Example sentences of "[verb] i [vb mod] say [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do n't think I 'd say it outright , do you ? |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | If you skate with the same passion as you preach I dare say you will have the whole parish at your feet . ’ |
| 4 | ‘ I have no axe to grind and it may be that the scheme would pose no hazard , in which case I would be happy to say so publicly , ’ he said , ‘ But if I learn that the route would expose local populations to field strengths greater than two milliGauss I will say it is potentially hazardous and will support my statement with a good deal of scientific information . ’ |
| 5 | From what he let drop I 'd say she was on at him morning , noon and night . |
| 6 | I thought I must join some service which is considered sufficiently hazardous , because when I am conscripted I can say I do n't wish to fight but I am ready to do my part in National Service . |
| 7 | I mean you 've got to try and keep yourself afloat , and then even that 's not going to help you , if nobody comes along and picks you up either , so I mean that But I mean I I did n't Oh well I Suppose I could say I gave up hope a few times but obviously if you s The struggle to survive comes through in the long run , and I mean it 's it 's not easy to give up hope , |
| 8 | I find it I find I must say I find it difficult to understand why you find it difficult to understand that they they chose that particular route . |
| 9 | A real good friend , Sarah Byrne , though I never thought I 'd say it . ’ |
| 10 | I wanted to see you again , but I was dashing all over Europe that week , and I did n't have time to chase you in person , so I thought I 'd say it with flowers . |
| 11 | Say that for me and go I 'd say it were you were a snob . |
| 12 | If my lips had words for the wondrous feeling of your breasts and nipples I 'd say them . |
| 13 | More than that , I think I can say he was loved by the public . |
| 14 | ‘ I think I can say I 'm a tolerant man , ’ he said , not without a trace of smugness . |
| 15 | I think I can say I walked the best part of the rivers in my district . ’ |
| 16 | But I think I can say I had some of my happiest times in the army . |
| 17 | Its application could — I think I can say it might revolutionize life by the end of this century . |
| 18 | Wish I could say I did do something organised and worthwhile on a regular basis . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ I wish I could say I was worried by the thought . |
| 20 | ‘ Sir John , I wish I could say you were welcome . ’ |
| 21 | A spokesman : ‘ I have nothing new to say , except to say that when I do have something to say I will say it . ’ |
| 22 | If I could think of something useful to say I 'd say it . |