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 .
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