Example sentences of "not [vb infin] said [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He was still inside her , but softened and withdrawn , and she could not have said honestly that the experience was an exciting one . |
| 2 | Sometimes this pleased him and sometimes it made him feel frightened , though he could not have said why . |
| 3 | I was certain , although I could not have said why , that if I did not answer correctly this might well be the end . |
| 4 | It seemed the right thing to do , though he could not have said why . |
| 5 | Robert could not have said why , but he had the strong impression that the engineering master , too , had been listening at the door . |
| 6 | If he had chosen to confide in anyone then he could not have said clearly what was the summit of his aspiration . |
| 7 | I should not have said so much . |
| 8 | He could not have said more plainly , ‘ It will soon be you and I. ’ There was an understanding between them . |
| 9 | Jasper knew she was pretending , though he could not have said how he knew . |
| 10 | erm I 'm conscious of the fact that I 've been going on for perhaps too long and I may not have said quite enough about Darwin , but let me just finish by saying this that it 's not possible today , I believe , to discuss any important problem in biology without Darwin 's thought being absolutely central to what you 're saying all the time . |
| 11 | Ironically she felt a tiny pang of regret for the long Viking locks , though she could n't have said why . |
| 12 | Tears came into her eyes as she watched him , though she could n't have said why , but she did know it was something she 'd never forget , etched on her memory now forever . |
| 13 | Sunk in introspective misery , Virginia could n't have said later if it was wet or dry , day or night , winter or summer . |
| 14 | She was still trying to cope with what she was beginning to realise was her over-reaction , though she could n't have said quite why she should feel so alarmed , when he told her coolly , ‘ You misunderstand me , Miss Everett , ’ and was on his feet too as , looking arrogantly down at her , he stated bluntly , ‘ Should I ever be so lucky as you suggest , then , be sure of it , I 'd throw away my rabbit 's foot , ’ and having forthrightly left her under no illusion but that should he ever get saddled with her then he would consider his luck had run out , he went on toughly , ‘ I already know the answer , but , for the record , I want to hear it from you — are you just playing around with Travis for the pure hell of it — or , ’ his voice had taken on a grim edge , ‘ are you in love with him ? ’ |
| 15 | It was ridiculous to feel safe with someone who , in every other sense , seemed to represent a threat , even though she could n't have said precisely what that threat was . |
| 16 | ‘ I should n't have said so if I was n't . ’ |