Example sentences of "[pron] said [adv] as " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was the least I could do , ’ I said weakly as she brushed her lips against my cheek . |
| 2 | ‘ Go on , saw us in half then , ’ I said recklessly as the young man came nearer . |
| 3 | when I was sixteen because it 's then I started to get these free passes and I had a sister then who lived at Rye and I had never been across London so the next door neighbour came with me to see me across London er because I was so young you see and I said right as long as you show me across London I can come back alone , you see , and so I came back alone and I , that 's when I started , so from sixteen and er and as I say I went to Cambridge in the nineteen thirty one , it was the last day of well say nineteen thirty two , you see , and , and also in the twenties I was going on holiday alone and I went to once er to the Isle of Man and when I was er I , I sat next , well being by myself , you see , they put me in , to a little table near the wall . |
| 4 | ‘ Good morning , Mrs Clamp , ’ I said pleasantly as I entered the kitchen . |
| 5 | as I said before as a relief clerk |
| 6 | ‘ Fernando , ’ she said softly as he reached the bottom step , ‘ this is ridiculous . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , one of us has to be , ’ she said coolly as she moved forward , holding out her hand . |
| 8 | She said coolly as they came up to the stuffed spaniel , ‘ What do you call him , that very fierce dog ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ You did n't have to stand up for me just then , ’ she said steadily as soon as he had pulled out of the driveway . |
| 10 | ‘ Roman , not here , ’ she said frantically as he bent his head and kissed her . |
| 11 | ‘ There is nothing to explain , ’ she said coldly as she stepped out of the car . |
| 12 | I 'm the woman you still think is involved with your sister 's husband , remember ? ’ she said hastily as his fingers closed round her wrist . |
| 13 | ‘ No toast ! ’ she said hastily as she took the mug . |
| 14 | ‘ Thank you , ’ she said levelly as she walked past him through the door he held open . |
| 15 | ‘ He 's called Henry , ’ she said idly as they walked along , ‘ after my grandfather , and also I think after my father 's elder brother , who died in a railway accident . |
| 16 | ‘ Look who 's here ! ’ she said unnecessarily as she entered Faye 's bedroom behind him . |
| 17 | ‘ Do n't worry , luv , Billy 's all right , mark my words , ’ she said quickly as she moved away to resume serving . |
| 18 | Beasts of burden , ’ she said breathlessly as she toiled after him , his strides making no concession to her laden state . |
| 19 | ‘ I want to look at you without any clothes on , ’ she said suddenly as she watched him suck his chocolate . |
| 20 | ‘ If what you say is true , I 'm not leaving him to drown , ’ she said defensively as Fen looked as though he might object . |
| 21 | ‘ There , ’ she said playfully as he winced , ‘ all done now . |
| 22 | I 'll wait for you outside , ’ she said hurriedly as he showed signs of moving . |
| 23 | ‘ You are a coward , ’ she said mockingly as she got in beside me . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Do n't touch me ! ’ she said sharply as Luke reached for her . |
| 25 | I do wish you would n't , ’ she said unhappily as once more she tried to match her steps to his . |
| 26 | ‘ I thought you were n't jealous and possessive ! ’ she said shakingly as they drove off into the traffic . |
| 27 | You said aloud as well . |
| 28 | ‘ Later , ’ he said positively as he pulled her back into his arms . |
| 29 | ‘ I have a sweet tooth , ’ he said blandly as he disposed of the fourth . |
| 30 | ‘ That would make the buyer as cheap as the seller , ’ he said flatly as he stepped away from the wall . |