Example sentences of "not like to say that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Linguists do not like to say that Standard English is ‘ superior ’ to other dialects , because all dialects have their own richness , their own specific identity . |
| 2 | And left-wing educationalists do not like to say that the Standard English spoken by the middle classes is superior to working-class speech . |
| 3 | As many of us have mixed backgrounds I would not like to say that ethnic reasons are the main reasons for tabling this motion . |
| 4 | I do n't like to say that you 're living in a caravan with no proper job . ’ |
| 5 | She certainly did n't like to say that he was living there with a girl . |
| 6 | ‘ I would n't like to say that there is not such a thing as black magic but I know of a coincidence , or something that happened regularly . |
| 7 | She did n't like to say that she would sooner lick a toad . |
| 8 | ‘ I would n't like to say that such an idea has never occurred to him , but , if it has , I suspect he is having second thoughts . |