Example sentences of "saying you " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Why , has someone been saying you 're not ? ’ |
| 2 | I 'm not saying you may not lose a few good people but on balance it 's worth that sacrifice rather than pursue an enforced redundancy policy . |
| 3 | I remember you once saying you were delighted people sent you underwear , or demands for underwear … |
| 4 | And I understood from the hospital where Mrs Ross has been a patient that before she was admitted enquiries were made and you wrote back — supposedly in your wife 's absence — saying you had no idea where your wife was and you did not want to hear about her mother or to see her . ’ |
| 5 | It is a kind of brainwashing , because underneath the ad for the chocolate is another kind of message , saying you must be slim , heterosexual , white ; you have to be a certain class , have money . |
| 6 | The general story is well known : the director at Ulm saying you must go to better things , your dismissal , months of unemployment , and then the chance of the Aachen post despite the fact that at 27 years of age you were thought far too young for such an important post in German musical life . |
| 7 | But living with another woman — it 's like saying you can do without men altogether . ’ |
| 8 | ‘ That 's the equivalent of saying you drank beer but did n't swallow it , ’ expostulated one columnist . |
| 9 | ‘ You do get people saying you 'll drop dead . |
| 10 | ‘ I 'll give you letters of introduction saying you 're a writer and to give you any help you need . ’ |
| 11 | Write him a friendly letter , saying you often think of him and wonder how he is . |
| 12 | Nutty cried out , stung by adults ' crass thinking , wanting one thing , saying another , saying you had to when you did n't want to , and you could n't when you did want , saying you were no good when you were , and good when it was something that did n't matter , like a pootling poem or something . |
| 13 | Nutty cried out , stung by adults ' crass thinking , wanting one thing , saying another , saying you had to when you did n't want to , and you could n't when you did want , saying you were no good when you were , and good when it was something that did n't matter , like a pootling poem or something . |
| 14 | I 'm not saying you 're plain , but your disadvantage is your attitude towards men . ’ |
| 15 | Oh ’ — her lips curled — ‘ you saying you could n't do without me , Father , does n't cut any ice , Good night . ’ |
| 16 | Show empathy by saying you understand how the other person feels and can see things from their point of view |
| 17 | A man buys a razor and shaving cream and later returns saying you have only given him change for £5 instead of £10 . |
| 18 | ‘ Just do n't go about saying you had a bang on the head . |
| 19 | In Europe terrorist groups were bombing capitalist targets ; in London psychologists were saying you had to live your own life in your own way and not according to your family , or you 'd go mad . |
| 20 | It will then follow you in as you enter saying you could not find it . |
| 21 | Obviously it could be done ; I 'm just saying you 'd need a pretty controlled and sophisticated setup to achieve consistency and accuracy . |
| 22 | I 'm not saying you 'll never binge again but please do n't do it today . |
| 23 | As a friend of mine , a young , second-hand car dealer , said , ‘ People I know think there is a stigma attached to saying you agree with the Conservatives . ’ |
| 24 | There 's no bell saying you all have to be there at such a time . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ When you got the solicitor 's letter saying you 'd inherited the place it must have come as a terrific shock . |
| 26 | What 's probably happening is that you are trying to tell them you are annoyed but also saying you still want them to like you at the same time . |
| 27 | It 's bound to be a bit strange for you at first , but saying you wo n't make love to your own husband in your own house because of the servants … ’ |
| 28 | They set you up , they say you 're hot , and it 's only a matter of time before they 're saying you 're cold . ’ |
| 29 | My dad always brought me up saying you never lay a finger on a woman , never ever . |
| 30 | I 'm not saying you ca n't read about these things , but you have to have ‘ hands on ’ experience to appreciate the subtleties of falconry properly . |