Example sentences of "[pers pn] said [pers pn] [vb mod] [vb infin] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 I said we should leave Tamsin and her mother to themselves .
2 I said they could watch Star Trek at six o'clock .
3 And I said they will require cover for their breaks he fell down on that one , he does n't think those two days .
4 I said he 'd bring trouble to us all . ’
5 A roof rack , he wants to borrow one for Sunday , cos Susan 's coming back look , anyway she asked me and I said no we 've never had one , I do n't think we ever had , I said I 'll ask Doreen , so I asked Doreen and she said yes we have , but I 'd have to ask Leslie first , so when Dee come back I said yes she has , but do n't say anything to her cos you might not get it , but she 's not getting that .
6 it is nice cos when Brian ordered I said I 'll have chicken and he
7 I said I could see Victor was right , I had over-complicated the plot ; I should not have introduced the letters , which were paraphrases of a correspondence I 'd been reading on my journey to London .
8 I said I can assure mate , I said I shall make sure there 's hell to pay !
9 And I said I 'd tell Simon but I would n't .
10 As they walked back through the hotel he remarked casually , ‘ I said I 'd meet Jack on the terrace for a drink . ’
11 Anyway , I said I 'd make enquiries as to what a is wanted .
12 Anyway , I said I 'd make enquiries as to what was wanted and I said because there 's a new children 's ward will open at the hospital and perhaps they would .
13 ‘ I 'm sorry I said I 'd send Dickon away , ’ he said .
14 " I said I 'd pay Jack 's fare — the fine cleaned him out . "
15 I said I 'd keep contact and
16 I said I 'd get supper . ’
17 I said I 'd get George as well .
18 ‘ Cook 's sister 's not well , not at all and she 's gone into Inverary to look to her family , so I said I 'd get dinner .
19 And I said I 'd put sweetpeas ?
20 Yes , absolutely , because I said I 'd have Jake back about six at home
21 She said no I think I 'll go home I 'll be alright , so I took her back home about eleven and erm erm I kept phoning her every hour on the hour just to make sure she 's alright , then I said I want you just to promise me one thing you 're not do anything silly , I 'm here , I do n't care what it takes , I 'm here , so she said alright then , so I said it 'll break mum 's heart it 'll break dad 's heart ,
22 Oh she said we 'll make enquiries she said .
23 I asked her whether high buildings bothered her and she said she would feel fear if she looked up at them .
24 Blaming a personality clash within the department for her ultimatum , she said she would resume work when her back was better .
25 And erm she said she 'll tell Joe and they 'll probably pop up .
26 She said she might bring Chris . ’
27 She said it would help Sarah to get over the loss , and it did . ’
28 know where they 've planned owt to go , and er , so she said it 'll get end of June or even July
29 She said oh well she said I 'll get Sally to get me something before Christmas she said .
30 and she said it 's on Saturday night so I 'm sor , you know , I 'm sorry it 's short notice and erm she said I 'll ring Marie and find out , I said well you know ring her but I said I ca n't make any promises I said , I know mum should have been out Friday night and I do n't know what else she 's got on
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