Example sentences of "said [pers pn] [verb] [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So I said I said we 'll get ten pound each . |
| 2 | I was going to old Chris , I said I said he should play in the class . |
| 3 | I I saw Mrs granddad that she 's got a new bike and I said I wish I could go that . |
| 4 | I said I wish I could provide you with a bed , I ca n't . |
| 5 | And I said I wished I could go and sniff the various scents to see which I liked best . |
| 6 | He said I thought I 'd catch you out . |
| 7 | And he said Beck and Pollitzers often hire cars he said and you know he said I thought I 'd try and get you the business . |
| 8 | Cos I said I 'm really surprised , I said I thought you must come at least every week cos she seems to be so confident in the water . |
| 9 | He said I thought you 'd say |
| 10 | I said I thought he should buy it , he would n't regret it . |
| 11 | was standing near the washing machine , , Simon gave him a filthy look , I said look I apologize for I 'd completely forgot that you were coming to collect he said I know I can see that , he had n't really what with the kids all running around and , so quickly got them and er , I thought he got , did you bring your cheque round ? |
| 12 | and she er she said what and she said oh well I do n't think I 'll phone Graham but if Maxine shows him the paper , she said I reckon he 'll phone them because er , it did say , I think in the paper that the , that she said they 're letting everybody know |
| 13 | And yet another client of mine who 's a teacher , she said oh yeah she said it 's lovely , she said I suppose I ought to do the marking and all that at the beginning she said but I leave it , she said , and I sometimes do it in the last week . |
| 14 | Well I said I think I 'll go to the theatre and off I went to the theatre . |
| 15 | Er last night Arthur said oh said I think I 'll work extra tomorrow he said and I 'll take you out for Sunday lunch Sunday . |
| 16 | Cos I said I think I should have |
| 17 | Well he , he was asking me which I 'd prefer and I said I think you ought to consider Vicki not me on the crossing . |
| 18 | Yeah , and I said erm , and I said that were n't , if that was n't enough I said bearing in mind he 'd just come out of intensive care off a life support machine , I said and which I think that , that tells us that he needs a bit of extra care compared to some of them on the ward , I said I know they 're all important and I know you 're busy but I said I think you should 've had a bit of priority , he was dying , and you know he 's dying , you 'd been told , she said yes that 's right , I said but what really broke my bloody heart was from one o'clock that dinner time he sat in that chair , we left that hospital at half past eight and you assured us he 'd go to bed and when we came in the next morning at half past ten Joy he sat there exactly the bloody same , in the same filthy blanket and the same catheter on him , oh I went fucking mad and I said how dare you , I said because somebody 's told they 're dying does that mean they 've got to be forgot ? |
| 19 | ‘ There were times when she said she wished she could get rid of these aches and pains , ’ said Mr Bowyer , who also found a suicide note from his wife . |
| 20 | Miss Knox 's solicitor Rosemary Nelson praised her courage for taking the case and said she hoped who would offer encouragement to other women in a similar position . |
| 21 | He said she feared she would look like a money-grabber if she went to court to get the possessions after the divorce so he agreed to sign them over . |
| 22 | She was quiet and calm , and did n't talk much ( I was supposed to do the talking ) and she said she thought I should come every week , and told me how much it would cost . |
| 23 | I thought she 'd be shocked but she was n't , although she said she thought I should try to forget him because it would only mean unhappiness for me . ’ |
| 24 | I rang again and the agent said she thought I 'd put the phone down . ’ |
| 25 | At eighteen he was tending bar in San Francisco when an actress , taken with his clean-cut good looks , said she thought she could get him a scene shifter 's job at the theatre . |
| 26 | The officer said she believed she could link them to the offence . |
| 27 | Coffee we said we thought we would get her some coffee while we were here did n't we ? |
| 28 | More than 80 children came along on some days , and many people said they hoped it would become an annual event , she said . |
| 29 | Ninety five per cent ( 3391 ) would go to their doctor and only 15% ( 492 ) said they thought they would feel embarrassed by so doing . |
| 30 | There was also there a vociferous ( John and later said they thought he might have been drunk ) Russian , about 35–40 who is currently on a short term study period at Florence University into the history of space travel and aeronautics . |