Example sentences of "[pron] said it [vb mod] [not/n't] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said 't would not suit you , and I meant it as a compliment . |
| 2 | ‘ I deserved that , ’ said Lucy , looking pale and tired behind the sun-gold glow ( beat yourself up , Jay , you 've hurt the one you love ) , but I said it would n't work . |
| 3 | I have meandered round all sorts of fairly obscure topics , just about pleasing the Chair by remaining in order , knowing that whatever I said it would not make the slightest difference to the outcome of the private Bill . |
| 4 | The organisers claim they were dissuaded from going ahead with the event because of the tone of a letter from the DTI which said it would not grant an import licence if one were needed . |
| 5 | It is all very well for companies like Rentokil , or Guinness , which said it could not act this time round but was considering similar action at a later date , to compensate their shareholders . |
| 6 | They have been married for five years , confounding sceptics who said it would n't last because of the age difference . |
| 7 | Florida was the first place in the world to try out the scheme , in spite the cynics who said it would n't work . |
| 8 | Both Dames Elizabeth and Martha were deaf , so whatever you said or how you said it would not cause any alarm . |
| 9 | They said it would n't matter if he were gay . |
| 10 | They said it would n't take long . ’ |
| 11 | Bissell 's eyes never left Rohmer as he spoke , and Rohmer knew what the thing meant when it said it would n't talk to Gilbert anymore . |
| 12 | Two pages later the Report proceeded to do exactly what it said it would not do : it coupled levels of attainment to ages , by defining the expected range of levels at which pupils aged 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 would perform.4 This represented ‘ a rough speculation about the limits within which about 80% of pupils may be found to lie ’ ( DES 1988a : para.104 ) . |
| 13 | It said it could n't understand why the British Amateur Weight Lifter 's Association had reached the decision not to take action against the two weighlifters . |
| 14 | So he said it would n't involve much , but to run a fete does involve a lot of work . |
| 15 | Everyone said it would n't last six months . |