Example sentences of "was [adv] say to " in BNC.
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| 1 | I thought he was kinda saying to that by the time she got round to saying it , it would n't mean as much . |
| 2 | I was only saying to young Joe earlier , we really should have two on . |
| 3 | He was only saying to me |
| 4 | ‘ I was just saying to my friend , there she is scribbling again . ’ |
| 5 | ‘ I was just saying to Sally , why do n't you come out with us on Saturday ? ’ |
| 6 | ‘ I was just saying to my friend Chatterton that it 's really very dangerous to travel on tubes these days . |
| 7 | I was just saying to Malcolm how surprised I 'd been to see so many your men at Doreen 's funeral , but I shut up when the police arrived . |
| 8 | ‘ I was just saying to Miss Fergusson how very beautiful it is . ’ |
| 9 | Oh well , that sounds like everybody else , cos I was just saying to Ann that Ian and erm Martin they 've had high temperatures and |
| 10 | and I was just saying to Yvonne er I 'm rapidly running out of my physio allowance , you know , because of the amount that |
| 11 | I was just saying to Simon remember when I did , I did this , before these came out I did the Fab Four Rock and Roll Beatles |
| 12 | afford , ca n't afford at the minute , I was just saying to dad Bri 's gon na get us some shopping on his cheque book , I tell you , did I tell you about his embarrassing moment ? |
| 13 | Mr Saggers , of Alpha Street West , Seedley , Greater Manchester , was taken by ambulance to Salford 's Hope Hospital , where he was yesterday said to be ‘ comfortable ’ . |
| 14 | Keith Pringle who was shot by a police marksman after a 47-hour siege in Darlington was yesterday said to be in a ‘ stable ’ condition in Middlesbrough General Hospital . |
| 15 | Mrs Kemp , 52 , suffered several fractures and is still being treated in Doncaster where she was yesterday said to be ‘ fine . ’ |
| 16 | But nothing was ever said to the rider . |
| 17 | ‘ The stopping and cutting of tape was always said to be very expensive , not only in the cost of the tape but also in the man hours needed to do it . |
| 18 | He was always saying to Robert , ‘ Do you remember old Jennings from Univ ? ’ or ‘ Tell me , Wilson , did you use the Radcliffe Camera ? ’ |
| 19 | And I was always saying to the girls at school for heavens sake keep your hair back , it 's only bunches , whatever , back when they was younger they always had plait or bunches , . |
| 20 | The Portsmouth Court case was halted while he was taken to hospital where he was later said to be ‘ comfortable . ’ |
| 21 | His condition was later said to be stable in hospital . |
| 22 | Allied-Lyons was also said to be on the Goldsmith hit list . |
| 23 | Israel was also said to be determined that the agenda for a meeting with Palestinians be restricted to agreeing details of the conduct of elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip . |
| 24 | He was also said to be unpopular with some members of the profession , although he was elected president of the London Veterinary Medical Society . |
| 25 | He was also said to be personally responsible for the omission of the Jamaican , Jeffrey Dujon , from the World Cup squad . |
| 26 | Another Royal Bank policy , to prevent reporting accountants from then undertaking the receivership and so prevent potential conflicts of interest , was also said to be too restrictive . |
| 27 | UNITA admitted that abuses had occurred , but blamed N'Zau Puna , who was also said to be responsible for the disappearances . |
| 28 | Azeri pressure was also said to be behind Turkey 's decision not to go ahead with scheduled daily deliveries of 30-35 Mw of electricity , due to begin on Dec. 1 . |
| 29 | Azeri pressure was also said to be behind Turkey 's decision not to go ahead with deliveries of electricity amounting to 30-35 Mw per day , which had been due to start on Dec. 1 . |
| 30 | Pringle , 24 , of Thirlmere Road , Darlington , was also said to be in a satisfactory condition in Middlesbrough General Hospital . |