Example sentences of "said it [vb mod] [not/n't] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said 't would not suit you , and I meant it as a compliment . |
| 2 | I told her what I 'd told Erica at Tremayne 's dinner , and said it might not lead to anything helpful . |
| 3 | said it would n't make any difference to her you know whether |
| 4 | They said it would n't matter if he were gay . |
| 5 | Mr Grover had pointed it out and said it would n't give any trouble . |
| 6 | But industry minister Edward Leigh , on a visit to the town , said it would n't benefit Britain 's workforce . |
| 7 | John said it would n't cost much in petrol as Pat McClusky , an excellent comic , was driving a minibus over with eight of John 's other acts and I could go with them . |
| 8 | So he said it would n't involve much , but to run a fete does involve a lot of work . |
| 9 | Bissell 's eyes never left Rohmer as he spoke , and Rohmer knew what the thing meant when it said it would n't talk to Gilbert anymore . |
| 10 | They have been married for five years , confounding sceptics who said it would n't last because of the age difference . |
| 11 | Everyone said it would n't last six months . |
| 12 | When Deportivo stormed to the top of the league early in the season , vocal sceptics in the big clubs said it would n't last . |
| 13 | I was n't really sure about displaying so much , but Cavell said it would n't cause offence . ’ |
| 14 | They said it would n't take long . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ I deserved that , ’ said Lucy , looking pale and tired behind the sun-gold glow ( beat yourself up , Jay , you 've hurt the one you love ) , but I said it would n't work . |
| 16 | Everyone always said it would n't work having two women sharing a caravan . |
| 17 | Florida was the first place in the world to try out the scheme , in spite the cynics who said it would n't work . |
| 18 | The Department of Health said it would not comment until it received details of the proposals . |
| 19 | Passengers on the 5.18pm train from Waterloo in London to Alton , Hampshire , were enraged when it stopped at Woking , Surrey , and the driver said it would not go further . |
| 20 | Although the party failed to gain a seat , Mr Green said it would not deter the Labour group from running again in local polls . |
| 21 | The league said it would not send cats to Coundon as it had heard of a case of a kitten being used as live bait for dogs . |
| 22 | The organisers claim they were dissuaded from going ahead with the event because of the tone of a letter from the DTI which said it would not grant an import licence if one were needed . |
| 23 | Two pages later the Report proceeded to do exactly what it said it would not do : it coupled levels of attainment to ages , by defining the expected range of levels at which pupils aged 7 , 11 , 14 and 16 would perform.4 This represented ‘ a rough speculation about the limits within which about 80% of pupils may be found to lie ’ ( DES 1988a : para.104 ) . |
| 24 | I have meandered round all sorts of fairly obscure topics , just about pleasing the Chair by remaining in order , knowing that whatever I said it would not make the slightest difference to the outcome of the private Bill . |
| 25 | Nestle Foods Corporation said it would not buy Salvadoran coffee for 30 days in response to a consumer group campaign against the war in El Salvador . |
| 26 | London Transport said it would not have dismissed strike leaders even if it knew their identity , for fear of bringing the Underground system to a halt . |
| 27 | Peking said it would not persecute Mr Yang if he was returned to the mainland , a clear sign it would strongly disapprove of Hong Kong not returning him . |
| 28 | Lugh said it would not take two days and it would not even take all night . |
| 29 | Both Dames Elizabeth and Martha were deaf , so whatever you said or how you said it would not cause any alarm . |
| 30 | Ireland 's pro-life movement said it would not field anti-abortion candidates , but urged voters to ‘ consider the attitudes ’ of those running for office . |