Example sentences of "i can [adv] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | I make coffee , she phones around , shifts papers , I ca n't say a word I mean . |
| 2 | ‘ I ca n't say it was a particularly pleasant experience — it 's a bit hairy wandering through waist high vines that could be full of black and brown snakes ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Look : I ca n't say this strictly , as a scientist , but it is my feeling that a bonfire , grilling a kipper or lighting a cigarette all release greater concentrations of dioxins than you 'd be likely to find at the end of the pipe of a properly run high-temperature incinerator . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I ca n't say what I 'll do until I find out what it all means , ’ one official said . |
| 5 | Since I 'm technically retired I ca n't say that I 'll resign if you disagree with my request — and particularly that we should remove my reconstruction as quickly as is feasible , but I do feel it that strongly and I shall publish whatever you decide . ’ |
| 6 | I ca n't say it 's something I 've found easy to do . |
| 7 | You bring me into the office to shout at me and I ca n't say anything . |
| 8 | ‘ I ca n't say how glad I am , ’ Frau Nordern said . |
| 9 | ‘ I ca n't say how I feel , ’ Herr Nordern said for the twentieth time . |
| 10 | I was in the same Mental and Moral Science class as him and I ca n't say I noticed . |
| 11 | One day after a very difficult time with him , I exploded and said to him : ‘ I ca n't say that the Christian faith has made much difference to your life ! ’ |
| 12 | ‘ This is all very interestin' , ’ said the Mayor , ‘ but I ca n't say one way or t' other , it 'll have to be discussed in council and there 's yon bridge to be seen to now . |
| 13 | ‘ I ca n't say I know any of what you 'd call good people . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ I ca n't say whether I invited it or — or not ; it just happened . ’ |
| 15 | Dr John Little , president of the Cambridge club , said : ‘ I ca n't say unequivocally but I have gone through a history of the club and there is no mention of it there . ’ |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | I ca n't say that I keep a distance , because I do n't . |
| 18 | ‘ I ca n't say it was the most comfortable way to travel — but it is something different . ’ |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | ‘ I ca n't say I 'd given everything to make my husband what he was , or that he 'd cheated on me . |
| 22 | He had a point , though I ca n't say I appreciated his little joke at the time . |
| 23 | ‘ I ca n't say precisely how long but by this calculation it 's time for a bath . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | I ca n't say that I 've even found cases with definite pathology needing to dilute more . |
| 26 | I have heard , though I ca n't say whether or not it 's true , that Winston Churchill is an admirer of his . ’ |
| 27 | I would n't have been able to see that gateway , so I ca n't say whether she was there or not , at five . ’ |
| 28 | I ca n't say I have ever seen one like that , have you , lad ? ’ |
| 29 | I ca n't say the juggling timetables with my partner is always easy , economically we earn the equivalent of one decent wage and find it difficult to save . |
| 30 | ‘ I ca n't say what you should make , ’ said Robyn irritably . |