Example sentences of "[pers pn] say i 'd [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I say I 'd like a |
| 2 | I says no I ca n't , he says it 's not very far , I said it 's not the distance that bothers me it 's the fact that you want us to sit there till eleven o'clock at night and not get paid for it , he says yeah but if you want to say something , I says I 'd say something if I thought we 'd be backed on it , but we 're not , oh I 'm not going anywhere to be if I 'm not being paid |
| 3 | I says I 'd like a rise . |
| 4 | I said I 'd change it if you liked , she said no I prefer this one |
| 5 | I 've been asked to write about it and I said I 'd give it a think . ’ |
| 6 | When they saw Ruth , both men looked slightly abashed , like a pair of overgrown schoolboys , and Connor explained : ‘ This young man wants to learn the rudiments of sparring , so I said I 'd give him a few pointers . |
| 7 | But I mean , Gill would go out and I said I 'd give her a if if we did it e er turn and turn about you only have to find one about once every eight weeks like . |
| 8 | At the end of my little phone session , I 've one last in the bag , hi Mick , Peter , as I said I 'd give you a bell in January , do you think it 's a good time for us to get together now , yes , Oh great , O K , I 've got . |
| 9 | and then I said I 'd give her a ring . |
| 10 | I said I 'd do it . ’ |
| 11 | I said I 'd do it , and I want to get some sputum samples for analysis to make sure he has n't got a chest infection . |
| 12 | He 's asked me to go along as wardrobe mistress , I said I 'd think about it but I ca n't stand the heat . |
| 13 | ‘ I said I 'd think about it . |
| 14 | ‘ I said I 'd think about bringing you out into the field with me . |
| 15 | " I said I 'd leave them to him . " |
| 16 | I said I 'd leave it pinned to the noticeboard above the communal phone and he said that was probably best and good night . |
| 17 | ‘ I said I 'd leave . ’ |
| 18 | I said I 'd love a cup of tea , which was surprisingly true . |
| 19 | ‘ Franca , I ca n't — Oh dear — I promised Irina I 'd go over and help her pack — I said I 'd stay all day — they 're leaving , you know — ’ |
| 20 | But that Sat Sunday when Hazel was here and I , and she did n't want to go so I said I 'd stay with her and cook the dinner when y when you came back you said it 's a good job you did n't come , it did n't finish till half past twelve and you came straight home and you were here about |
| 21 | I said I 'd stay here with the kids . |
| 22 | ‘ She needs help with the preparations for this wedding , so I said I 'd lend you . ’ |
| 23 | And I said I 'd tell Simon but I would n't . |
| 24 | ‘ Ah , yes , I said I 'd explain , did n't I ? |
| 25 | Now so some of you who are not sure what how it all works out I said I 'd explain it . |
| 26 | I said I 'd prefer a man because women were a problem area for me and I was frightened I 'd push the therapist into a certain role by flirting with her if she was young and attractive , or feeling dependent on her if she was my mother 's age . |
| 27 | He might try you again , but I said I 'd pass the message along . |
| 28 | As they walked back through the hotel he remarked casually , ‘ I said I 'd meet Jack on the terrace for a drink . ’ |
| 29 | I said I 'd meet with them at eleven o'clock to arrange the details . ’ |
| 30 | I said I 'd bring it in this week . |