could n't say I 'd had exactly wide experience . |
| 19 | Do n't say I said that . |
| 20 | While I ca n't say I actually enjoyed the experience — as usual , two shirts flaked me out and put me in a bad mood for the rest of the day — I did find the whole process a whole lot easier on the nerves than throwing a glass of water across a shirt in the hope that somehow the creases , along with the water , would eventually evaporate . |
| 21 | Asked about the four-hour operation , he smiled and replied : ‘ I ca n't say I 'm looking forward to it , but it 's essential , so it has to be done . |
| 22 | Mr Souness , who arrived at a Manchester hospital offering the comment : ‘ I ca n't say I 'm looking forward to it but it is essential so it has to be done , ’ broke the news to his players on the way back from Sunday 's semi-final which Liverpool rescued late in extra time through Ronnie Whelan . |
| 23 | ‘ I ca n't say I 'd given everything to make my husband what he was , or that he 'd cheated on me . |
| 24 | He had a point , though I ca n't say I appreciated his little joke at the time . |
| 25 | ‘ Ca n't say I 'd like to go through lifewith a name like that . |
| 26 | Our only means of escape is alcohol , and I keep off that pretty much ; but I ca n't say I blame chaps for getting drunk ( apart from the fact that it does n't do you any good ) , for few of them take any interest in books . |
| 27 | Ca n't say I blame you , he 's very nice . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ Ca n't say I noticed . ’ |
| 29 | Up the stairs to the right — and do n't say I did n't warn you ! ’ |
| 30 | I ca n't say I have ever seen one like that , have you , lad ? ’ |