Example sentences of "say he [modal v] not be " in BNC.

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1 But still he says he would not be married or sober without the incident .
2 He also agreed that he once claimed surfing was better than sex , and had said he could not be gay because he went surfing , which he considered a largely heterosexual sport .
3 He also agreed that he once claimed surfing was better than sex , and had said he could not be gay because he went surfing , which he considered a largely heterosexual sport .
4 Two days before the funeral Henry was asked to give a short speech , and although he began by saying he would not be able to talk , did n't think he could get the words out , was no orator , ended , of course by accepting .
5 BOSNIA 'S Muslim president yesterday suspended temporarily his participation in international peace talks in New York , saying he could not be involved as long as Serbs continued their offensive in eastern Bosnia and Sarajevo .
6 He joined her to say he would not be in the office that morning , a contact in the city had an exclusive story for him and they had arranged a meeting .
7 He attended few matches and Alex Jones , the spokesman for the Hearts ' Supporters Federation , said : ‘ It 's fair to say he 'll not be missed . ’
8 Mr Heseltine , President of the Board of Trade , admitted the Government had ‘ got it wrong ’ , but said he would not be resigning .
9 But wealthy Mr Meinertzhagen — a Lloyds ‘ name ’ — said he would not be taking civil action against the bar .
10 At the end of the prosecution case at Teesside Crown Court yesterday , James Chadwin QC , defending , said he would not be calling any evidence .
11 One of the men tipped as a possible successor to Mr Birt , the Channel 4 chief executive , Michael Grade , said he would not be interested in the job if it were offered .
12 When the interviewer , Mr Jeremy Paxman , said he could not be serious Mr Ashdown replied : ‘ I am making very a serious comparison .
13 He accused Sir Patrick of failing to address ‘ the real issues of the province ’ and said he should not be attending tomorrow 's meeting of the Anglo-Irish conference in Dublin .
14 The Scottish Office said he should not be approached by the public .
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