Example sentences of "not [adj] i [modal v] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was a sickeningly familiar story and there was not much I could say , apart from expressing regret and understanding . |
| 2 | Or sometimes if they 're not sure I 'll say Well before we book it can you just have a run round the house and then ring me back tell me actually what there is to go . |
| 3 | I do indeed , yes , yes , it 's the only watch I own , and it 's the only watch I 've ever had , no , no , that 's true , er not true I should say I 've got a half hunter . |
| 4 | Well , in a way it was n't dangerous I 'd say , it was a very worked plan and it would have worked if the letter had got there , so I know it was going to work and I would not say it was dangerous . |
| 5 | Erm Roosevelt was er despite the er rather unusual route to the presidency , really rather a good president but he had a , he had a very particular view of the presidency which was one which he shared with Lincoln but he took up Lincoln 's arguments and , and developed it further and I quote from er Roosevelt 's autobiography , which is rather more revealing than most autobiographies , erm Roosevelt was n't modest I should say in case you , if you wonder when I read you something . |