Example sentences of "say [pers pn] [was/were] the [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as I say he was the most conscientious removal man and after two years when he came in he was so upset . |
| 2 | Amelia McLean described how she had been " waylaid … on [ her ] way home for dinner " by Mr Evans of the W. and C.U. , who " after calling her … everything but a lady , had said she was the most unsympathetic woman in Edinburgh " . |
| 3 | From stories handed down , it seems that the Frenchman saw Marama , insisted on painting her straight away , and then said she was the most beautiful woman he 'd ever seen and begged her to come and live with him . |
| 4 | ‘ When Mark Bright was the lone striker he used to say it was the most difficult job around . |
| 5 | ‘ Somebody bought Stevie Wonder a cheese grater for Christmas and he said it was the most violent novel he 'd ever read ! ’ |
| 6 | He said it was the most expensive accident he 's ever had . |
| 7 | Heather even said it was the most interesting service she 'd been too , and I think Mum and Dad lapped up the excitement and atmosphere of celebration in the packed church — a far cry from Dalseattie ! |
| 8 | He said it was the most joyful moment of his life . ’ |
| 9 | One widow wrote to thank the organisers and said it was the most moving service she had ever attended . |
| 10 | ‘ Friends , many of them believers , came up afterwards and said it was the most beautiful funeral they had ever been to . |
| 11 | Birkenhead said it was the most difficult decision since the evacuation of the Dardanelles , but that did not help much . |
| 12 | Everybody said he was the most boring golfer in the world but he was a golfing businessman . |
| 13 | ‘ I ca n't say it was the most comfortable way to travel — but it is something different . ’ |