Example sentences of "say i [vb mod] [vb infin] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Next time I see him , I 'll probably see him tomorrow no I , you usually see him round town , so I say I 'll arrange a time |
| 2 | As I say I 'll take a stall and I 'll be there all day if anyone can help me . |
| 3 | I say I 'll have a word with them and he should n't follow me . |
| 4 | But I have n't got I could n't at this stage say I could do a tap next year . |
| 5 | Yes she come yesterday afternoon I sat and I says I 'll have a go , I says then I had flu did n't I ? |
| 6 | So if somebody says I 'll have a set of double glazing doors or something until they 've actually been installed he then gets paid . |
| 7 | " This lawyer fellow says I can have a flat in the stableyard . " |
| 8 | I says I 'd like a rise . |
| 9 | ‘ Speaking hypothetically , are you saying I 'd have a choice ? ’ |
| 10 | I said I would fetch an answer and he smiled as though he knew my lord is not here , and replied that my lady would do as well , in fact better . ’ |
| 11 | So I said I 'll have a couple of th they I said . |
| 12 | Two people come now doing the water , the the stop cap and one fellow looked across coo he said a big , I said I 'll have a run a over the left I said , now you would n't would you ? |
| 13 | In the meantime , I became friendly with a neighbour , Derek Mills , and his wife Val , who said I could build an aviary on their land . |
| 14 | Yeah when I get my printer mum said I could write a book . |
| 15 | Old Crumwallis said I could have a glass of sherry . |
| 16 | Dad said I could have an order ! |
| 17 | He said I could murder a roll up I said could you ? |
| 18 | ‘ Me mum said I should do a show concentrating on Paul 's work , ’ says Paul ( left ) . |
| 19 | I said I 'd prefer a man because women were a problem area for me and I was frightened I 'd push the therapist into a certain role by flirting with her if she was young and attractive , or feeling dependent on her if she was my mother 's age . |
| 20 | I said I 'd love a cup of tea , which was surprisingly true . |
| 21 | I said I 'd like a break , spend a week with aunty Mary or summat in that flat , driving me |
| 22 | Yeah , I said I 'd have a go and before I knew where I was I got got top billing . |
| 23 | She used to say I 'll have a piece of topside and I used to get it down and cut her a piece of topside and sausages as well and pork chops . |
| 24 | ‘ And I was about to say I 'd like a glass of mineral water . ’ |