Example sentences of "[pron] [modal v] not say that [art] " in BNC.

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1 I would not say that the developmental view is a consequence of the thoughtaction analogy exactly , because there could be constructivist theories that do not mention development .
2 I will not say that the latter reason was not one of my first pulls towards Theosophy .
3 I can not say that the letter is in the drawer and mean that the cake is in the cupboard , or that the letter was or will be in the drawer .
4 If it is appropriate for the courts to adopt some kind of policy in order to protect government against itself ( and I can not say that the idea particularly appeals to me ) , it should be one that distributes the loss fairly across the public .
5 In an interview with Japanese reporters on Feb. 17 , the Chairman of the Council of Ministers , Dumaagiyn Sodnom , indicated that the MDU demands were being taken very seriously by the leadership ; according to the Japanese news agency Kyodo , Sodnom said : " I can not say that the monopoly over the political system is right .
6 According to Beijing radio , Li Peng added : " I can not say that the developments in Eastern Europe will have no impact at all on China .
7 For instance , one could not say that the nervous system had simply slowed down , as on occasion the subjects could produce responses as quickly as they could when rested .
8 Hence , although we can not say that every material ought to have the same strength , we can say that , very approximately , all materials ought to have the same elastic breaking strain .
9 In the first place , we can not say that the coins recovered from a site , whether by excavation or otherwise , represent a cross-section of coins in use on that site , even though it is generally true that coins are dropped in proportion to the amount of times they are handled or passed from hand to hand .
10 Even now , almost a decade into the project , we can not say that the monster does or does not exist .
11 Therefore , we can not say that the environment elsewhere does not concern us .
12 By applying the Pareto condition , we can not say that the oil discovery improves actual economic welfare .
13 He could not say that the garage was macho and Pricewell 's was naff , because she would tease him again .
14 Mr. Ratcliffe told me he could not say that an average person would not be woken by a heavy goods vehicle passing by his window and , to his credit , whilst making the very best of his brief he did not suggest that the present position is not disturbing .
15 He can not reverse the rule of Common Law ; he can not interfere — at least directly — with proceedings in the Common Law Court ; he can not say that the legal owner is not the legal owner .
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