Example sentences of "she would say [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Poor exploited things , ’ she 'd say of the couples who entered , hand in hand , full of pleasurable anticipation . |
| 2 | She 'd say to me , ‘ Come and sit down , ducky . ’ |
| 3 | ‘ Do n't worry , ’ she 'd say to the daffodils and tulips when they had stopped flowering , ‘ I 'll see you again next year . ’ |
| 4 | She practised what she 'd say to Sir Willie on the other dealers . |
| 5 | She 'd say to me you fight on , Leon . |
| 6 | All the way up on the train , she 'd been rehearsing what she 'd say to him . |
| 7 | or she 'd say to you up |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , hen , you 're a messy one , ’ she 'd say with her laugh . |
| 9 | " You take after your father , liking sex , " she 'd say in the regretful tone you might use for a hereditary disease . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'm fond of old Jack , I would n't want him to be hurt , ’ she would say with a sigh when we discussed the difficulties of meeting her current lover without Jack finding out . |
| 11 | She had always had , as she would say with that breathless half of a nervous laugh with which she met anyone 's emotions including her own , this sort of a ‘ thing ’ about Italy . |
| 12 | There s always time to make things nice , " she would say with precise pleasure in her voice . |
| 13 | ‘ She 's not a vision of loveliness today , is she ? ’ she would say of some man , in a deafening aside . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'm here to see Her Grace , ’ explained Joan , having rehearsed what she would say during the two-mile walk from Briar Cottage . |
| 15 | I 've always wanted an en suite bathroom , she would say to visitors , to her friends on the phone , to , he would n't be surprised , tradesmen on the doorstep or strangers she accosted in the street . |
| 16 | ‘ Think about nice things ! ’ she would say to Henry as she tucked him into bed at night . |
| 17 | If she were Norma Major , she would say to John : ‘ We could take the Jaguar and chauffeur , and cruise through Ealing . |
| 18 | She would say to me : ‘ We sha n't bother today with how I feel . |
| 19 | Now , when things got too bad , she would say to herself , ‘ I can go to Aunt Violet . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ Let's talk about happier days , ’ she would say to Alice , ‘ I was so careful with your mother always . |
| 21 | She tiptoed up the stairs , wondering what she would say to anyone who saw her . |
| 22 | Folly stood up and resumed her pacing , practising in her head all the things she would say to Luke Hunter when he finally deigned to make contact . |
| 23 | Mind the splinters ! ’ she would say to her . |
| 24 | She cut the engine , then sat with her hands clenched round the steering-wheel , suddenly uncertain what she would say to him . |
| 25 | When the rumour reached Gabriel she began to realize what she would say to John Coffin . |
| 26 | ‘ Oh Jessie , she 's no good , ’ she would say in front of the poor , unfortunate Girl . |
| 27 | ‘ Good morning , lupins , ’ she would say in her bright sing-song voice . |
| 28 | ‘ I am talking very quietly so as not to wake mummy , ’ she would say in a very loud voice . |
| 29 | But Daphne 's dear familiarity , the pleasure of her company , the comfort of knowing pretty well what she would say in response to any remark , the whole warm , easy , ancient closeness that had subsisted between them for more than half a century , won over Cecilia 's temporary , though profound , embarrassment . |