Example sentences of "[pron] said i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It would be ignoring the reality of the current trading position if I said I did n't believe there were more closures to come . |
| 2 | I said I did not know — I did n't know what I was letting myself in for . |
| 3 | ‘ I said I did n't want it . ’ |
| 4 | I said I was ‘ loath ’ not ‘ loathe ’ . |
| 5 | I 've been asked to write about it and I said I 'd give it a think . ’ |
| 6 | I said I was a historian . |
| 7 | The neighbours complained and when he asked if I minded , I said I loved the kennel and hated the dog . |
| 8 | ‘ I said I was very interested and gave my credit card number as requested . ’ |
| 9 | That is why I said I would ‘ seek to agree ’ with the Chancellor : there is little by way of logical leverage that I could bring to bear upon them . |
| 10 | Well , Malcolm , I said I ca n't do this any more , it 's quite obvious . |
| 11 | I said I 'd bought it off a bloke in The Roebuck . |
| 12 | I said I did n't know either but between us all we could find out . |
| 13 | My mother wanted me to go down to the bungalow with them and because I wanted — I wanted our relations to improve — well , I said I would . ’ |
| 14 | I said I 'll try . |
| 15 | I did not believe it , I said I was healthy and then all of a sudden , this happened . |
| 16 | I did not believe it , I said I was healthy and then all of a sudden , this happened . |
| 17 | When I was arrested in August , one charge against me was that I said I wanted free elections , ’ said Mr Carnogursky , aged 45 . |
| 18 | I said I did n't know , and thought no more of it and it was n't until David returned and was performing at the Arts Lab on the Sunday night that I remembered and said to David , ‘ Oh , by the way , while you were away I had a message — your father is not very well ’ . |
| 19 | ‘ Well , I said I 'd call you . |
| 20 | I said I was sure you would , and gave him your address … |
| 21 | I said I did n't think so , as you were rather busy , but I 'd pass the message on . |
| 22 | If I said I saw sex organs when I looked at your rotten ink blots that would really get you going , would n't it ? |
| 23 | I said I would drive into the country , lie in the long grass and watch the sun go down until it was quite dark . |
| 24 | ‘ I said I would gather together everything connected with my father — every photograph , every piece of clothing , his books , his certificates , his stamp collection — everything . |
| 25 | ‘ I said I 'd forgotten my wallet . |
| 26 | He 's asked me to go along as wardrobe mistress , I said I 'd think about it but I ca n't stand the heat . |
| 27 | When I said I fancied myself as a bit of a Rudolf lookalike , I meant Valentino ! |
| 28 | When I said I was a feminist he became abrupt , as if his time was precious , and told me he could n't help me . |
| 29 | I said I 'd like to wear shorts and a bra top every day without thinking about it , but would feel much too ‘ naked ’ to go out in the street like that . |
| 30 | So I said I would teach it to him . |