Example sentences of "say we [verb] not [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ This is ‘ gesture legislation ’ — a statute that says we do not approve — but without any real means of enforcement , ’ he says . |
| 2 | at least even I never stooped to sending a circular round Community and Environment saying we do not want the danger of officers actually talking to the public and if there 's any credit , Councillor got to have it . |
| 3 | And in fact , though perhaps it is shocking to admit it , we took some advantage of this dreadful argument during the campaign : we said we did not want to bring personalities into the election , but of course it was important that members of the Council should be responsible people who would not take advantage of their ‘ special position ’ . |
| 4 | Needless to say we did not stay in Aberdeen longer than necessary . |
| 5 | Or we may say we do not want treatment which ‘ just keeps us alive without any hope of a cure ’ . |
| 6 | Now as England prepare to play Canada in the first ( non-World Cup ) international in the multi-coloured , all-singing and all-dancing strip ( with the natty little colour bit on the shorts ) — the first change since March 27th 1871 — let no-one say we did not mourn its passing . |