Example sentences of "when [pron] say [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And when I say stout supports , I mean stout . |
| 2 | Well taking our rivers , first of all , have the rivers of Sussex changed very much in recent years , and when I say recent years I mean over the last few centuries ? |
| 3 | When I say nice people , people that well you know what 's come from all the different countries , from out there . |
| 4 | I do n't talk to my father about physics ; it 's always a mistake because he gets cross when I say silly things , but the rest of the family get cross because they ca n't understand . |
| 5 | When I say corporate plan , I do n't necessarily mean you have to live with it rigidly . |
| 6 | And when you say various parts , do you mean various ages and stages as well , or is this essentially something for sixteen-year-olds ? |
| 7 | Yes it 's erm well when you say solid floor we 've got all tongued and grooved boards . |
| 8 | When you say standard uniform , that is a variant from another type of uniform ? |
| 9 | When you say joint account , do you mean building society ? |
| 10 | Do you mean that , when you say Gothic elements , do you mean a heightening for mystery ? |
| 11 | Well , when we say horrifying car crash what we really mean is that one of the two cars got a puncture and the other vehicle bashed into the back of them but you never know , it could have been worse . |
| 12 | If you must , kiss them once on the forehead when they say good night . |
| 13 | When they say strong winds , they mean it . |
| 14 | And them erm when everybody 's been caught by the person who 's at the person sat saying things like hot bananas hot milk and then when they say hot chocolate the you 've got to run back . |
| 15 | Old when they say old antiquarian books |
| 16 | Well what about those people who are morally worthy , I take it when he says low class , he does n't mean low moral class , but mean low social class as well he probably means both things actually . |