Example sentences of "[modal v] [not/n't] say [num] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I said you should n't say eight ! ’ |
| 2 | Edouard tried very hard to persuade him to talk , and to relax ; Grégoire would not say one word . |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . |
| 4 | Then people , for some ideological reason , people might say , well , you know , you ca n't say one form of communication is better than another , so that say , I do n't know , I suppose , a kind of feminist belief is better than Paradise Lost or something — well , it might be more acceptable to some people for various reasons , but I say some writing is more rewarding , ultimately some things are better than other things . |
| 5 | One of the problems is that you ca n't say one night you may get seven or eight calls . |