Example sentences of "[verb] i say [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | But she must have heard me say so , because at seven she came down and said she 'd overlooked this marvellous Stockhausen concert on Two — well , I just put on my coat and flung out of the house … |
2 | Unfortunately , you have not given me enough information about your medical condition or the drug which you were taking to enable me to say definitely whether or not you can make a claim . |
3 | Unfortunately , you have not given me enough information about your medical condition or the drug which you were taking to enable me to say definitely whether or not you can make a claim . |
4 | The initial response of Bishop Crowley immediately after his appointment was ‘ Let me say immediately how glad I am to be here ’ . |
5 | Let me say right away , that this is a quite stunning record . |
6 | Let me say right away that partly because of aid official and through N G Os such as you , many people in developing countries are living healthier , happier and more secure lives . |
7 | But let me say immediately I do not have Miss Kenton in mind at all when I say this . |
8 | If this sounds a strange gospel coming from a theologian , let me say immediately that there is so much in the Bible about the awfulness , the cruelty and the unfaithfulness of human kind that we may be sometimes justified in wondering why God continues to love us at all . |
9 | Let me say immediately how glad I am to be here , looking forward with hope and enthusiasm to the task that lies ahead , working alongside many others in the building up of God 's kingdom within the diocese of Middlesbrough . |
10 | Let me say why . |
11 | But let me say here that that was just how it looked to me at the time ; that there was a nice logic to it , that Boy 's beginning matched O 's ending , that Boy 's first night was O's last , or it certainly would have been his last if Boy had not fallen into his arms . |
12 | Let me say here that nothing could be further from the truth . |
13 | ‘ Whilst you remain here with us — and let me say here and now that there will be a place here for you for as long as you wish — you will share in the life of the household and have all provided . |
14 | Er , let me say also , of course , some bosses , you know , are , are , are sad souls , they need a little bit more of a jolt , at which point you have to put it in monetary terms . |
15 | Let me say finally , that it 's my intention that we should all starve together , or all survive together . " |
16 | Let me say straight away that I am far from being a male chauvinist ( many of my girlfriends over the years have been females ) , indeed the very first person to introduce me to canoeing was Marianne Tucker who subsequently represented England in the 1960 Olympics . |
17 | And let me say now that I have been impressed by certain of the arguments I have heard here . |
18 | Let me say now only that there is no established conception or usage for " nomic correlate " or other more or less equivalent terms used in talk of interaction , functional interdependence , concomitant variation , and so on . |
19 | . Let me say now , that most of things that we do in this part of the course , I do n't ask you to tell me what you 've written down , stress is a very personal thing , your reaction to it , so do n't worry , you write down anything that you want to write down , because it is for you . |
20 | Now I have been digressing and let me say quite clearly that I never knew the answer and I do not know it now , how the tremendously high level of morale was sustained , not just in the Pathfinders , but throughout the Command as a whole . |
21 | Well let me say quite clearly now , that is not true . |
22 | I said I was looking I said where 's grandma , I put that ne table there is that alright ? |
23 | Only if you do n't mind me sayin' so , it 'll be best if you do n't treat her like a private in the Army . ’ |
24 | You 're looking rather washed-out today , if you do n't mind me saying so . |
25 | You have made a mess on it , do n't mind me saying so but you have . |
26 | I 've checked you up , if you do n't mind me saying so . |
27 | ‘ I hear the constable was down the other day , if you do n't mind me saying so , ’ Mrs Clamp said , and coughed politely . |
28 | That 's not very clever if you do n't mind me saying so ! |
29 | This year we 've restricted it to primary , partly because we felt that 's where the enthusiasm was , and partly , if people wo n't mind me saying so , to keep out the computer science specialists — we felt that , you know , we did n't want a club for boffins or for the experts , we wanted a club and we felt that if we started at the primary end , where there was n't a lot of expertise , we would probably be of more use . |
30 | I said well you 're in the oh he said I 'll tell you what I want , a little black and white house I said it 's just there look I said nearly you 're nearly on top ! |