Example sentences of "[subord] i [vb mod] n't say " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unlike a sport like skiing , the considerable risks are not matched with sufficient exhilaration to kindle my interest , although I would n't say no if a boyfriend were to slip naked into one of those clanking climbing harnesses after a hot bath and a glass of wine . |
| 2 | I admire him greatly , although I would n't say we were great friends . |
| 3 | It 's been said although I would n't say it for myself that the lack of pressure for change stems from the Royal Family 's landholdings . |
| 4 | There is something so immovable , so enduring — yet I am perfectly aware that one day he will fall down — so mysterious about my old mate that although I ca n't say that I actually feel a surge of energy , I do feel some sort of ‘ reward ’ . |
| 5 | First of all , as I say , we only deal through motor traders anyway , and there is this liability that the motor trade have anyway , and obviously if if something like that has happened it 's going to occur fairly rapidly , but certainly within three months or three thousand miles , and obviously the owner of the vehicle has a redress to the dealer and obviously if there 's one of our policies on it we would probably accept liability on that , although I ca n't say for definite . |
| 6 | I do n't understand the music so I wo n't say it 's no good but if Rolf Harris can sell a million and so can ‘ Sugar Sugar ’ then there 's obviously a market for that type of thing too . |
| 7 | While Deutsche Bundespost Telekom views its joint venture with France Telecom , Eunetcom , as the ‘ foundation for our world activity , we think it is necessary to have a partner from the US and from the Pacific Basin , ’ said Dieter Gallist , a member of the board of management for Telekom at the Networked Economy Conference in Paris : ‘ We are in the middle of discussions so I wo n't say any more , however , ’ he added ; Gallist added later that Bundespost Telekom is also ‘ looking strongly in the direction of software alliances . ’ |
| 8 | But I 'm sure our distinguished visitor has a lot to say to us , so I wo n't say any more . ’ |
| 9 | This is the question that this whole book is particularly concerned with , so I wo n't say much more about it here . |
| 10 | 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 . ’ |
| 11 | I even got to the point where I was an approved parliamentary candidate , but I never applied for a seat so I ca n't say I was ever rejected ! ’ |
| 12 | ‘ The H. E. Bates book is called Sleepless Moon and it 's in development at the moment so I ca n't say too much about it . ’ |
| 13 | Due to the publication schedule of ‘ Contact ’ I am actually writing this before the AGM , so I ca n't say anything more about it except that I intend to resign at it , due to the fact that I expect to be leaving the London area , so this will be the last time you will hear about London Branch from me . |
| 14 | ‘ So I ca n't say that I know where your mother is or why she left . ’ |
| 15 | I owe him a favour , so I could n't say no . |
| 16 | Just because I would n't say anything . |
| 17 | So in the end I wro , I wrote her this letter because I could n't say it out loud in case anyone else heard me ! |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | So when I could n't say a word , so he was able to open the lift door , you see , from outside . |
| 20 | He had a point , though I ca n't say I appreciated his little joke at the time . |
| 21 | I have heard , though I ca n't say whether or not it 's true , that Winston Churchill is an admirer of his . ’ |
| 22 | You 've explained your position so far as the earrings go , Peter , and I accept your explanation , though I ca n't say I find it good enough . |