Example sentences of "say [adv] [Wh adv] [verb] [pers pn] [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Well then when they start looking about a bit more , that is when it costs you because anything that Les has to get involved in , cos they go back to Les and say well why did he do this and why did you do that ? |
| 2 | Well Tony , was who manager at the associated now , er he was very a very popular player , he was a goal scorer on one occasion , they played an away match at Swindon and he scored a goal and the goalkeeper got sent off a John so Tony went in goal and he saved a penalty later in the match , but he was a very popular player he was a a good goal scorer then there was Colin he , he had one of the hardest shots in the league you know , I 've , I 've seen the goalkeeper shrug his shoulders at , at defenders and say well how do you stop those , they used to call him Cannonball at one time , and er there was Tommy he had his collarbone broken and he never played again after , but he was a great centre forward he used to make a lot of space for the other forwards you know . |
| 3 | I says well where did you get the system from ? |
| 4 | and there you go , she says well how do you work that out ? |
| 5 | Somebody might be sitting there saying well how does he know it 's er how does he know it 's we I ca n't see a word for we in there . |
| 6 | and I said well why did you pay them before they , the job had been done |
| 7 | But he said he thought it was an Irish fellow you know and I said well where does he live ? |
| 8 | That was er a flat in Plumtree , we were offered a flat on the first floor and when we examined the kitchen it was extremely obvious to me that our gas cooker would n't fit in the , the place where it was designed to fit , when I asked where do we put the washing machine I was informed that most tenants kept the washing machine on the balcony , when I said well where do we put the refrigerator , well most people keep the refrigerator either in the hall or , or rather not a hall it was a passageway , in the passageway or in the living room , now it does seem to me with hindsight that if that 's planning I , to use an old fashion London phrase , I 'm a Dutchman . |
| 9 | And I said well when did you last contact them ? |
| 10 | I was listening today to erm a man on the radio and he was only thirty four and he had a stroke and they were saying he , they er , they were asking him , they said well how did it happen ? |
| 11 | I said well how do you manage to keep the weight off ? |
| 12 | I said well how do you think |
| 13 | So he said well how do you feel about your business ? |
| 14 | you 've got ta think er think , it was like erm one of the guys was saying oh I 've got a real problem getting the names , I said well how do you ask and he said well look I 'm in the people business John but I do n't suppose you know anybody do you |
| 15 | And you may say well why do I have two pairs of fins , you know , one in front and one behind , instead of , say , three pairs of fins , or one pair of fins , or eight pairs of fins — why do we all have two ? |