Example sentences of "not say i [verb] [verb] " in BNC.

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1 I 'm not saying I want to see Morris ' Utopian vision in action exactly as it is , but a lot of his idea is still very inspiring a century after it was written .
2 ‘ It is always nice to beat Boris although I am not saying I have proved I am a better player , ’ said the 24-year-old Stich .
3 ‘ It was a trickle of a stream and I did not say I 'd broken every bone , just hurt my leg .
4 I have updated the models many times over the years , but I can not say I have made a fortune from my knitting .
5 But , it , it was n't saying I 'd made , made an error
6 ‘ I ca n't say I 'd given everything to make my husband what he was , or that he 'd cheated on me .
7 I was having a rest , I did n't say I 'd finished .
8 ‘ It 's only what anyone knows , really , you could n't say I 'd had exactly wide experience .
9 But I ca n't say I 'd changed my mind about Celebrity Golf .
10 ‘ I did n't say I 'd got any thing , but —
11 I did n't say I 'd got to have it today .
12 She did n't say I had to go to South Shields .
13 Well I have n't I would n't say I 've done it , I 've just asked them to make
14 I do n't think I could , I 'd go up that erm I did alright and I would n't say I 've done well .
15 ‘ Ca n't say I 've met it . ’
16 I still do n't like you much , Major , but I do n't say I 've liked most of the best fighters I 've trained .
17 I would n't say I 've had experience in movies .
18 Ca n't say I 've learnt much although I 've started it again and again in the last two years .
19 ‘ I would n't say I do think I can beat her , but you 've got to pretend you can .
20 I ca n't say I have noticed any change in the last few years .
21 I ca n't say I have come across anyone who expects it to remain a dwarf , but many seem to think that 5–6″ is it — possibly because it is rare to see larger specimens in a retail outlet .
22 ‘ I did n't say I did believe you .
23 ‘ I did n't say I wanted to go to bed with you , but that I wanted to make love to you ; a subtle difference , ’ he chided , ‘ and I do n't know why you should look so disbelieving — you have a lovely supple body …
24 ‘ I did n't say I wanted to do anything else about it . ’
25 Mummy I did n't say I wanted to get out , it was Christopher .
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