Example sentences of "[vb mod] not [vb infin] said " in BNC.

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1 Perhaps I should not have said that . ’
2 ‘ I should not have said that , ’ she reluctantly admitted .
3 ‘ He should not have said it .
4 ‘ He telephoned to tell me about it … he was very angry when he saw you with that book and I could tell that he had said things he should not have said . ’
5 She knew immediately that she should not have said that .
6 I should not have said so much .
7 What he should not have said is that he was pleased to join Blackburn 'cos they were going places , implying he did n't think Leeds were going to have any more success .
8 ‘ But after he sat down and thought about it he has come in and apologised to the lads and realised he maybe should not have said it .
9 I should n't 'ave said that I suppose cos you ai n't got no friends any more , 'ave yer ?
10 ‘ I 'm sorry , sir , I should n't have said that . ’
11 ‘ I should n't have said that , ’ he went on .
12 ‘ You should n't have said that , Charlie . ’
13 I should n't have said that , Crevecoeur thought , too late .
14 I should n't have said the things I did .
15 I was feeling pretty fed up but I should n't have said what I did .
16 Then , ‘ Oh I am terribly sorry , perhaps I should n't have said that ? ’
17 There followed a silence during which Agnes gripped the stanchion of the door and brought her chin tight into her chest , only to raise it again as she endeavoured to hear what her father was now saying quietly and with a purposeful intent , ‘ You should n't have said that , Alice .
18 You should n't have said that . ’
19 I should n't have said that .
20 By the way , you should n't have said that about Baron .
21 ‘ I should n't have said that .
22 I should n't have said that , should I ? ’
23 I 'm so sorry , I should n't have said the things I did . ’
24 Francis let his guard slip when he said : ‘ He 's going to be one of the great players … perhaps I should n't have said that because it will put too much pressure on him .
25 Well , he 'd had a few — I mean , he probably should n't have said what he did .
26 ‘ I 'm sorry , I should n't have said that . ’
27 I should n't have said that .
28 The one thing he should n't have said was , ‘ Let's have supper . ’
29 I should n't have said it .
30 I should n't have said any of it .
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