Example sentences of "[conj] say [pron] [vb past] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She , skilled in the ways of therapy , had after the first few sessions begun dissecting his own motives for him and Kevin , like an obedient dog , ended up nodding slowly as she told him clearly , fully , frankly what he meant when he said what he thought about what she or Henry felt , and how what he thought he thought about what they felt , or said they felt , probably was n't what he really felt any more than what they said they felt was really deep down what they really felt . |
| 2 | Thirteen per cent said that none of these factors made any difference , or said they did n't know . |
| 3 | Both him and Gore smoked dope , or said they did . |
| 4 | The fact that Thucydides wanted to do this , or said he did , does not of course provide evidence of whether he actually did . |
| 5 | three or four times I had to speak to him last night , and you never said a word , you just pretended or said you did n't hear |
| 6 | Sroud District Council refused to comment on the Ropers case other than to say it had acted completely correctly in all its dealings with the couple . |
| 7 | A man called Jack O'Malley who served in the British Army in Flanders as a captain got his old uniform out , dressed up half a dozen of his men as soldiers and went to Limerick Prison with a fake order that said they wanted Fitzgerald at Dublin Castle . ’ |
| 8 | procedure that said they did it . |
| 9 | Mr Browning , with an expression on his face that said he guessed what this was about and it did not please him , nodded . |
| 10 | You could shrug your shoulders , put on a face that said you did n't care , but you did and nothing could ever be secure again . |
| 11 | I remember David started crying but Ralph would not back down and say we deserved the money , or to have some of it , so we just left them at the Brummel Club before doing their thing . |
| 12 | But I have to be honest and say we tried to join flesh again all our lives . |
| 13 | ‘ In a fairy story one of them would ride up to the avenue here on a white horse and say they 'd been wanting you as part of their lives for years , ’ Benny said . |
| 14 | They write of " Moille of Keann-outh , or Mull of Oe " and say they found a cheerful and commodious hotel at Port Askaig " nestled securely among well-grown trees . " |
| 15 | They write of " Moille of Keann-outh , or Mull of Oe " and say they found a cheerful and commodious hotel at Port Askaig " nestled securely among well-grown trees . " |
| 16 | If we fail to take this opportunity Mr Mayor , as I as I feel we are about to do I am a hundred percent convinced that in years to come people will look back at this year , or however long it happens to be and say they missed out on a golden opportunity to make social , to make more houses and to make social housing better in this city and across the country . |
| 17 | And what would you do if someone were to break down those pillars , Shae — scream and protest and say it had all been done against your will ? ’ |
| 18 | It was a funny advertisement , it did n't come right out and say it gave you abortions , it just promised to ‘ help ’ . |
| 19 | How many people go back home and say I had an affair ? |
| 20 | I got Jake to lie , and say I went away on holiday earlier than I did . ’ |
| 21 | And erm and say I went shopping and I I saw that and I liked it and I thought oh I 'll go in and ask how much it is , he said give us twenty five quid for it , you can have the lot . |
| 22 | And hell , I thought ; I had been tired ; I was tired still , and I would phone that evening — definitely — and say I 'd fallen asleep , and nobody would be too bothered , and after all a chap could only cope with so much sorrow-saying in one day … of course I 'd phone . |
| 23 | ‘ But at the end of the day , I can look at myself in the mirror and say I gave 100 per cent . |
| 24 | If , if you buy a p a new pair of shoes and realize they 're faulty and you go back the next day and say I bought these shoes from you yesterday , I 've still got my receipt , I believe the shoes are faulty , can I have my money back ? |
| 25 | right , you go upstairs , pick up the most expensive article they 've got and then you go downstairs to the customer relations department and say I bought this article yesterday and say , and , and I 'm afraid |
| 26 | It was really frustrating when Kylie was over here and she used to ring me and say she 'd seen Prince the night before , or Madonna or someone else really great . |
| 27 | ‘ I told her to go into the other room- and say she thought he was going to be in there . |
| 28 | After she returned , she could feign sleep and say she wanted to retire . |
| 29 | So he would be vague , and talk of the south , and say he had been a vagrant for many years . |
| 30 | Yet , faced with the necessity for resolute leadership , at this time of trial , Sir Patrick could only declare his satisfaction with the present policy and say he did not anticipate many changes . |