Example sentences of "say [pers pn] [verb] [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I say I went all day without nothing to eat bloody starved . |
| 2 | We got the Gilbey bar but I no the answer to that question would be if any company or org organisation was prepared or wished to talk about funding the theatre in any way and I think were 'd be more than welcome to sit down with and talk them and say well how would you perceive that which way would you like to go about it how can we assist that and I think we 're be open to suggestions from them how they see it I mean you know it could be seats it could be programmes it could be any any arrange of things that we 'd certainly welcome who approach us from companies but we I think we are pro-active in sense that we do n't wait for that to happen we actually go out but was said early I think given the recession it has been difficult lately to actually go out to companies and say I mean sure companies like the Harlow Council find it extremely finance the finances extremely difficult on them and with the recession it 's really difficult for them to actually find funding and I know lot 's of companies who actually cutting back on it certain areas I think funding of oth outside organisations will be one of the areas they 'll be cutting back on . |
| 3 | So the first opportunity I had I left Bradley 's and went back to the Lock so it 'd been war direction , war service we asked and it counted as me service with the Lock , that I had n't interrupted me service being as I was directed so that 's how I say I had fifty years at the Lock . |
| 4 | If , if you buy a p a new pair of shoes and realize they 're faulty and you go back the next day and say I bought these shoes from you yesterday , I 've still got my receipt , I believe the shoes are faulty , can I have my money back ? |
| 5 | Now the authorities say she has little chance of getting them back . |
| 6 | If you covered the wire with more metal say you put two pieces of wire spare wire |
| 7 | But say you use brown rats from the sewers instead . |
| 8 | Well say you spent fifty quid on booze |
| 9 | Officials at the John Radcliffe in Oxford , say they take great care over security . |
| 10 | The workers say they 've little chance of getting another job . |
| 11 | Experts say they cause unseen damage to the environment and to people . |
| 12 | The agency say they broke new ground by bringing together a drinks company and an existing client , the DoE , to sponsor a major anti-drinking and driving campaign . |
| 13 | Date Number of homes Number of beds 1987 169 5000 1988 200 7000 Approximately half of those homes say they offer some provision for the elderly with mental impairment . |
| 14 | The police say they need more information from the public … particularly to find the murder weapon . |
| 15 | The police say they need more information from the public , particularly to find the murder weapon . |
| 16 | They say they gave considerable thought before making the decision which they hope will help the trade ride the current recession . |
| 17 | Senior officers now say they want tougher punishments for those found guilty of attacking the police . |
| 18 | They first of all say they want local government to be more responsible , to be more trusted , to have more freedom , I then give them that freedom and then they complain that I 'm not telling local government what to do and I do n't intend to lay down every detail of what they should do . |
| 19 | Teachers often say they want this kind of material because of its interest value . |
| 20 | They say they paid premium prices to a firm with exclusive rights to sell holidays to the Olympics , but in return were given appalling accomodation . |
| 21 | People briefed on the plan say they expect sharp cuts on older Compaq models , particularly those using the 80386 microprocessor , and overall cuts of between 10% and 20% on most existing models . |
| 22 | On top of that , though , they have to pay for education : the Fus say they pay 80 yuan for a half-year 's schooling for one child , up from 60 yuan a year ago . |
| 23 | They say it shows little respect for the environment and have managed to pursuade council officials to consider putting preservation orders on the remaining trees . |
| 24 | The film makers say it shows routine insensitivity to livestock , but experts say they 're wrong . |
| 25 | But critics say it gives false hope to millions and they predict chaos , as local authorities run out of money and those on the edge , like the homeless , are squeezed out . |
| 26 | I find that the minute I write down , erm , you know , somebody phones me and says I want another meeting with you , let's make it for next Friday at three o'clock in the afternoon , and I find within half an hour of me writing that down on the calendar card in ink , er , the people who 's parentage I then start to question , phone back and say well whoops , you know we , we forgot we actually had another meeting then , and so on and so forth . |
| 27 | A LONE woman driver says she waited six hours to be rescued by the RAC when her car broke down on a motorway at night . |
| 28 | She says she has 17 kids like this right now . |
| 29 | Mia has since said she found true happiness with Allen . |
| 30 | Boswell 's account says they rode two miles to the shore to find a herring-boat which would take them out to Raasay . |