Example sentences of "[pers pn] [pron] said [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ay , I I 've I 've said that to them I said well you might have , if I take to work you 'll certainly hear some they said tha well if that 's common usage words that 's what it has to be and words that we never use at all that are in dictionaries and nobody ever uses them , they want to know common ordinary speech words that we use . |
| 2 | His father then asked William what he should say to his school-fellows , to which the boy replied , ‘ Tell them to prepare to meet their God ; and tell them I said so ’ ’ |
| 3 | You did right chopping the Governor down and setting fire to the forum — but do n't tell them I said so . |
| 4 | I I said well I suppose it 's I do and he said but you work hard June , I said I know but I said kno I said what I do , I can only have hour out there and an hour inside . |
| 5 | yeah , well yeah I mean one of the blokes I he said just over a pair of |
| 6 | and I said and I was hesitating and I said I 'm sorry I said I feel a bit embarrassed he said for what reason and old Rose was with me well at door she said she knows me she said well she said if it will interest you what if I never . |
| 7 | So then he said to me how would you I said so he went yes , I said and and he said and how would you put it back , I said |
| 8 | And invite you she said well that 's you 're not going so they would n't get in anyway now and |
| 9 | Thank you he said absent-mindedly and went through to the Natural History . |
| 10 | An and so we we said right , that 's it ! |
| 11 | alright he 's met you for five minutes but he 's come here I said this gang of children , I said the poor bugger 's not going to know what hit him I said alright if it 's just for Sally 's three I said he 's gon na be , he 's not gon na be relaxed I said I know that for a fact I said I know what it was like when I used to go and visit your people when I was |
| 12 | Cos I said to him I said well look , he likes his shirts baggy he said yeah but you ca n't have a shirt too baggy with a suit . |
| 13 | know what I mean ? do n't tell him I said so . |
| 14 | A fair man and a bloody good admiral — but do n't tell him I said so . |
| 15 | And like well I said to her I said well then Sandy would have put it down to the fact she did that bad in her ballet . |
| 16 | Now our Dawn told me cos I did say to her I said here I said er Bet did say that . |
| 17 | " Jesus , Mary and Joseph , pity her simplicity , she 'll only turn them jewels green — tell her I said so , tell her that 's what I said — and say Mr Twomey and myself have a fancy for the Aga Khan 's in the 3 o'clock . " |
| 18 | Before she dismissed him she said unequivocally that it was the Government 's intention to rebuild Britain 's weakened manufacturing base and reduce the ever-growing importation of manufactured products . |
| 19 | She nodded at him ; then as she passed him she said quietly . |
| 20 | I 'll finally accept it , i the thing she is she got a green velvet suit from Ron and the lady said to her she said well will you be in Hello , i she said I thought we 'll be in Packaging News ! |
| 21 | ‘ I 'll tell her you said so . ’ |
| 22 | And er but they had they they said very little . |
| 23 | erm saying that erm they ha that h he had been in touch with her and actually she got in touch with him he said peculalaly peculalalary |
| 24 | And er you know he was I mean for instance at Salisbury Park he probably did n't mean anything but on Saturday when I was saying goodbye to him he said now I hope there 'll be somebody here at ten past ten to open this church tomorrow . |
| 25 | And when Rodriguez did not answer him he said very quietly , ‘ Was it because of anything that happened when he was at the Escuela Mecánica de la Armada ? ’ |
| 26 | When I finally got through to him he said very brusquely , ‘ Do n't phone again . |
| 27 | Said I know what to give her he said ever so excited . |
| 28 | And when he passed me , I think Charlie feels guilty cos when he passed me he said alright I just did n't say anything . |
| 29 | Benedict told me he said as much to him . ’ |
| 30 | Well that 's it I said well it just shows you that they do watch what y for you do n't they ? |