Example sentences of "i 'm saying [conj] " in BNC.
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1 | I get hassled when they disagree with what I 'm saying but not hassled in the sense of ‘ you 're an awful fellow ’ . |
2 | We 're talking about the financial speaker and the way they and I I 'm afraid I sh we sha n't have time to go back and er tell you what I 'm saying but er I hope you can pick it up . |
3 | That 's what I 'm saying but aye oh well they Ann they have you |
4 | ‘ I 'm saying that the me-ness of my consciousness was once Ewan Famber . ’ |
5 | ‘ I 'm saying that officially the WS organization is now run by Buckmaster 's wife , Leonora . |
6 | I 'm saying that in my experience there is too much argument and not enough discussion in processes of government generally , and I believe we would make more progress by a more discursive approach . |
7 | ‘ No , ’ he answered softly , ‘ I 'm saying that I now consider the IRB to be of only secondary importance . ’ |
8 | ‘ I 'm saying that I think you do n't care about the stupidities of convention . |
9 | ‘ I 'm not saying that women ca n't raise sons on their own , I 'm saying that it 's difficult for a woman to teach , and very near impossible , in my mind , for a woman to teach a young boy how to be a man . |
10 | No I 'm saying that it 's , it 's between now and Christmas Wednesdays , got ta keep them clear . |
11 | Yes , I mean I 'm saying that there 's obviously open land within built-up areas . |
12 | Er , the economic situation is is entirely their fault , er , not that I 'm saying that the Labour would do any better , but erm I 'd like to see a bit more er , a bit more opposition from the er , from the Labour party and er , not so much direct action , but saying , you know , things do not have to be like this ! |
13 | I do n't mean art should be as clear as the instructions on a packet of seeds ; I 'm saying that you trust the mystifier more if you know he 's deliberately choosing not to be lucid . |
14 | ‘ I 'm saying that there was no real evidence against that as a possibility . |
15 | ‘ I 'm saying that I think he could have done . ’ |
16 | I 'm saying that someone , having knocked Mr Hambro cold , dragged him across the path to the water , and shoved him firmly into the soft mud with his face under water , to die . ’ |
17 | Could I make a constructive suggestion in this context of board salaries or remunerations or compensation packages or bonuses I 'm saying that in a slightly tongue in cheek way because I believe that the majority of shareholders do n't understand the differences between these concepts , as you gentlemen evidently do . |
18 | I 'm saying that there are different articulations of rebellion but people need to know how to rebel ! |
19 | ‘ I 'm saying that not even a ten-year-old would fall for the line of crap you just had me feed Kevin . ’ |
20 | I 'm saying that I do n't know what local preference is , in terms of where it should go . |
21 | And and really I mean you ca n't I 'm I 'm s I 'm saying that you , you ca n't interfere but by god I 'd long for someone to come in and interfere . |
22 | I said look Neil you can drive , but let's not let's not take it that I 'm saying that you must drive let's go into the question of why you 're making a mess of it at this time and we , oh honestly Brenda if I 've got black circles under my eyes do not be surprised because , of course , this all goes back to his absolutely , appallingly , stupid mother ! |
23 | No I 'm not , but I 'm saying that some people probably have a natural , a natural teaching ability . |
24 | I 'm saying that Park , what the woman said that she went down to check the vans last summer |
25 | and that , I 'm saying that how it ends |
26 | I 'm saying that I 'm an English member , we 've never won a , a major war on its own look what 's , what 's happened in , yeah , never won a major war on its own and never will do , there 's no nation in the world could beat a German army and , er what would built up |
27 | Well , I 'm saying that I wo , I do n't suppose with a woman he 'd |
28 | I , I do n't think you should have any less money , I 'm saying that we should have more , we are , we 're losing out |
29 | I 'm saying that his face is big . |
30 | No , no , but I know that , but I 'm saying that that 's what I meant , that 's what I meant . |