Example sentences of "hear [pers pn] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 've heard them say if the owners gave them their fare home from Lowestoft to Darsham , that 's all they had . |
| 2 | I suspect that there 'll there 'd been a certain amount of alienation for a long time things that the men had to accept because the people with the money and therefore the power said that they had to you know a I think quarry men are very proud on one level great sort of craftsmen in a way and erm I 'm sure that you know th the last couple of years well I 've heard them say really tha that there 'd been things niggling them with the management but I suppose this was just like a blatant smack in the face and they realize that if they accepted this if they let the management walk all over them this was the thin end of the wedge you know that . |
| 3 | Yes er what what er the pitch I think in fact I 've heard them say this er because I 've been out with two of the top fliers up here |
| 4 | Some of you may have heard me say before that when I was a young ordinand I met up with a marvellous Canadian bishop , Ralph Dean . |
| 5 | You must have heard me say them . |
| 6 | But she must have heard me say so , because at seven she came down and said she 'd overlooked this marvellous Stockhausen concert on Two — well , I just put on my coat and flung out of the house … |
| 7 | If he had , he would have heard me say that it was for the Attorney-General to enforce the law , not the Government . |
| 8 | If you make the same mistake , er , you have to buy another set , and I double the price for people who have heard me say do n't do this , er , and lie low , you know in the first three months , because I believe in penalising stupidity . |
| 9 | And , that again , might be me but many of you when you 've heard me say it in a service I 've ended up with my asking at the end of a sermon asking the congregation to smile . |
| 10 | Why have you heard me say it before today Seems strange that they need to throw out those old curb stones , you 'd of imagined they could of used them again , would n't you ? |
| 11 | ‘ That is the very first foolish thing I have ever heard you say , young lady , ’ Mr O'Hara replied with a smile . |
| 12 | Auntie Lou said , louder than before and in a voice that shook with boldness , ‘ That 's the first time I 've heard you say it , Samuel . |
| 13 | ‘ I 've heard you say it often enough , ’ he said . |
| 14 | ‘ I 've never heard you say anything nice about it . ’ |
| 15 | Well I may have missed something you 've said , but I have n't heard you say fifteen years before . |
| 16 | I 've never heard you say anything so definite before ! ’ |
| 17 | Yeah sort of thing , so I have heard you say only three is that the number of posts they put in ? |
| 18 | So I just get it cos I 've only heard you say that before I do n't actually really know what it meant . |
| 19 | ‘ I was terribly proud to hear them say that ’ . |
| 20 | Now , my dear , I do n't know about saying shocking things — and I must confess , although the Rector would be horrified to hear me say it , that I should be very tempted to say shocking things at Langley Dene , such very new money my dear , everything so dreadfully bright and shiny — as I was saying , I do n't know about saying shocking things , but you are certainly doing them . |
| 21 | Now er she 's not here to hear me say it , ungallantly she 's Julie 's overweight now and she was pretty overweight then was n't she ? |
| 22 | ‘ I know , ’ the peasant answers , ‘ but I just love to hear you say it . ’ |
| 23 | The French habit of raising the last syllable of a sentence an octave higher made the flow of her speech sound like the indignant cackling of a hen : ‘ I 'm shocked to hear you say that ! |
| 24 | And he answered : ‘ Yes , I have been waiting a long time , waiting to hear you say that . |
| 25 | I just love to hear you say it . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ I 'm sorry to hear you say that , Vic . |
| 27 | ‘ My uncle would be delighted to hear you say that . |
| 28 | ‘ , Oh , Maura , you do n't know how much I wanted to hear you say that . |
| 29 | " How extraordinary to hear you say that , " said Clara , " I was expecting you to say what all my other friends say , that I must clear out quick , be ruthless , cut all ties , leave her to it , live my own life . |
| 30 | ‘ He 'd be pleased to hear you say that . |