Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] [noun] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | Not only does Nithard say in which vernacular languages the two kings addressed their men ( though he records the addresses in Latin ) , but he gives the ensuing oaths in vernacular texts that are among the earliest examples of Old High German and Old French . |
| 2 | Yes , I 've just heard Alan say that they 've got a young side , and we 're similar over here , we 're playing in a good standard of football . |
| 3 | This was the most interesting thing she had ever heard Elizabeth say , because it had undertones of cynicism , of self-mockery . |
| 4 | Ruth 's sense of uneasiness was stronger than ever ; it was the first time she had ever heard Connor say he felt tired . |
| 5 | She rushed away before anyone could stop her , rushed too quickly to hear Carlo say , I do n't know , I think if I were the beautiful Katherine 's mother , I might suffer the occasional twinge of jealousy . ’ |
| 6 | Did you ever have commissions say for big houses ? |
| 7 | The words ‘ unfair advantage ’ were used , and then Stella distinctly heard Geoffrey say , ‘ You 're ruining my life . ’ |
| 8 | I 've often heard people say , ‘ You can always see someone worse off than yourself , ca n't you ? ’ as if this were any comfort ! |
| 9 | She had often heard people say how Martha Gristy had been the beauty of Polruan , and she had taken pride in the fact that she was inheriting those looks . |
| 10 | There 's a sense in which I think you are saying something which I 've often heard people say recently , and that is that in a day , in a time of rapid change , we personally and collectively need to make sense of where we 're going , our futures , in terms of our past . |
| 11 | You often hear managers say that : ' I 've run out of ideas on how to deal with him … ’ or ‘ she could do so much better but I just ca n't seem to make any progress … ’ or ‘ he simply did n't do what I asked … ’ |
| 12 | You often hear people say , ‘ Why ca n't we make films over here with the taste and art and honesty of the French cinema ? ’ |
| 13 | We often hear people say ‘ I ca n't express how I felt ’ or ‘ Words are inadequate . ’ |
| 14 | You often hear people say , looking at a work of abstract art : ‘ That would look nice as a curtain ’ . |
| 15 | ON THE North Shore I often heard people say ‘ there are no two waves alike ’ . |
| 16 | How often do parents say in exasperation , ‘ Oh , you 'll be the death of me ’ ? |
| 17 | Newspaper technology is so sophisticated we can even make politicians say things they do n't know they 're saying . |
| 18 | Well did Carolyn say that ? |
| 19 | You sometimes hear people say that it is not worth eating differently , or getting to the right weight ; they say they prefer a short and happy life to a long and miserable one . |
| 20 | ‘ What else did Nicola say ? ’ |
| 21 | What else did Thompson say ? ’ |
| 22 | What else did George say ? ’ |
| 23 | What else did George say apart from the fact will he come and see the paintings do you think ? |
| 24 | ‘ What else does Cavell say ? ’ |