Example sentences of "[pos pn] [noun sg] i say " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It is indeed , my lord — with all my heart I say it is . ’ |
| 2 | She was singing on stage when we arrived and by the time I had reached my seat I said to the man who was with me , this is the Salome I have been looking for . |
| 3 | So when I parked my car I said to them I forgot how much it was in there , twenty pounds in the hotel as you 're not a guest they give them in reception . |
| 4 | oh Then erm said I love my granddad I said what about your grandma ? |
| 5 | I said it 's no good asking my opinion I said it looks alright to me . |
| 6 | And erm we got there and I says to my husband I says , oh , I says er , are you sure that tent 's safe ? |
| 7 | Can can I just add sir o one point I I in my in my preamble I said that we were sometimes able from a local point of view to take into account information locally that perhaps you would n't have got from further afield . |
| 8 | Brampton Theatre asked me how much it was going to cost , so I , off the top of my head I said twenty pounds |
| 9 | I says my god I says it 'll never be known that my brother said that you can be anything and that was first thing he ever gave me . |
| 10 | In a letter to my wife I said that it looked as if my job was to try to give them new faith and hope . |
| 11 | I said , I 'll Well they sell fruit and they sell this and they Well , I said , the I i that 's my trade I said , the fruit and the sweets like you know more . |
| 12 | I said to Jennifer erm under my breath I said go and tell her . |
| 13 | Trying not to let excitement show in my voice I said , ‘ Hold on while I check my diary ’ knowing fine that whatever was committed would have to be re-arranged ! |
| 14 | Mr President , at the beginning of my address I said that we would see where the common ground lies . |
| 15 | I was nearly desperate by this time , and in my drunkenness I said ‘ Yes , if you want to know I 'm in love with Hanns and I 'm missing him ; now please go ! ’ |
| 16 | DURING my introduction I said that some Regions are better placed than others to increase their growth rate . |
| 17 | I went mad , he said well accidents happen , I said not with my fucking dad they do n't not to my dad I said I 'll tell you what Mr if I 'd have known then what I know now I would n't even let you operate , I would n't Joy I would have said leave him alone , I wished he 'd have died when the |
| 18 | He says you and your politics , I says that 's right , me and my politics I says I do n't think a lot of notice of them , me . |
| 19 | Jim snogging at my party I said yeah probably . |
| 20 | The day I saw him at her funeral I said to myself he was a fine man . |
| 21 | And I said to them , here I said , her husband I said handles money and I said he knows what he 's on about . |
| 22 | I said that I think you 'll find , Ron that Trudy if she married would have to give up her late husband 's occupational widow 's pension so that the way you 're going on now , where you go and stay with her for two or three days at a time is far better oh no , no , no , she 'll be able to keep her pension I said I very much doubt it then I said people are so jealous that if she does marry you and he does n't tell the firm I bet that one of her dear neighbours will oh no they 're all very nice people round where she lives , I thought there 's no good arguing with Ron ! |
| 23 | a daughter , what 's er , what 's her number the daughter , oh I do n't know her number I said well what 's her name it 'll be in the book , she said it 's Jane |
| 24 | Dempsey 's tooth there 's all blood coming out of his mouth I said see , serves you right . |
| 25 | ‘ When I was his age I said contentious things like he did last week , but I did not speak English very well so I did not get into trouble . ’ |
| 26 | Well they , I had to go to Road police station , London , it was quite good , the detective took , took me around that little area and er then when I got ready to collect to take him to Liverpool Street Station , I saw him for the first time , man about sixty one and he 'd got two suitcases , one lighter than the other , and while I was signing for him and his property I said to him , you take that light one and I 'll take the bigger one with the view to getting on the bus to get to Liverpool Street st but the inspector there was very good , he said I 'm not going to oh and I said to you take the light case I 'll take the high one , he said I ca n't carry anything , I got a rupture . |
| 27 | when , when Arthur bought his camera I said to the man er do you think I 'll be able to use it ? |
| 28 | Sorry , I meant meant to say his mother , yeah I said his his mother I said . |
| 29 | I mean normally I do n't bother with the tokens , I mean I Anyway I paid the cheque and I said to Peter I said oh by the way what about me tokens for me for me toy I said if I get a free one of them I can give it to give it to the grandchildren . |
| 30 | I said to him about holding back not giving us our quota I said they can see we 're not doing now . . |