Example sentences of "say [pron] [vb past] [verb] [pron] [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | like cement he says I had to throw it all away |
| 2 | In Europe terrorist groups were bombing capitalist targets ; in London psychologists were saying you had to live your own life in your own way and not according to your family , or you 'd go mad . |
| 3 | You said I had to eat it all ! |
| 4 | No , there ca n't be anything there because Terri said she 'd brought it all upstairs as soon as the brewery bought it in . |
| 5 | Valerie said she wanted to have her own room , separate holidays occasionally and a guarantee that they would remain in London where all her family lived . |
| 6 | O'Rourke , in his late forties , got involved when regulars at his pub , the Shipperies in inner Liverpool , said they wanted to stage their own soap and contacted Mr Birch . |
| 7 | Some years ago it was handed to the chaplain of the Chelsea Pensioners at a funeral , but the clergyman said he had read it many years before . |
| 8 | Certainly , it was quite a strenuous walk — though I can say it failed to cause me any real difficulty — the path rising in zigzags up the hillside for a hundred yards or so . |