Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] not to say " in BNC.
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| 1 | I decided not to say anything to him . |
| 2 | I decided not to say so ; it might sound ironic . |
| 3 | A hectic programme for the 18-year-old : ‘ I may have played a little too much rugby this season but I so enjoy playing , and I try not to say ‘ no ’ to anyone who invites me to play . |
| 4 | ‘ I prefer not to say . ’ |
| 5 | To Wagner , therefore , he could write in a different tone : " I prefer not to say a word about the German victories : these are the letters of fire on the wall , intelligible to all peoples . " |
| 6 | I earned it in the first place , so strictly speaking it 's still mine ; but you learn not to say some things in marriage . |
| 7 | Perhaps they did n't want to scare me and thought it better not to say too much , but I wish they had said something . |