Example sentences of "[vb mod] say [pron] [modal v] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I am dependent on people with whom I have been associated in the past inviting me and I must say they could not have been more gracious . ’ |
| 2 | They 'll say we ca n't afford you , so it 's in my interest really that you make a profit . |
| 3 | she 'll say we 'll just go and get changed and we 'll be back , they all fall asleep this and that and you know they do n't want to come out ! |
| 4 | You 'll say you should n't afford it here and neither should I , but in dentistry they 've got the edge on us and you ca n't begrudge teeth . |
| 5 | I 've got to phone up Sunday I 'll say he ca n't do it until the spring cos dad 's got he suffers with his chest . |
| 6 | Of course , one could say one need not care about the breakdown in predictability that occurred in a distant star . |
| 7 | ‘ I 'd say you could n't do it ! ’ |
| 8 | But you have n't married and I dare say you wo n't do so now . ’ |
| 9 | But I dare say you wo n't believe that . |
| 10 | B-but I dare say you would n't like it . |
| 11 | ‘ I dare say he wo n't have the heart to push on with any changes , ’ said Fishbane . |
| 12 | Now he must go away and I dare say I shall never see him again , ’ Joan said woefully , lagging behind despite Anne 's grumbles and gazing down at the ring . |
| 13 | She often used to say she could n't believe how some people behaved , and the promiscuity and drinking shook her to the core . |
| 14 | He used to say you ca n't go out and kick your boots up ! |
| 15 | ROBBIE You used to say you could always tell what was bothering me , you said my face gave me away . |
| 16 | ‘ I am not so complacent that I would say they wo n't become a formidable competitor but for now they are not , ’ Jonathan Martin , head of sport at the BBC , said . |
| 17 | Emmie was always frightened that he would say they could n't afford it and try to borrow money , but usually he just laughed and said there was n't any need , the girls could manage . |
| 18 | With shoes , I would say you 'd normally know pretty quickly . |
| 19 | I would say it would n't matter what time you went up the park there 'd be somebody there . |
| 20 | Maybe I do n't know but it just so I would say he should n't snore like he does all night . |
| 21 | There is a closing sequence now the reason that you were able to close in the manner that you did with that bloke is a natural ability , but if I 've said to you to teach somebody else it you would say I can not do it , but I ca n't teach somebody else , because you 're not actually aware of the sequence that you 're working , can you see what I 'm saying to you ? |
| 22 | I am sure London Scottish and Irish will say they can not afford to play in their national competitions , but that should not make it England 's problem . |
| 23 | He will say he can not remember |
| 24 | But they can just look through so they can say I ca n't think of an accent let's have a quick look through this list . |