Example sentences of "i [vb mod] only say " in BNC.
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| 1 | And I could only say ‘ Yes ’ . |
| 2 | I could only say ‘ all of it ’ . |
| 3 | I could only say , stupidly , ‘ I believed Shelley and Mary were married . ’ |
| 4 | Well I could only say in the cupboard ? |
| 5 | five hundred , five hundred I could only say he was n't , five o'clock last night he was no so he went to the one doctor , so to the erm what 's gon na happen when they when he , when they can go down the doctors that 's first of all go into this and after ten , twenty four hours doing this kind of thing for forty eight hours up . |
| 6 | Well er sir the same point applies , and I 'd only say this . |
| 7 | Well I 'd only say that initially erm because then what you end up with is a sort of lucky dip which every now and then somebody will remember the bag of science tricks that somebody 's taught them and dip into . |
| 8 | Well I 'd only say that initially erm because then what you end up with is a sort of lucky dip which every now and then somebody will remember the bag of science tricks that somebody 's taught them and dip into . |
| 9 | WILLIAMS : I would only say , sir , that my first motive was entirely such as became my function , however inexcusable I might seem . |
| 10 | The first you asked again about , er , directors ' salaries er , or directors ' er er remuneration erm , and I would only say that all the directors are er bonuses are linked to earnings per share . |
| 11 | Until all that has died down , I will only say that the only thing I 'm bothered about is the well-being of the club . |
| 12 | Of the most famous of all bird books , John James Audubon 's Birds of America ( 1827–38 ) , I will only say that you will need to sell some fifteen or sixteen of your collection of Shakespeare First Folios in order to buy it . |
| 13 | I will only say that proceedings should be brought before the court by way of appeal in contempt matters only in exceptional cases . |
| 14 | Sally-Anne was by now in full flow , and when she paused for breath Dr Neil said , as drily as he could , ‘ I will only say to you what I told you on the day when you arrived here : it is useless to take the world 's burdens on your shoulders . |
| 15 | Since you seem to know whereof you speak I will only say that you must know that the burden of restraint by means of the … mechanism … employed will , of necessity , fall upon the man . |
| 16 | ‘ … and as I speed through the dark night to the abyss of oblivion , I can only say thanks , thanks for the memory … ’ |
| 17 | I can only say I was shocked and disgusted by the conditions in the factory , which were seen to constitute definite health and safety hazards . |
| 18 | Holy Mass is in the evening and I can only say that the warmth of the presence of God is felt . |
| 19 | I can only say that on the evidence of Tesco 's cheapest , the rest will have a hard job keeping up . |
| 20 | I can only say that I see no right whatsoever . ’ |
| 21 | In another letter to a Scottish admirer , she said ‘ I can only say that this bubble of my mind has risen on the mighty stream of a Divine purpose ’ . |
| 22 | The quality buildings will be let — Broadgate is now 95 per cent leased — but slowly developers will realise they have to convert the bad space which I can only say is a lot of classified DIY . ’ |
| 23 | As for the supposedly devastating impact of the John Major Diary in Private Eye , of which I am also a co-author , I can only say that , despite the article 's prediction , it did not seem to stand in the way of a gratifying number of people giving him their enthusiastic support on Thursday — including myself . |
| 24 | Just now I can only say to you all , Thank you very , very much indeed . ’ |
| 25 | there would be a practical advantage in uniting some official knowledge of their wants as well as your artistic skill , on the one hand , with my own claims , whatever they may be considered to be , on the other ; and were they to honour us by proposing a joint appointment , I can only say that I should feel much satisfaction in undertaking this great work in conjunction with a brother Architect for whom I have so great a respect as yourself … |
| 26 | In answer to those who might claim that the perverse approach to this particular movement illustrates that the conductor had lost his grip on the orchestra by the time of this recording , I can only say that the playing of the New Philharmonia is magnificent . |
| 27 | By the time you 've finished , if you are n't the best of mates and invited down for a vair long weekend in the cuntrair , I can only say — Air nair . |
| 28 | And if some greater authority decides the offence requires atonement , then I can only say that I shall pay the cost of it willingly . ’ |
| 29 | I can only say that it sounded like one of those across the passage from my room . ’ |
| 30 | [ Applause ] I can only say , and say again , that as you move forward , we are right behind you . |