Example sentences of "[noun] [pers pn] say i [vb mod] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I said to Sue I said I ca n't ring and tell him I ai n't going I says , I 'll upset him too much . |
| 2 | He spoke publicly about the need for each state to work out its own solution and erm earlier in that year , in fact it 's nineteen fifty seven , I think I said fifty four before , er earlier in that year nineteen fifty seven er Eisenhower said in a speech in r in response to a hypothetical question he said I ca n't imagine any set of circumstances that would ever induce me to send federal troops into any state to enforce the orders of a federal court . |
| 3 | All sorts of different people he said I would never ever buy any beans he said cos of this chappie who used to work they used to unless you change over the tin or something he used to spit in the tins . |
| 4 | I said to Sally I said I would n't be surprised if they two get married . |
| 5 | Di , Di did n't have but the one but he come up , he said said he wants a spirit level and he wants a tape measure he 'd got the spirit level he said I ca n't find the tape measure he said , said it was on top of the bag . |
| 6 | And we started her off and she went round and as she went past the second time she said I ca n't stop ! |
| 7 | I says Dublin he says I ca n't it 's got ta be in Geordie then he says erm he says well where do you wan na go through ? |
| 8 | Jenny said erm , this time it said I could n't stand , when we all come out at twelve o'clock and the shock had hit us and we sort of said oh well we 're better off out of it , I 'll , I 've survived twenty five years without , I shall survive again , and when Jan , and Janet was so sick and then I turn round and Janet says I 'm with you girl , I said where you going ? |
| 9 | When I asked him if I could borrow his copy he said I would n't understand it , which is true , I suppose . |