Example sentences of "[coord] [pers pn] said i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | . She said when she comes to kiss me good goodnight I let her kiss here but she said I ca n't have her cuddling me or she said I think of him all the time . |
| 2 | er because I said I , I only phone Marion once a month and phone mum probably about once a fortnight , I do n't like to leave it any longer and erm and I said I know I made a few extra calls over Christmas , but I said I really do n't know . |
| 3 | We were in a car looking down over the Bay and I said I 've got to go out . |
| 4 | So this is the same idea and if there 's a star Something that I did see a wee while ago , I saw a f a light very close down to the horizon and I said I 've never seen a star so bright way down there . |
| 5 | Erm I said well yeah he said every day you been saying er I 've been asking you what appointments have you got and I said I 've got two this afternoon and two tomorrow morning . |
| 6 | She was saying four years four years and I said I 've not had it four years |
| 7 | I could n't see the washing when I come out of Googie 's and I said I 've got washing on that line and I said I ca n't see no there ai n't no washing on that line . |
| 8 | So I come there at this morning with cramp in my leg and I said I 've hardly had that , |
| 9 | And I said I 've bought a box of matches for him to go down and light this fire thinking you know he might need two or three matches at a time . |
| 10 | and I said I 've got a little boy who can do building work , he mixes cement in the cement mixer |
| 11 | Everyone said what they thought and I said I had always believed in God and Jesus Christ due to my upbringing , personal feelings and experiences but I found commitment difficult . |
| 12 | I got the rest of it out of Vanessa , and I said I had to tell them now . |
| 13 | She said : ‘ He asked about the bureau and I said I had nowhere to put the things from it so he went into the wardrobe and cleared a shelf and said put it in there . |
| 14 | I remember talking to you and I said I had erm friends from , that 's in Tipperary is n't it ? |
| 15 | ‘ I was telling him about the Glory , and I said I 'd driven it over and what did he think — was he looking forward to driving it and all that — ’ She paused excitedly . |
| 16 | ‘ She was complaining at not being able to get through because my number was engaged and I said I 'd been talking to you . |
| 17 | I brought the duck I do n't want the duck so I said to her I got the duck but after good girl and she you 're alright with one thing and another and I said I told her I said I said to her when we were over there I said look , look you 're right if you like again so er warden came round |
| 18 | and I said I said to Bob I said well , you know said well had n't you better get cos Shirley had had a go at Bob first off , before when , when I went in there first thing . |
| 19 | I said no Julie I said I have n't I said I would tell you cos I said I , she said to me do ring me and let me know , and I said I said I would and I will , I said no cos I did n't tell her when it were you see , so I said it 's this week coming and I 'll ring you this on Monday , so she said oh it was only , cos she said I saw Deb and Deb wondered , I thought yeah I bet she did she would |
| 20 | And I said I said so I told her the registration and she gave me the room number but she said . |
| 21 | The Tories , I resigned on principle when somebody suggested I could join a women 's committee and I said I thought |
| 22 | And I said I wished I could go and sniff the various scents to see which I liked best . |
| 23 | Yeah and I said I wished I 'd cos of had to come in and |
| 24 | I I saw Mrs granddad that she 's got a new bike and I said I wish I could go that . |
| 25 | And I said I put the fridge on . |
| 26 | Of his talk with Mr Yeltsin , Mr Clinton said : ‘ We just talked about what he was doing and I said I supported democracy and free-market economics in Russia . ’ |
| 27 | Well he was dashing out when I when I called him erm his wife answered the phone and she said you just him he 's going out at the door so he came rushing back and I said I wanted him to judge champion of champions and the and I said there 'll be two and he said , hang on , and he 's write it down said I 'll just stick it all at one and see to it when I come back , oh I got ta go and he went . |
| 28 | I said it 's an application in triplicate I 'm go I 'd erm , I forgotten what it was I was going to buy and I said I wanted to discuss this with you and when we can go and get it |
| 29 | Erm I wanted to do a personal budget , so I went along to my bank and I said I want to close all the erm automatic payments that you make on my behalf . |
| 30 | but erm I said to her over there , I said er , well excuse me I said er da er er a doctor , I , I said took a urine test for me and I said I want to know that I , if he knew the results ? |