Example sentences of "[v-ing] to [noun] the [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was saying to Pauline the other day , there 's some people you grow old with , willy-nilly , without noticing it — not that we are n't all wearing pretty well . ’ |
| 2 | . Oh no , as I was saying to Reed the other day , er Reed has joined our class by the way . |
| 3 | But er I was saying to Mrs the other day , asked about Scott what the heck ! |
| 4 | Oh she said I 'm ever so sorry I was miles away , I said yeah we 've just said that , I said you never even heard us , so I said what you , you ca n't understand why you pay too much tax , she said no I know why I pay too much tax she said but more she said I used to be in business she said and I 'm on basic rate of tax , so I said yeah I 've had some of that , so she said what basic rate of tax , I said yeah where I 've come so , it 's a funny thing she said , I was saying to Carol the other day , she said erm , she said what a difference them blokes you work with , so I said yeah , I said I 'm always saying that about these so she said oh she said er |
| 5 | But as I was saying to George the other day |
| 6 | Well I 'm , I 'm the same , I was talking to Rob the other day and er , I forget how I mentioned it , but I said something about , oh I think it 's because I was saying why do n't you come up like this week because he 's off this week , and er , he was making some excuse or other , oh I 've got three weeks off in the summer , oh I 'd sooner come up when I 've got this longest spell off , you know , and I want to get this chimney done and blah , blah |
| 7 | I was talking to Mrs the other day , down the road , she 's had , she had er back problem and she gets terrible trouble at night , sleeping |
| 8 | we were talking to Ted the other day |