Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] said [conj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Once again the solicitor representing them said that there was not and that his clients had put him in difficulties , as he had only been given instructions a week before . |
| 2 | Why I said I do n't think it matters I said cos I think |
| 3 | I said well things are happening I said but quite honestly |
| 4 | ‘ And you say she said that eagles of Callanish carry a burden and that for some it is hard … ’ and her voice drifted into a distance . |
| 5 | This lady she said I 'm not for ages but this lady is in the age range I want she said and you 're under sixty five . |
| 6 | Once Crim had arrived he would go and see Hob the grave-digger , dying they said after he had slipped and fallen under a cartwheel which had crushed his ribs . |
| 7 | I do n't know they said that no names are mentioned |
| 8 | But the thing that fascinated me last night was the statistic about Gillette do you know they said when Gillette started When Gillette started doing the erm Gillette Cup , it cost them five thousand a year . |
| 9 | Yeah they 're all nice nice girls you know this is like the other week we was here playing the other team and one of the other team was swearing you know , and particularly you know the girls in , might have not they have the they used to play for Black Bear and you know the that lady that 's up there , she still swears and we stopped her from here used to f this , f that and f the other , we did , we stopped her said if you ca n't find a better word than that to use I should n't bother , you know As you know Shirl do n't like that . |
| 10 | And he 'd say just take a look through he said just any one you want he said and I 'll programme it that 'll come straight through and he sort of s six speakers fucking ridiculous . |
| 11 | I said well frankly Cheryl with her record I 'm not in I said she takes off when she pleases , she comes down when she wants something I said she doing me some good at christmas I said I do I quite understand that I said I do understand and I 'm I 've nothing nothing to do with me that 's entirely up to you and she said and you would n't tell me what to do you wo n't change our minds , I said no I 'm not trying to change your minds but you asked me what I would do I said and I think there and now she 's She said and I do n't care what you done , I 'll do I 'll do , I said she 's got hundreds of where they smash the windows and break into so regularly . |
| 12 | I nearly run downstairs and then it went into something else and mum said well , keep listening she said and erm it go |
| 13 | So she said I 've written , I should n't do she said but that she 'd written and complained about it . |
| 14 | yeah , so Ivan said to me , he said er he said well I do I suppose you have noticed he said but whenever she comes down here he said the whole line stops I said I quite agree I said well let's be honest about it if he 's knocking out the meat he , it 's got ta stop cos he stops |
| 15 | She goes she said if we had n't have stopped we might have won yeah like you know not that I was bothered . |
| 16 | Do you do you think you said that you 're not sure whether the milkman comes round the flats . |
| 17 | Well you know I mean you said that they did a couple of lines just to say something about |
| 18 | ‘ I do n't believe I said that , ’ he returned mildly as they took their seats . |
| 19 | I was busting and I was there going I said and I could n't exactly say can I go to the toilet ? |
| 20 | When this happened you said that I should call on the spirit of the wood . |
| 21 | And she said that yous are really out of order not going she said because she wanted to sit in that close with |
| 22 | Like millions of Americans I was watching the debate on television and , like millions of Americans , I leapt out of my seat yelling something like : ‘ I ca n't believe he said that … |
| 23 | Mr has got he said if you 're do n't own up you 'll put everybody in doubt . |
| 24 | He said oh I do n't mind cleaning he said but , he 's like Derek , I mean I , ooh I can soon clean well he 's a good , you know , cleaner I mean the bath , whenever he , blimey if ever he cleans the bath it looks ten times better than when I I do it . |
| 25 | Colonel with a K the this band , they used to , that they had from the tenth replacement depot used to come down and play at the Town Hall , and they they like I said before they were fellas on the way to join Glen the absolute ultimate musicians of America and it was why I 'm still today erm I 've got a big collection of jazz records and have always been interested in the big band sound . |
| 26 | Okay now you remember I said that the key concept in our modern understanding of sex and sexual behaviour . |
| 27 | Well I know I said but , I did n't realize what time it will be , why do n't we wait until tomorrow morning and then you can watch P C Postman before you go to school ? |
| 28 | I think that 's the trouble with Christmas , I said to Rob , in a way , I said I hope when I get to mum and dad 's age I wo n't expect my children to think oh god you got to go there for you know I said that I 'd love to just once take the kids away and go somewhere |
| 29 | ‘ Sweetie , you know I said if there was anything heavy that needed doing you were to wait until I got in and I 'd do it . |
| 30 | Well I , I know she said while she was over here , she 's just |