Example sentences of "[vb mod] to say [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was said to be effective only if found without actually seeking it , and some people who came upon it used to say a prayer such as : |
| 2 | ‘ Burke Trend ’ , said one insider , ‘ used to say a brief should be Socratic and ask a series of questions . |
| 3 | Because I used to say a solicitor would only cost half what a bank would . |
| 4 | I desired you and — how shall we put it — I am as they used to say a little bit priapic . ’ |
| 5 | Well in the war five pounds a week was extraordinary money , cos they used to say a fella had got a good job if he was getting five pounds a week in those days , so that when I started work first I , I was getting fifteen shillings a week , so you can understand that seventy five pence today , at fourteen . |
| 6 | And she used to say a big head |
| 7 | Oh I used to say a half an hour and then when they ran to waken me I 'd say give me five more minutes and then another five minutes |
| 8 | We always used to say the guys on the Ridge were lucky , the stork brought their babies . |
| 9 | They used to say the brass is on the other side of the river used t |
| 10 | The soldiers used to say the best sight of India was Bombay from the back of the boat . |
| 11 | And do n't forget erm perhaps we ought to say a word on the er on the conservative 's side here . |
| 12 | Now while we 're on this point about what exactly am I entitled to , erm we ought to say a word about credit notes cos there are a lot of shops who say well erm you know it is it is n't company policy to , it is n't our policy to offer refunds , but we 're quite happy to offer you a credit note . |
| 13 | What , what do you think , do you think you ought to say a few words to Jack ? |