Example sentences of "[subord] she say " in BNC.
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| 1 | Oh , she had a pretty good idea : she only needed to go back to Felix Road or even Nelson Close , where she said she lived , to find out . |
| 2 | He knew that he 'd been close , but then somehow it had all slipped away from him ; when Alina had n't come out and the three of them had finally gone into the building , it was to find incomprehension from the woman who lived alone and an empty flat where she said she 'd gone for help . |
| 3 | Although she says that it was not necessarily an easy step to take , her community was behind her , and the reactions she has had from friends and teachers have convinced her that the step she took was an important one , challenging stereotypes in the West about what it means to be a Muslim girl , and bringing her a great sense of identity and of no longer being at odds with herself . |
| 4 | The Abbess of Barking complained that her wood of Alderfen , belonging to her manor of Tollesbury , had been recalled into the Forest of Essex , ‘ although she says the wood is not in the forest and ought not to be ’ . |
| 5 | She is pleased for Naomi Campbell , although she says that she should ‘ remember where she came from . |
| 6 | She will listen to what each side has to say before deciding who to support on April 9 , although she says she is not keen on any of the three party leaders and preferred Margaret Thatcher to John Major . |
| 7 | But although she said it she could not be certain that it was true . |
| 8 | However , after Wakeham reported that support among backbenchers had collapsed during the day , perhaps by half , it was clear to those around Mrs Thatcher that , although she said she would sleep on it , she was virtually certain to resign . |
| 9 | After a while Jack bent over and listened , although she said , ‘ It does n't mean anything , love . |
| 10 | I thought she 'd be shocked but she was n't , although she said she thought I should try to forget him because it would only mean unhappiness for me . ’ |
| 11 | Love at last , so she said . |
| 12 | It was n't enough for her , after spending the day on her own , hoovering , shopping and running the washing machine , so she said , for me to retell a couple of jokes from the Telegraph diary . |
| 13 | But she remembered in time that Gloria had warned her to mind her P's and Q's , so she said nothing . |
| 14 | Even so , she wanted to keep the peace so she said nothing when she got indoors . |
| 15 | Dorothy decided she had better not laugh this time , though she wanted to , so she said cautiously : ‘ I do n't know , Hank . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Andrew was a good bet , so she said yes to him instead . ’ |
| 17 | She said many a wicked word , and many a cruel word ; she knew no virtue or goodness , she desired all wickedness ; like as the spirits tempted her to say and do , so she said and did ’ . |
| 18 | Maureen was very interested in buying a bird for herself , too , so she said , ‘ Ring him back , Jon , and get all the details . |
| 19 | ‘ So she said . |
| 20 | On the other hand , she did not know what else to say , so she said nothing . |
| 21 | Nevertheless it was not too dishonourable to keep this line of conversation from fading out , so she said , ‘ You do n't like them ? ’ |
| 22 | She enjoyed playing wordgames , so she said , ‘ That 's an easy question . ’ |
| 23 | She was not going to answer but he remained , so she said , ‘ It 's all right , David . |
| 24 | She could not remember any more words , so she said the first words again , quietly but very clearly . |
| 25 | She put it off because Christmas was coming up , and then Tony her boyfriend wanted to take her to Paris and she knew if she revealed her pregnancy she would n't be allowed to go , so she said nothing . |
| 26 | She had insisted on coming with me to refresh , so she said , her memory of that ghastly old trout . |
| 27 | But if Betty began to weep Lydia would be , in humanity , bound to put her arm about her in consolation ; so she said earnestly that she was suddenly terribly hungry and could it possibly be time for lunch . |
| 28 | Faced with Faye 's genuine kindness , which surfaced frequently to soften the more ruthless , temperamental side of her personality , Belinda could not admit that she did not feel comfortable in the dress , so she said quite sincerely , ‘ That 's so lovely of you , Faye . |
| 29 | Ken chatted Belinda up so she said she would n't come round any more , or so Brenda reported . |
| 30 | However , she knew that an answer was expected of her , so she said , ‘ Of course I have hopes . |