Example sentences of "[pers pn] could not say " in BNC.
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| 1 | Charles bit on his lower lip and looked to the side as if there he would find the answer to the question ; then shook his head , saying , ‘ You know , I could n't say . ’ |
| 2 | I could n't say that I felt very well for that was n't quite true , but I certainly no longer felt ill . |
| 3 | I could n't say , You 'd give them such a shock that it 'd come as small fry when Darling Bina said she wanted a career on the stage . |
| 4 | I could n't say which area would be best for a trip — probably southern Spain . ’ |
| 5 | And then I thought , I could n't say ‘ Here , is this baby a mongol ? ’ in front of Stan , I think he would have fell over . |
| 6 | I could n't say there was one happy morning when I awakened to the realisation . |
| 7 | I could n't say any more . |
| 8 | ‘ Ah , that I could n't say . |
| 9 | I could n't say no to this man . |
| 10 | I could n't say " Yes " , so I said " No " . |
| 11 | If I thought they were doing anything wrong to Lesley I could n't say anything because she 'd get it , I would n't get it . |
| 12 | I stood there , I could n't say anything , he made me furious , they made me furious and anyhow I was ten times more embarrassed than furious . |
| 13 | I could n't say , I forgive you . |
| 14 | Yes , and they asked me what I was laughing at ; and of course I could n't say their son-in-law was so ugly , so I said : |
| 15 | There the colonnade was wider and the slender arches more open ; standing in the deep shade , I looked out over the tree-tops and the sea to the languishing ash-lilac mountains … a déjà vu feeling of having stood in the same place , before that particular proportion of the arches , that particular contrast of shade and burning landscape outside — I could n't say . |
| 16 | I could n't say anything to her . ’ |
| 17 | Oh I could n't say for that . |
| 18 | Oh I could n't say for that . |
| 19 | Oh I could n't say for that . |
| 20 | I owe him a favour , so I could n't say no . |
| 21 | ‘ I could n't say , I 'm afraid , ’ the girl said . |
| 22 | ‘ Off the top of my head , I could n't say . ’ |
| 23 | I , I mean I , I , I w I could n't say that I would be happy being in the house all the time . |
| 24 | Mr. Andrew has always been devoted to Kate , Mr. Mottram , but I could n't say the same about her . |
| 25 | For the life of me , I could n't say which was the case . |
| 26 | I could n't say it 's new , but then could blue be said to be royal ? |
| 27 | ‘ I could n't say it , but I wanted you to know it , and that was the only way I could try and tell you . ’ |
| 28 | I could n't say ‘ Why do n't you do this for me ? ’ or ‘ I want this or that . ’ |
| 29 | I could n't say anything to that which would not have been construed as offensive . |
| 30 | I could n't say for certain what our smallest listed building is , but I suspect that some old wall-mounted pillar boxes will be strong candidates ! |