Example sentences of "[pron] said [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | As I said both in my statement and in an earlier answer , we have the option to decide at a later stage , when others enter stage 3 , whether that is the right thing for this country to do . |
2 | That is exactly what I said both then and subsequently . |
3 | ‘ I 'm going to write it , ’ I said positively . |
4 | ‘ Do n't worry about it , ’ I said generously . |
5 | ‘ Heck , no , ’ I said generously . |
6 | ‘ Harry 's leg was impaled on something , ’ I said mildly . |
7 | ‘ Clean it up , ’ I said mildly . |
8 | I said crisply : ‘ Give me the kettle . |
9 | ‘ Well , if that 's all you do , ’ I said easily . |
10 | ‘ He has n't got a better nature , ’ I said despondently . |
11 | Now and I said alright ! |
12 | So I said alright , I 'll do that , and I did . |
13 | Er and she said I 'll ring you ag I said oh dear someone now coming to the door , she said , never mind I 'll ring you on Saturday , so I said alright and er and she lives at Wyndham , Norfolk , my husband 's niece and erm , you see , and then there 's the other one and she said , auntie you 're always so cheerful , I said , well I try to be cheerful because like everybody else I get a little depressed sometimes because , you see , I have no sisters and brothers , I have three elderly cousins who live away and who I , who I see , one was here a fortnight ago er er er my cousin and his wife er , you see , it will be on a Wednesday , a fortnight today , no Thursday , yes , you see , a fortnight ago and they said , we 'll come again an we 've always bought you a bunch of daffodils so we shall come again when the daffodils are and er and they bring me over bits and pieces because er she was a cook and they bring me something nice to eat |
14 | I said alright . |
15 | I said alright I 'll I 'll . |
16 | I said alright . |
17 | and I said alright so what you 've got to struggle for five or six years , everybody else , join the club |
18 | I said alright . |
19 | alright he 's met you for five minutes but he 's come here I said this gang of children , I said the poor bugger 's not going to know what hit him I said alright if it 's just for Sally 's three I said he 's gon na be , he 's not gon na be relaxed I said I know that for a fact I said I know what it was like when I used to go and visit your people when I was |
20 | So I said alright then |
21 | She said you can up and have one with me if you like sometimes , I said alright then . |
22 | She said yeah I said alright then so whether they 'd got someone there then I do n't know . |
23 | I said alright , how much is it for the starter motor with the solenoid built onto it like ? |
24 | I said alright , you do n't need to rub it in I said , I know ! |
25 | last night , yesterday he had one and he said can I have another cream egg , so I said alright , cos there was a box of six , which means he 's had two out the six , he said to me this morning , got any more cream eggs so I said not for you , you 've got one for Martin , so I said yes , I 'll have his then |
26 | Well Laura and Gemma wanted to make these pasties and she 'd asked me at the weekend and I did n't have the time because I think Irene came down cos I asked Irene whether she 'd looked after , you know I 'm at college until three , and she said yeah I 'll pick them up and er I could n't get her out at then so I promised she could make them so , I said alright you and Gemma make them , anyway they did very well they made them in about fifteen minutes because we had to go and get Emily at four from school , I said hurry up , hurry up put the water in Emily quick stick them together shove them now and put them in the oven |
27 | And erm , so I said alright then give me some suggestions , because when we moved out of erm Milton Avenue , Diane and Harry immediately did the walls wood in the kitchen , about the same size as mine |
28 | I said alright I 'll meet you for school , bye . |
29 | looks nice , no burnt or anything , and I says ee it 's lovely is it , I said alright , would been down for this morning like and I says ooh come on then do n't bother when you get home starting making anything I says just say , let's ask for steak pies , so I says er can we have er two steak and kidney pies please ? , she said I 'm sorry we do n't , there is n't any kidney an all , I 'm glad there is n't I did n't want , well I 'd of eaten 'em like but I 'd rather have them without |
30 | ‘ That 's some consolation , ’ I said wryly . |