Example sentences of "[conj] [pers pn] 'm say " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er or I 'm saying erm my weaponry . |
| 2 | And just in case it is suggested that I 'm saying the end justifies the means , let me confirm that I 'm not . |
| 3 | Er , the economic situation is is entirely their fault , er , not that I 'm saying that the Labour would do any better , but erm I 'd like to see a bit more er , a bit more opposition from the er , from the Labour party and er , not so much direct action , but saying , you know , things do not have to be like this ! |
| 4 | Now please do n't think that I 'm saying this for the benefit of somebody else . |
| 5 | All … all that I 'm saying is that I would like my job and what I do ideally to be like that . |
| 6 | It 's not that I 'm saying anything against them . |
| 7 | I said look Neil you can drive , but let's not let's not take it that I 'm saying that you must drive let's go into the question of why you 're making a mess of it at this time and we , oh honestly Brenda if I 've got black circles under my eyes do not be surprised because , of course , this all goes back to his absolutely , appallingly , stupid mother ! |
| 8 | I 'm not , I 'm not I 'm not putting it on you anyway mostly it 's c mainly fucking Catherine , I 'm beginning to s not like her any more the way she 's going and do n't you dare mention a word of this that I 'm saying to you |
| 9 | The only area that I 'm saying is in need for careful consideration is that related to risks associated with the possibilities of food poisoning and very high-risk food handling . |
| 10 | ‘ And I 'm to say ? ’ |
| 11 | And I 'm say |
| 12 | So I 'm standing up and I 'm saying : Be careful , because it wo n't be long . ’ |
| 13 | And I 'm saying to Mrs Jones , yeah I 'll do whatever , y'know , I used to have some good contacts with Estate Agents and that and they would just ring me up and say will you come and do so and so and we want it done within six or seven days , y'know , a house that they were selling , that they 'd want completely doing from top to bottom inside and out . |
| 14 | but , but then we are con , if the argument on the one hand is we should conform to what the government 's saying and I 'm saying that 's what the government says as one of the general areas we should address I ca n't be wrong both ways if you follow my drift ? |
| 15 | Could n't you possibly — and I 'm saying this as a friend , remember — could n't you forget about her ? ’ |
| 16 | But I 'm able to get quite a lot of information and I 'm saying this because you too can get it . |
| 17 | it was chicken pox and I 'm saying to myself it 's very infectious . |
| 18 | it moved somewhere else and I 'm saying I 'm looking at it |
| 19 | Oh dear , and I 'm saying to myself it was chicken pox |
| 20 | And I have to talk to him on the phone and I 'm saying speak to him very well . |
| 21 | And I 'm saying , it 's time I was out , I 'm gon na be late . |
| 22 | I went and got last night and I 'm saying to him , now give me your numbers . |
| 23 | erm , so I could n't carry the wallpaper so the lass says well you ca n't carry it , she says I 'll phone you a taxi , I says okay , so she phoned this , she says any , any particular one , I says I 'll have that one beside us like so phoned association , they 'll be erm , you , you know call up and they came and er pick me up and brought us back with the paper , he charged one pound twenty and I 'm saying to myself one pound twenty , that 's a damn disgrace , by hell I 'll not get that taxi again |
| 24 | and I 'm saying you 're alright , she 'd have left buggy at your house anyway cos you were walking , you would n't have had buggy with you then so you 'd got ta come back this way had n't you ? |
| 25 | think of your lad 's name and I 'm saying you give it to erm tt erm oh yeah I remember , but he 'd already told me off . |
| 26 | Cos a I I 've got the contracts right in the Body Shop , we got Karen she used to work in Superdrug , and she came in there the other day and I 'm saying , och , do you know Michelle ? |
| 27 | Well I promise I wo n't keep them more than that , but this coming from a party that 's brought about that , and then being critical of others and the lack of intent , I think the he said it right at the beginning we have a very good education system , and I 'm saying we 've got one despite this Government . |
| 28 | That 's the answer , and I 'm sayin' no more . |
| 29 | Wilkinson , who has cajoled and bullied to knock Cantona into shape , joked that the language barrier is still there because ‘ If I 'm saying nice things about him he seems to understand — if I suggest he works harder or I say nasty things , he finds that harder to comprehend . ’ |
| 30 | And if I 'm saying I really want to do less for the cracker bar now , because that was hard pushed . |