Example sentences of "[modal v] say [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I can not imagine what sort of place this gentleman imagined he was coming to in bringing the latter , but I must say it struck something of an odd note to see in Darlington Hall these two large silent men staring suspiciously in all directions a few yards from wherever the Italian gentleman happened to be . |
| 2 | Well my Lord I must say it had occurred to me erm that certainly on the basis on which I 'm contending for damages to be assessed with the plaintiffs and it is completely irrelevant , er er many of the matters to which the defendant 's expert goes to as to the damages and the extent to which they were caused by the negligence of the defendant , the breach of duty . |
| 3 | i it 's , it 's obviously a thing which , if one can possibly avoid it 's a good idea to and erm I must say it helped but it you do n't know what is helping because you know we do n't know what her symptoms are going to be . |
| 4 | Despite my criticisms , in our week together I drove the Brooklands long distances in awful conditions on lots of unknown roads when pretty knackered and I must say it did n't shout at me once . |
| 5 | I must say I agreed with them as I agreed with some of the misgivings expressed by our German colleagues , too . |
| 6 | I must say I expected to see my sister accuse Orlick of attacking her , but instead she seemed very pleased to see him . |
| 7 | I must say I thought at the time that it was a pretty rough night to choose for a sentimental journey … |
| 8 | I must say I had a big shock when I married Nick . |
| 9 | ‘ I must say I felt a lot better afterwards . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ I must say I felt a lot better afterwards . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I must say I did n't pay much attention to that , ’ Maggie confessed . |
| 12 | ‘ Well , I must say I did n't expect the red carpet , but neither did I expect you all to look at me as though I were the devil incarnate ! |
| 13 | The point I I simply wanted to make which is why I I sat through the debate , erm is the honourable member for Edinburgh Central er in his er speech er which I I must say I did expect , called for stronger regulations , er we had the argument the other week about whether there should be statutory regulations or whether we should make er the er self regulation system that we have with financial services industries work . |
| 14 | Now I supported Prescott , I must say I voted for him for the er for deputy leader , right , but I think he 's wrong , right , on this particular issue , this compromise that he 's floating and I think it should be dropped . |
| 15 | I must say I admired her spirit . ’ |
| 16 | I must say I wondered . |
| 17 | Well , I must say I liked it , er , I mean , I showed it because er suggested it . |
| 18 | That said I 've also been taken aback by Morrissey 's oddly derogatory remarks about Pakistanis as an 18-year-old and , without dwelling on them , I must say I found such flippant adolescent observations infuriatingly inconsistent with his general world view . |
| 19 | Watching the editing of the Brahms Second Symphony I must say I forgot I was watching a film , simply because I was fascinated to hear new colours which the eye was suggesting by the way you were using shots of the violas and the trombones at some of the quietest moments in the work . |
| 20 | ‘ I must say you shook Mummy and me . ’ |
| 21 | I must say he made you sound very interesting . ’ |
| 22 | Although I must say he did n't seem all that surprised . ’ |
| 23 | Oh I should say we 'd lived there ten years . |
| 24 | Oh he , I should say he 'd got a knife in his hand knife that 'd be . |
| 25 | ‘ The table I write on , I say , exists , that is , I see and feel it ; and if I were out of my study I should say it existed , meaning thereby that if I was in my study I might perceive it . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ In my defence , I should say it happened before the body was discovered . |
| 27 | Oh I 'm sorry , but there was only that one which is all , it 's got her latest stuff on it , I 'm not really keen on anything else , it 's got those last , you know the sort of her last few records of it , on it I should say I did n't know there was any others around , when I told you I wanted the Cher one , it was the one that was out now not the old ones . |
| 28 | Or perhaps I should say she did not trust us with everything she knew . |
| 29 | Like if I sit there painting my nails he 'll say what started that ? |
| 30 | ‘ And if the peelers come lookin' for ye , ’ someone said , ‘ we 'll say we saw ye headin' north towards Castlebar . ’ |