Example sentences of "say [pers pn] be [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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1 | I treat it as a compliment that people say I 'm a marked man now , though I doubt it 's true . ’ |
2 | ‘ Some say I 'm a dour type of person , and maybe I am at times , but nothing means more to me than winning . |
3 | Others say I was a good judge by staying home . |
4 | But , as I say she 's a modern outlook is a difference from the Queen , I think Queen Elizabeth |
5 | People say she 's a good swimmer but she 's big |
6 | ‘ That girl you saw … you say she 's a social worker ? ’ said Iris , brandishing a tablespoon . |
7 | ‘ They say she 's the youngest prima ballerina ever to dance at the Coliseum . ’ |
8 | He say she was a fantasic person , with time for everyone . |
9 | And a fellow said to me about two ye , two to three years ago I expect it was two telegraph people up that pole out an just outside of my gate and he 's still there and I walk along the gate and he turned round to me he say you 're a lucky man ! |
10 | So , for instance , if you have an argument with the police er on a matter , you might very well have to say to the police , I think officer you were take that and say you 're a lying bastard . |
11 | ‘ Father and Ellen both say you 're a wicked man . ’ |
12 | He say you are a useless waste of space . |
13 | ‘ They say you are a known homosexual ; we believe it , ’ added a third . |
14 | They all say you are the best houngan in Haiti . |
15 | Erm , we also , again I mean , as you say , we always look at ourselves and say we 're the best team in the company . |
16 | If you do n't know they were trainers or shoes say they were a white type |
17 | Anybody over forty I say it is a legitimate time to talk to people about self employment . |
18 | Start-rite say it is a private road in a traffic-free park . |
19 | I just say it is a strong possibility . |
20 | ‘ You say it is a good tool , sir ! ’ |
21 | Many industry observers say it is a declining brand . |
22 | Like ya , like you say it is a difficult situation at the moment in n it ? |
23 | Well as I say it is a different company now . |
24 | Reading of the treatment by Durham County Council of the old people 's homes that are being closed , I say it is an absolute disgrace and this by the people who keep on about caring councils . |
25 | Some say it is an irresponsible attitude but is n't it more irresponsible to use a vote just because the law commands it ? |
26 | Its admirers say it is the consummate manager . |
27 | Every year in October we say it is the finest thing in the garden . |
28 | Marry , so there have been diverse good plots devised and wise counsels cast already about reformation of that realm , but they say it is the fatal destiny of that land that no purposes whatsoever are meant for her good will prosper or take good effect , which whether it proceed from the very genius of the soil , or the influence of the stars , or that Almighty God hath not yet appointed the time of her reformation , or that He reserveth her in this unquiet state still , for some secret scourge which shall by her come unto England , it is hard to be known but yet much to be feared . |
29 | ‘ Where they have dug the hole is a main junction , they say it is the worst place for the leak , where the water is separated . |
30 | That 's the first and they 'll be the ones that will be able to tell you why they 've taken that decision and why we say it 's a reasonable decision . |