Example sentences of "[pron] said i [am/are] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And that 's fifty P off cos over sixty , I said I 'm over sixty so she knocked fifty P off . |
| 2 | You 've put far I said I 'm just following this recipe . |
| 3 | I saw her and I , I be honest with you I hid , I be totally honest and I 'll tell her the same if I see her because I 've just found out then that they could n't do any more for me dad and I really did n't want to speak or see anybody and I sat in the canteen on my own , I just said to me mum , mum on the phone I said mum I need to do this on my own I said I 'm just gon na have a coffee in the cafeteria and I do n't know if you 've been in there but the cafeteria is all glass and she pulled up in a white van delivering something to the office , I thought oh no it 's Jenny she 's the last bleeding person I want there , I do n't mean that |
| 4 | I said I 'm also gon na be che cheeky and see if I can use your toi he said oh yes he said , go and help yourself he said there 's a kettle down there , make yourself a drink , make yourself at home . |
| 5 | one of the lads at work come up says there 's a disco on March twenty eight and before I said I 'm already booked , I said yeah , he says er how much do you charge , I told him and I says well if you let me have confirmation as soon as you can and a deposit of ten or fifteen pounds as soon as you can |
| 6 | Well I said I 'm too old for that now . |
| 7 | I said I 'm still here . |
| 8 | Cos I said I 'm really surprised , I said I thought you must come at least every week cos she seems to be so confident in the water . |
| 9 | Oh she said I 'm ever so sorry I was miles away , I said yeah we 've just said that , I said you never even heard us , so I said what you , you ca n't understand why you pay too much tax , she said no I know why I pay too much tax she said but more she said I used to be in business she said and I 'm on basic rate of tax , so I said yeah I 've had some of that , so she said what basic rate of tax , I said yeah where I 've come so , it 's a funny thing she said , I was saying to Carol the other day , she said erm , she said what a difference them blokes you work with , so I said yeah , I said I 'm always saying that about these so she said oh she said er |
| 10 | So I said , oh I said , well , you know if that 's how you feel I said , but I will tell you I said I 'm now a grandma and I said and er Carl is getting married to Rosie . |
| 11 | I said I 'm there 's somewhere out there for you . |
| 12 | And er she said well , I said I 'm ever so sorry but she 's anyway so I thought oh God ! |
| 13 | All , all my windows have got locks on and I said I 'm about six foot four and anyone gets in here I 'll kill them . |
| 14 | I said I 'm quite sure there must be something that could be done computer-wise |
| 15 | well Kay said you should go and tell 'em I said I 'm bloody not , I mean the rates is n't finished until the next month Wendy the fifth |
| 16 | She do n't keep her house up , she goes I 'm not gon na like get old , grey and old in a house surrounded by all these antiques that like all these memorabilia around me she said I 'm just gon na go out and see the world . |
| 17 | That 's why , cos she said I 'm just gon na know , I was gon na say to Richard that I was gon na ask Richard if if Emma , if he wants to go out with Emma ? |
| 18 | so she went straight downstairs ay she ripped me off so she said I 'm ever so sorry Ann . |
| 19 | Oh she said I 'm ever so sorry I was miles away , I said yeah we 've just said that , I said you never even heard us , so I said what you , you ca n't understand why you pay too much tax , she said no I know why I pay too much tax she said but more she said I used to be in business she said and I 'm on basic rate of tax , so I said yeah I 've had some of that , so she said what basic rate of tax , I said yeah where I 've come so , it 's a funny thing she said , I was saying to Carol the other day , she said erm , she said what a difference them blokes you work with , so I said yeah , I said I 'm always saying that about these so she said oh she said er |
| 20 | Well she said I 'm like you really she said |
| 21 | And she said I 'm really glad she talked to me now she said . |
| 22 | And er and she said he enjoys it and he goes to playgroup I think he must go to Dennington playgroup cos he 's going to Dennington school , and he enjoys sitting down and being , likes looking at books and he 's started writing and she said actually she said I 'm really panicking because I 'm frightened that I might be teaching him wrong and that I 'm I said well why do n't you pop in and have a word at the school ? |
| 23 | But erm , she said do n't worry too much about jumping , she said I 'm quite pleased you know he can do that |
| 24 | when he 's down he ca n't move , I said yes he can , she said he ca n't , and three times she told them and it were n't until the third day , they apologise , they said I 'm awfully sorry we did n't realise just how |
| 25 | he said I 'm properly on the spot , so he , so the woman volunteered , she said well can I help you , I 've got my fortnight 's rent money here , so she let him have the rent money . |
| 26 | And I do n't know it was truth he said I 'm just collecting all the mole skins for somebody 's mo For a coat , but that was just a story I think . |
| 27 | So he came in and he , he , he said I 'm just going down to see 's father , he 's just smashed the glass in the cold frame and I 'm I 'm sick of this ! |
| 28 | And then he said I 'm always here and I do n't know whether he 's supposed to come down or what it is but as I said to him it 's a load of codswallop . |