Example sentences of "say [pers pn] were [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you do n't know they were trainers or shoes say they were a white type |
| 2 | ‘ I 've always said you were the best blacksmith I ever had . ’ |
| 3 | But you said you were a keen golfer . |
| 4 | and she said er , and I said , I said Dave said you were a bloody fool to go up there , you let mother talk you into going , Terry had a job here , he , alright you had your house , you had your ups and downs , it was a bit small , you persevere with it , I said your kids are nearly going to school all of them , so I said , you do n't need a big house |
| 5 | What was society i in Orkney just before you left , you said you were a young girl and you left about nineteen nineteen . |
| 6 | No he said you were a little horror . |
| 7 | ‘ And you said you were a cold-hearted spinster ? |
| 8 | You said you were a wet smoker and did n't enjoy it . ’ |
| 9 | His silvery-green eyes on her face , he prompted , ‘ The other night you said you were an only child … ’ |
| 10 | ‘ He always said you were the whole brains of the column . |
| 11 | Detectives in Scarborough said they were no nearer establishing who he is 48 hours after he died . |
| 12 | so he 's only , he 's got a one of the new B M W seven three five that er no the big Merc , a big new Merc through that 's right , not the the latest Merc so he says er er he 's a bit disappointed with the brakes on the M G but Dave said they were a phenomenal brake for an M G he said |
| 13 | Far from suggesting that the two sides were moving towards a new spirit of co-operation , the diplomats said they were a long way from calling for a ceasefire . |
| 14 | He said they were the self-indulgent ramblings of a patches-on-the-elbow peasant , and who the hell did he think he was anyway ? |
| 15 | So some bright spark produced small tasty jam-filled doughnuts and said THEY were the missing holes . |
| 16 | I said they were the last pair of my nylons , memorial to my relationship with Blanche . |
| 17 | ‘ Your grandad used to say it were a fine drive back with no one telling him what to do . ’ |
| 18 | You would you would say you were a gradual conversion ? |
| 19 | Did I say they were a subtle people ? |