Example sentences of "could n't [vb infin] said " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ten days before , the lad could n't have said that . |
| 2 | Though he could n't have said what that purpose might be . |
| 3 | He could n't have said a truer word . |
| 4 | His aim is to make ACT number one supplier for the international finance sector , and although he admits he could n't have said such a thing three years ago without being laughed at , he now feels confident that it is a realisable goal . |
| 5 | Angelica could n't have said . |
| 6 | By the time masculine footsteps sounded on the flight of steps beyond the veranda , she could n't have said whether twenty minutes had passed or fifty . |
| 7 | Ironically she felt a tiny pang of regret for the long Viking locks , though she could n't have said why . |
| 8 | If conditions did n't improve soon she 'd be in very real danger of getting stuck in the snow — as it was she could n't have said with any real certainty whether she was driving on the road or in a field . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | And , as I met her eyes , I did have a memory of something , although I could n't have said what . |
| 11 | Whatever it was I 'd taken from Sunil 's house — and I 'd only done it as a favour to him , after all — he could n't have said anything to Nassim about it . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | Why she stayed on waiting for that phone call Leith could n't have said , though she thought her very large concern about paying her mortgage had something to do with it . |
| 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 | Sunk in introspective misery , Virginia could n't have said later if it was wet or dry , day or night , winter or summer . |
| 16 | I could n't have said it . |
| 17 | Fabia knew that her mind was made up then , even though she could n't have said with any conviction that she looked forward to going up to that large , elegant house again in a week from now . |
| 18 | But as she sat beside Ven Gajdusek while the car rolled silently downhill and into Mariánské Láznë , and she recovered her normally even temper , she could n't have said that she was too put out by the experience . |
| 19 | I 'm trying to explain to you that there was a different atmosphere about it , the whole situation , I know they were hard times , I know that some people had some really rough times but it did n't show very much , and when I come to think of all my parents ' friends I do n't remember anybody having a wife bashing episode or they all seemed to be very contented with their lot somehow except one , and that was a little bit dicey when I was a little kid , but the man died and the Observer the next week the er obituary notice was put in the paper and underneath they 'd got , with Christ which is far better and my father said and they she could n't have said anything better words |
| 20 | She could n't have said nothing to our if she did I should have thought well alright our nan said I must bloody go up but she did n't come up Sunday . |