Example sentences of "[vb mod] say it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I I must say it fills me with trepidation . |
| 2 | I can not imagine what sort of place this gentleman imagined he was coming to in bringing the latter , but I must say it struck something of an odd note to see in Darlington Hall these two large silent men staring suspiciously in all directions a few yards from wherever the Italian gentleman happened to be . |
| 3 | Well my Lord I must say it had occurred to me erm that certainly on the basis on which I 'm contending for damages to be assessed with the plaintiffs and it is completely irrelevant , er er many of the matters to which the defendant 's expert goes to as to the damages and the extent to which they were caused by the negligence of the defendant , the breach of duty . |
| 4 | Again I must say it seems extraordinary does n't it that er he pontificates the savings when really one is entitled to ask the question well why were n't they made before ? |
| 5 | ‘ I must say it makes you wonder what the Security Police are up to not knowing that — and Steinmark working with secret archives . ’ |
| 6 | I must say it makes a difference but oh god how the Kurds and Bosnians must be suffering as temperatures drop in their respective lands . |
| 7 | i it 's , it 's obviously a thing which , if one can possibly avoid it 's a good idea to and erm I must say it helped but it you do n't know what is helping because you know we do n't know what her symptoms are going to be . |
| 8 | That was the view which appealed to the county court judge : and I must say it appeals to me also . |
| 9 | This is a simple mix-up , a confusion of names , though I must say it amounts to criminal carelessness . ’ |
| 10 | I must say it gives me a certain amount of pleasure too . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ I must say it gives a chap confidence , that sort of thing . ’ |
| 12 | I mean I must say it looks a bit bitty but erm er now you see up there they 've got the same , similar sort of style really to those houses . |
| 13 | Despite my criticisms , in our week together I drove the Brooklands long distances in awful conditions on lots of unknown roads when pretty knackered and I must say it did n't shout at me once . |
| 14 | ‘ The table I write on , I say , exists , that is , I see and feel it ; and if I were out of my study I should say it existed , meaning thereby that if I was in my study I might perceive it . ’ |
| 15 | We should say It thinks , just as we say , It lightens . |
| 16 | ‘ In my defence , I should say it happened before the body was discovered . |
| 17 | ‘ I 'll say it does ! ’ agreed Nelly , warmly . |
| 18 | Otherwise I if it 's appropriate I 'll say it looks like a great newsletter . |
| 19 | I 'll say it comes straight from the heart . |
| 20 | The gardener wo n't like it , but I 'll say it has some kind of disease — ’ |
| 21 | Some might say it presents an idealistic picture of family life ; others that it is a reactionary attempt to turn the clock back on the women 's movement ; yet others might argue that she has gone beyond the available evidence in concluding , or at least implying , that delinquency might result from early day-care experiences . |
| 22 | ‘ I think Dieter 's been a bit naughty , ’ Husband puffed , ‘ but it was a direct follow-up to an incident abroad , so you might say it came under the doctrine of ‘ hot pursuit ’ . ’ |
| 23 | If he was more successful than me , I could say it made sense for me to give up my career . ’ |
| 24 | ‘ Yes , you could say it has been a bit of an embarrassing muddle . |
| 25 | In fact , I 'd say it sounds pretty meagre . ’ |
| 26 | The SJ-20 's general tone is rich and deep , but at the same time it 's still quite a controlled and well-balanced instrument ; I 'd say it falls somewhere between the ‘ Martin' and ‘ Guild ’ camps in character of sound . |
| 27 | ‘ If this were any other case of blackmail I 'd say it stinks , but as it is , it 's O.K. ’ |
| 28 | ‘ He 'd say it preserved perspective . |
| 29 | I dare say it seemed distinguished enough while you were living it — distinguished , at least , from other peoples ' lives . " |
| 30 | Yeah , I dare say it did . |