Example sentences of "[modal v] not be saying " in BNC.
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| 1 | If he really supports the work of the east London TEC , he should not be saying that firms should not spend 0.5 per cent . |
| 2 | The staff here maybe I should be I should n't be saying this the staff are finding it very difficult I mean what I 'm trying to say is for goodness sake eyes should be opened . |
| 3 | Sorry I should n't be saying because I was Incidentally , I did n't say to you that when they transcribe it , if a name comes up they , they just write erm do you want a cup of tea , name ? |
| 4 | In answer to the third question , the utilitarian might suggest that there is at least as great a tendency to convergence on these bases as pertains to any of the social sciences ( which may not be saying much ) . |
| 5 | He 's the best of the lot , I mean , it may not be saying a lot , |
| 6 | ‘ You might not be saying that when the refugees come back from Australia , ’ Fergus said sourly . |
| 7 | If we stopped to check out what we really wanted to do , our internal voices might not be saying , ‘ Time to go out clubbing , ’ but , ‘ Out with the Ovaltine , on with the duvet and open the Ruth Rendell . ’ |
| 8 | Would n't be saying bloody Italians would I ? |
| 9 | What he ca n't be saying if he understands the system is , " 1 want to vote effectively both for my first-preference candidate and for my second or any lower preference " . |
| 10 | ‘ They are children on the brink , at the end of their tether , and we ca n't be saying to them come back in 50 weeks . ’ |
| 11 | If his excuse is that he will not be saying anything new , I hope that the newspapers will note that he will just be churning out the same old stuff yet again . |
| 12 | " You 'll be coming back here now and then ; we sha n't be saying good-bye to you . |
| 13 | And you wo n't be saying anything to that ponce of a boss you 've got , Howard ? ’ |
| 14 | ‘ You wo n't be saying that if we have to close the factory and put everybody out of work . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You wo n't be saying that tomorrow . ’ |