Example sentences of "[vb base] i [verb] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I said to him , right I said we either go I mean I keep saying to him you 've got ta do something about this ! |
| 2 | I mean I 've said to him answer him back like you would but he , he , the thing is he just thumps them , he just thumps and kicks and hits |
| 3 | Anyway , there we are , erm so I mean there are things like that also er we need to work out how we divvy up the exam fee , I mean I 've said to B A I E but they have n't so far |
| 4 | You see my , my point was I 'd , I mean I kept saying to her , has this got to take place ? |
| 5 | Yes , I mean I have to say that if you 're , if you 're a member of a family and one of your members of the family is out in the Gulf , then you 're obviously going to be |
| 6 | I mean I have to say for myself , I mean I was married . |
| 7 | Say I know say I know the order was high for today on drums . |
| 8 | Say I 've said that . |
| 9 | Let me hasten to say that in many schools , particularly in the West Riding , fine education took place , but far from it helping to increase drama in schools , it had the reverse effect for two reasons : ( 1 ) it appeared once more to be something that could only be handled by a specialist — this time a P.E . |
| 10 | So far as actual repairs to defective books are concerned , I hope I have said enough in earlier pages to discourage collectors from attempting them , unless they submit themselves to attending one of the excellent courses arranged in some centres of education . |
| 11 | Yeah , so yeah ah you 're alright so you 'll say yeah course I 'm alright , there 's no fee , so eventually I get to the point where I said look I did say there 's no fee involved but I 'd , I , that 's a bit of a lie because there is a fee for all the work I 'm er but it comes in the form of referrals , in the form of recommendation , not actual money . |
| 12 | I wanted to go to Scotland and I remember I came to say goodbye to my parents and that was in the evening and I went by train to Liverpool Street and it was pouring with rain and I had to make my way , I had a taxi across to Euston , you see , and er and I went up th the left side of the country , see , past Carlisle and and then across and across and then and to Greenock er er to Dunoon , you see . |
| 13 | I remember I kept saying , ‘ Is this it ? ’ and my father said , ‘ No , a bit further . ’ |
| 14 | He says Well you 're quite right n y I Cos I did n't think we You know I 'd said to the man already it 's quite possible I would n't be able to really take the stuff out of store for him . |
| 15 | I know I keep saying |
| 16 | I know I keep saying never mind , never mind . |
| 17 | You know I hate to say it but privatization might be required , right there 's too much government involvement , there 's too much erm er there 's too much inefficiency , right , by and large there 's an awful lot of er bribery , corruption , patronage in developing countries , their government sectors are very very large . |
| 18 | I mean maybe soon after you maybe I 'll say look well you know blah blah blah you got you know I like saying that I did n't like kind of bloke but not like she 's such a fucking bitch and all this . |
| 19 | Look Joe — ’ Len leaned towards him from where he was sitting on the side of his bed and , lowering his voice , he said , ‘ I do n't want to probe , and I know I 've said this before , but I … |
| 20 | Well I told you what she said about her and Sandra you know and I wrote and said when they you know if they felt like coming for a day that 'll be alright I said but do n't be having anything to eat I 'll bring in sandwiches , I mean I , I know I 've said it 's very kind of Sandra to say , but you ca n't , they , way your relatives are coming and bringing sandwiches can ya ? |
| 21 | Yeah , oh I know I 've said time and time again to them if you park up a bit , you know that house |
| 22 | I know I 've said that and you said oh no I could cope with your mum and |
| 23 | you know I did say to Brian |
| 24 | ‘ Anyway ! ’ exclaimed Laura , coming to her feet , ‘ I suppose I 've said what I wanted to . |
| 25 | Because of the numbers of people involved and because of , well , I suppose I have to say it , the inevitability of leaks . |
| 26 | ‘ I suppose I have to say I 'm a conservative , ’ she admitted . |
| 27 | ( Please note I have said nothing about female homosexuality since some of the above arguments do not apply , so will lesbians please save themselves a stamp ) . |
| 28 | ‘ I think I 've said enough . |
| 29 | It should be much better quality thick cartridge paper , preferably handmade but that costs I think I 've said to you before about ten quid a sheet . |
| 30 | ‘ I think I 've said all this before ! ’ |