Example sentences of "[modal v] not say in " in BNC.
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| 1 | When he read stories about Balder , Adonis and Bacchus , he was prepared to ‘ feel the myth as profound and suggestive of meanings beyond my grasp even tho ’ I could not say in cold prose ‘ what it meant ’ . |
| 2 | Asked if she would abandon her attempt if they became ill she replied that she could not say in advance , and pointed out that there would be eight doctors , including one paediatric specialist , immediately to hand . |
| 3 | I have nothing to say to you that I will not say in front of Alec Smith . ’ |
| 4 | Jessop argues that this is highly unlikely and that in a crisis we can not say in advance whether the state — now divorced from any one-to-one relationship with the ruling class — will assist capital , labour or ( as seems to be the perennial case in Britain ) pursue policies to the mutual ruin of the contending classes . |
| 5 | ‘ We can not say in each case exactly what the defendant did . |