Example sentences of "[conj] i say [pron] be [art] " in BNC.
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1 | We did get through some pretty hot language , erm he did say that this would destroy the tripartite system and he quoted me and said that I said it was a system which was the end of the world . |
2 | And anyway yesterday morning she said oh she said I 'm in luck today so I said what 's the matter then and she said . |
3 | ‘ I could n't find the words to tell Dorothy , so I said it was a wrong number . |
4 | And I said what 's the matter Rhys ? |
5 | I come back to Stuart and I said it is the second of November is n't it ? |
6 | you know plenty of other little girls that would want to look after him , and I said it 's no good relying on Vicky because she , the little sister , she 's nine , she was too young to do things by herself , you know , I said there 's no way you can let , leave it all to Vicky , so that if you do n't want him any more you must tell me and I said there 'll be no hard feelings but that 's it , cos he comes first at the end of the day , so she said oh I , oh I have been naughty have you been ? |
7 | And erm and I made the point that I tipped all your lot out of I said what and I had n't let them go in the classroom and I said it 's a new thing but I said they got their coats on they 're too macho to wear them that 's their problem , you know ! |
8 | And I said , and I said it 's every spare time he gets something like that . |
9 | And I cal , I called Alec yesterday morning like and asked , you know I said to him there 's only one and I said it 's the last one down there like . |
10 | ‘ They wanted more details and I said it was a murder dammit and why did n't they do something about it and he said ‘ Another of those ’ and … well they must do something . |
11 | I was reading the things and I said it was a bigger upstairs is , are bigger than the downstairs . |
12 | Well he 's got a lot of fishing equipment and I said you 're a keen fisherman then , all walk in |
13 | And I said you 're a good boy did n't I ? |
14 | and I said there are no |
15 | And I said there 's no way anybody can sleep in there . |
16 | And I said there 's a , there 's a new children 's ward will open at the Wandsbergh Hospital perhaps they would like something . |
17 | And I said there 's a |
18 | And I said there 's a big blue sign across it , not to use it ! |
19 | I know this district better than you ever will , and I say it was a neighbourhood crime . |
20 | I would be lying to you if I said it was the same now . |
21 | ‘ If I say it 's a lullaby , then it 's a lullaby . ’ |
22 | If I say it is a work of art , it is work of art . |
23 | If I say it was wonderfully exciting , you will wonder when I am going to do it again , and if I say it was a mistake , which it was , you are going to ask me under what circumstances it might not have been a mistake . ’ |
24 | like I say there 's no rush cos we have n't got to go , you have n't got school tomorrow |
25 | What just cos I said he 's a bit of an idiot ? |
26 | Cos I said there 's no way I 'd sleep in it myself ! |
27 | I said well I apologize for sending all that sir , I said , but I said it was the only way to get somebody 's attention of what was going on ! |
28 | But I said I am the money I gave him his first flying lesson , I paid for it , like I bought his first three cars . |
29 | A couple of months ago he wanted to come back but I said there 's no way he 'd come back here without us being married . |
30 | But I said there was a lot lower than you got only passes in your grade . |