Example sentences of "say [pron] [verb] [verb] [pron] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But erm , that 's Linda , and er , as I say I 've known her for seven years , you can have a bit of fun , she can take a joke , she 's got a good sense of humour , and nice to work with , and she 's nice to work with . |
| 2 | The old hut 's been converted into a flower-shop , but the cabbies say they wanted to keep it for themselves . |
| 3 | So you see they were having a difference of opinion over that and he 's saying you should n't , you should 've left it all to me and she says I 've done it for last fifty year and , you know , all this . |
| 4 | He says I have done it for twenty eight years and it has n't had any effect . |
| 5 | In 1985 a smooth man ’ , a ‘ sophisticated hustler ’ appeared in Washington and approached North , saying he wanted to do something for the contras . |
| 6 | I said course you can I said I 'd had it for years like that . |
| 7 | and she do , she said she decided that , you know it was a bit , well I never change me post office , said I 've had it for all these years but she said it was a lovely bungalow and she says er what |
| 8 | Well Miss rang me up about twenty to nine and said could I come in for the day and I said you 've had it for the day though consider the afternoon . |
| 9 | Yeah she said she has to wear them for the television |
| 10 | Because she sa , this woman said they 've had it for at least two years ! |
| 11 | Just over half of the teachers claiming to have seen the booklet said they had used it for in-service training in their school . |
| 12 | The argument is familiar — Lord Gordon-Walker said he had heard it for forty years — but , even more , it is a political argument . |
| 13 | Hagans said he 'd known her for two years and they 'd met by appointment . |
| 14 | ‘ I did n't say he 's written it for me . |