Example sentences of "did [adv] say [indef pn] " in BNC.

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1 He was relieved to feel that he would not be alone with Eleanor and was sure that he would be able , casually and quietly , to say something about Liza in the course of the evening — that is , if Eleanor did not say something first .
2 He looked at her face , but he did not say anything , except , ‘ Get those pails into the dairy now .
3 Police added : ‘ She did not say anything to the boy 's aunt and left no notes before leaving .
4 She did not say anything , waiting for him to speak .
5 Did not say anything during the meeting . ’
6 Matilda still did not say anything .
7 The company did not say anything about the level of losses , but it is hard to improve profitability against a background of falling sales .
8 Moore and other intuitionists thought that , since the most basic sorts of ethical statement did not say anything true or false about matters of natural or empirical fact , they must say something true or false about some special ethical non-natural fact .
9 The company did not say anything about the level of losses , but it is hard to improve profitability against a background of falling sales .
10 Alice did not say anything .
11 It did not say anything about the fall .
12 I did not say anything .
13 She did not say anything more so he added in a real voice and proper words , ‘ Delia , I have to . ’
14 However , I did not say anything about the punishment waiting for me in Lilliput .
15 Brian did not say anything for a moment .
16 Blanche looked at Lancaster with a quizzical smile and did not say anything for a full ten seconds .
17 Anna did not say anything .
18 But he did not say anything — what could he say ?
19 He wondered if that was what was before them , but did not say anything .
20 " Poor Miss Poraway , " Quentin said as they washed the tea dishes , and Lavinia — not feeling agreeably disposed towards Miss Poraway — did not say anything .
21 He did not say anything .
22 Owen did not say anything .
23 Mahmoud did not say anything but started immediately down the slope .
24 Jenny 's face clouded with disappointment , but she did not say anything more about Matthew .
25 He did not say anything for a few moments and then he shrugged and gave a sharp laugh .
26 I 'm surprised Joy did n't say something about it yesterday actually Joanne
27 It ai n't just her face being all bashed up and that — it 's the way she did n't say nothing , but just stared at the floor .
28 I was smoking and he did n't say nothing to me , see . ’
29 ‘ She did n't say nothing about people 's ages .
30 dad , dad did n't say nothing about all evening just pop in for an hour , but I could n't see Stuey and me sitting there disturb him , scared
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