Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] for saying so " in BNC.
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| 1 | Pardon me for saying so , that 's a lovely pen . |
| 2 | ‘ Forgive me for saying so but in East Prussia — Poland , I should say ! — we had our pick of game . |
| 3 | ‘ Forgive me for saying so , but all this talk about Charlotte is making Mrs Durkin rather nervous . |
| 4 | Forgive me for saying so but the lighting in here is appalling , you do n't you get headaches ? |
| 5 | The most important duty that I owe you , the reader , is that I be absolutely honest and candid , and therefore , although I have no doubt that the growers will not like me for saying so , I suggest that unless you aspire to the show bench , or base your gardening on taking chances , you should not heed the blandishments but look instead for the shortcomings . |
| 6 | ‘ Something like that … though I would n't have thanked you for saying so . ’ |
| 7 | Of course — if you will forgive me for saying so — it is a bit stilted in its present form . |
| 8 | If you will forgive me for saying so , you scarcely seem his type . ’ |