Example sentences of "[verb] not say " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought they did , but dared not say so . |
| 2 | ‘ For them to claim ’ would not have jarred the ear in the same way , she thought , but did not say . |
| 3 | Rupert Murdoch did not say that his Sky company and its associate Eurosport channel were ready yet to go head-to-head in rights fights with BBC when he announced a joint contract with them for England 's Test series in the West Indies this winter . |
| 4 | They did not say sorry . |
| 5 | Dr Clark Brundin of Warwick University said : ‘ We did not say at our meeting in Leeds — and this is where we have shot ourselves in the foot — that no government is going to meet the cost of higher education . |
| 6 | He reiterated that Vietnamese boat people considered to be ‘ economic migrants ’ must be sent back to Vietnam , but did not say when . |
| 7 | They did not say that it was over , neither of them . |
| 8 | He did not say a word , just stared at the sky . |
| 9 | What she did not say — what she could not say — was that the cold high days with their lengthening light terrified her . |
| 10 | What Pravda did not say was that Mr Gerasimov failed to get elected by popular vote in the all-union congressional elections last March — just like Mr Lev Zaikov , the ousted Moscow party leader . |
| 11 | What Pravda did not say was that Mr Gerasimov failed to get elected by popular vote in the all-union congressional elections last March — just like Mr Lev Zaikov , the ousted Moscow party leader . |
| 12 | At the end of the last war , the Allied Forces did not say to Germany : ‘ War is over , let's forget it all . |
| 13 | He looked at her face , but he did not say anything , except , ‘ Get those pails into the dairy now . |
| 14 | You did not say which type of daffodils you had , but generally the problem is most common on multi-headed or double-flowered varieties . |
| 15 | You did not say these things in conversation , not even confessional speech . |
| 16 | The President , sitting with his feet up beside the coffee table , also did not say much . |
| 17 | Zuwaya did not say , ‘ and so we turned to the Turks for aid ’ , but ‘ we won , and our rights prevailed ’ . |
| 18 | On lesser occasions , such as peace-makings within the Zuwaya , or within a section , they were not so formal : people did not say ‘ We Jlulat ’ , or not often . |
| 19 | Mr Steyn , who voted for Prime Suspect , said the jurors handed their votes to Miss Shubik , who checked them and announced a majority of four to three , though she did not say who had won . |
| 20 | Mr Steyn , who voted for Prime Suspect , said the jurors handed their votes to Miss Shubik , who checked them and announced a clear majority of four to three , though she did not say who had won . |
| 21 | Mr Smith did not say how he would meet manifesto commitments without extra borrowing or taxes if growth were not as strong as the Chancellor had forecast . |
| 22 | Police added : ‘ She did not say anything to the boy 's aunt and left no notes before leaving . |
| 23 | He did not say who ‘ they ’ were . |
| 24 | Mr Helmsley did not say how long he planned to keep his buildings in mourning , but his wife is expected to be in jail for at least 19 months before she is eligible for parole . |
| 25 | He did not say much when they met and it was always muffled by the lapels of his coat . |
| 26 | When Endill asked his mother about him she did not say much and never smiled as she normally did . |
| 27 | All that we saw on that Thursday night was O going home on his own once more ; though if we had watched closely we would have seen that he simply left his stool and did not say Goodnight , Mother . |
| 28 | He did not say , ‘ Actually — I 'm a breast man myself ! ’ |
| 29 | However , he did tell Gedge he was having thoughts of leaving , but did not say why . |
| 30 | They did not say a word but looked me up and down . |