Example sentences of "why [pers pn] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | ‘ I did n't want to stand in your way , that 's why I said nothing but I ca n't help thinking it is closer to your measure . ’ |
| 3 | I do n't know why I said it . |
| 4 | I do n't know why I said that . |
| 5 | This is the reason why I said to the managers of the Berlin Philharmonic in 1955 , I will have the orchestra for my lifetime , otherwise I will not sign the contract . |
| 6 | ‘ I 'm in your hands , ’ I mumbled and did n't quite know why I said it . |
| 7 | ‘ Sorry , I do n't know why I said that . |
| 8 | Why I said NO to Madonna |
| 9 | If it were again put to him that he could n't conceivably experience the Sun in the sky on the Sun , he might , even more implausibly , say : ‘ That is why I said ‘ suppose ’ . |
| 10 | If it were again put to him that he could n't conceivably experience other people 's pain , he might say , ‘ That is why I said ‘ suppose ’ . |
| 11 | There 's , there 's another thing I , another thing I 'd like to mention which Chris has n't mentioned this afternoon is , that is that a lot of the pamphlets that you are handed out here , generate from 's office , copying and things like that , all very helpful , which would cost us a bomb outside , and we get them free , so you know , they , they do help the pensioner a great deal that 's why I said when she came in that 's a lady I admire very much and respect , cos she 's very good to pensioners . |
| 12 | No , they it 's the council collects it and in Uttlesford , that 's why I said we should get at the same time an Uttlesford councillor because I would |
| 13 | That 's why I said ter scarper . ’ |
| 14 | Now you see why I said that sex was the easy bit ! |
| 15 | I still do n't know why I said yes . |
| 16 | Sorry , I do n't know why I said that . ’ |
| 17 | I did n't know why I said what I said . |
| 18 | My father asked me why I said these awful things . |
| 19 | ‘ I do n't know why I said that , ’ she muttered . |
| 20 | Obviously I want to avoid that , which is why I said that those people or their advisers or friends should get in touch with the building societies , which have told us that they want to avoid repossession wherever possible . |
| 21 | I do n't know why I said that . |
| 22 | Yes , that s why I said it was a bit worrying before . |
| 23 | Good luck to them , I 'm not convinced in my own mind and I mean we 've interviewed these people that there are people internally ready yet , that 's why I said perhaps we should |
| 24 | That 's why I said I was only joking . |
| 25 | Erm Dick I I walked round the site on Friday with er Paul and S Paul and Stuart because Paul has been I do n't necessarily think this for you I do n't know why I said Dick then . |
| 26 | ‘ Do you understand , now , why I said it was so wrong ? |
| 27 | No matter what , no matter how accurate my allowances were , this is why I said I do n't really think it matters . |
| 28 | So why I said to you on the telephone as you say it 's not what you say it 's the way you say it . |
| 29 | Erm tt there 's er one point I would like to make , when I , when I made that comment about she 's only the wife , and I 'll just clarify why I said that and this is it 's amus a few years ago some , somebody who was , we were taking a policy out with right was , came to me and was , was talking and making arrangements to , to come and see us and he patronisingly said erm and your husband 'll be there , and I patronisingly said back , and you 'll be bringing your wife , because of the way that he came across to me and I , I mean |
| 30 | That 's why I said to you |