Example sentences of "[not/n't] say [indef pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | More optimistic and uncritical comments , that the Führer would not say something he was not sure about , could also be heard . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | According to this , ethical propositions do not say something which can be either true or false in the sense of reporting or misreporting how things really are in some realm of values ( though we can call them ‘ true ’ or ‘ false ’ to signal our agreement or disagreement ) . |
| 4 | He looked at her face , but he did not say anything , except , ‘ Get those pails into the dairy now . |
| 5 | Third , we can not say anything about the nature of an individual site from its coins unless we have a typical pattern of coin loss for comparison . |
| 6 | Police added : ‘ She did not say anything to the boy 's aunt and left no notes before leaving . |
| 7 | Anne could not say anything . |
| 8 | She did not say anything , waiting for him to speak . |
| 9 | He does not say anything about its being most helpful to be allowed to create trusts using the words ‘ I do not doubt ’ . |
| 10 | When they find it , they do not say anything but sit quietly until the last person finds it when they shout ‘ Hooray ’ as loud as they can . |
| 11 | We can not say anything else , ’ a spokesman said . |
| 12 | Clad in his trademark leather jacket and trousers , Lord Christopher , said yesterday : ‘ It 's all a bit dodgy at the moment and I 'd rather not say anything at this stage . |
| 13 | Did not say anything during the meeting . ’ |
| 14 | Matilda still did not say anything . |
| 15 | There must be another language , dealing with the structure of the first and possessing a new structure about which one can not say anything except in a third language — and so forth . |
| 16 | The company did not say anything about the level of losses , but it is hard to improve profitability against a background of falling sales . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | The company did not say anything about the level of losses , but it is hard to improve profitability against a background of falling sales . |
| 19 | ‘ We can not say anything at this stage , ’ he said . |
| 20 | It does not say anything explicit about the legitimacy of corporate power in relation to society generally . |
| 21 | ‘ Just straighten your dress , and do not say anything too foolish . ’ |
| 22 | Alice did not say anything . |
| 23 | It did not say anything about the fall . |
| 24 | If the top does not say anything , they could be acting as if there is full agreement when there is not . |
| 25 | Statements to the effect that a particular programme has had an increase in funding do not say anything about the quality of the service offered . |
| 26 | I understand that I need not say anything unless I wish to do so and that what I say may be given in evidence . ’ |
| 27 | I did not say anything . |
| 28 | She did not say anything more so he added in a real voice and proper words , ‘ Delia , I have to . ’ |
| 29 | However , I did not say anything about the punishment waiting for me in Lilliput . |
| 30 | She would not argue , she would not say anything , she would not look at me for a long time . |