Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pers pn] say that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I was terribly proud to hear them say that ’ . |
| 2 | The French habit of raising the last syllable of a sentence an octave higher made the flow of her speech sound like the indignant cackling of a hen : ‘ I 'm shocked to hear you say that ! |
| 3 | And he answered : ‘ Yes , I have been waiting a long time , waiting to hear you say that . |
| 4 | ‘ I 'm sorry to hear you say that , Vic . |
| 5 | ‘ My uncle would be delighted to hear you say that . |
| 6 | ‘ , Oh , Maura , you do n't know how much I wanted to hear you say that . |
| 7 | ‘ He 'd be pleased to hear you say that . |
| 8 | ‘ You ca n't believe how happy I am to hear you say that . |
| 9 | ‘ I wanted to hear you say that . |
| 10 | ‘ You 'll never know how I 've longed to hear you say that ! ’ |
| 11 | ‘ You do n't know how glad I am to hear you say that . ’ |
| 12 | How marvellous it was to hear him say that . |
| 13 | I 'm sure they 'll be pleased to hear him say that ! |