Example sentences of "[was/were] saying [pron] [prep] the " in BNC.
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1 | She made it sound as if she were saying it for the first time . |
2 | But someone was saying something at the same time as Lord Boddy , making him falter and finally stop in midstride . |
3 | He was saying something about the Hamilton house , a question . |
4 | Barbara Coleman was saying something about the former beauty of the garden and its decline , but wondering aloud whether it was fair to say decline because what was happening was that the garden was returning to nature , and further wondering whether it was really and truly nature because some of the plants were not native to the region and did not entirely belong there , and then wondering whether that was not a strange remark to come from one who had made Provence her home for so long that she felt quite a part of the landscape . |
5 | " Now , I was saying something about the fish-shop on Lyons Dock . |
6 | Cos somebody was saying something about the la the last time they got in , it all went |
7 | It was odd , but Greg noticed Bill Clough 's eyes following them sharply : he was saying nothing to the purpose so there was no reason why he should n't watch them , but Greg , following his lead , did wonder whether Hilary 's mutterings were not of a rather different kind from Desmond 's . |