Example sentences of "[verb] you [vb mod] say [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No , I do n't think you could say they were engaged . |
| 2 | ‘ I did think you could say I had a cold because you know how frightened Gran is of catching colds . |
| 3 | I think w I think how it works it , it 's , it 's , it 's , I do n't think you can say it 's the right package . |
| 4 | I well really I do n't think you should say you 're not doing enough ! |
| 5 | Well he reckons you can say it in a different way . |
| 6 | I suppose you might say it 's the real thing . ’ |
| 7 | I suppose you could say we sort of adopted each other , as neither of us had any real brothers and sisters . |
| 8 | They are the leaders of the Vauxhall League division two south , so I suppose you could say they dropped two points today ; Harefield two , Abingdon Town two , our reporter , Nick Quayle . |
| 9 | ABBERLEY : And I suppose you could say it was . |
| 10 | Still I suppose you could say he suffered for his religion in the same way I suffer for my art . |
| 11 | ‘ I suppose you could say I am playing to my peers . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Overall I suppose you could say I specialise in general gardening ! ’ |
| 13 | I suppose you could say I found the Goddess . ’ |
| 14 | I suppose you could say I was all kinds of a fool to trust him , but I 'm a designer , not an accountant . |
| 15 | I suppose you could say I was a something of a late developer in two out of three . |
| 16 | ‘ Yes , well , if you feel it 's lucky to see all the things you held dear being handled and bought by strangers just to pay off your father 's debts , then I suppose you could say I 'm lucky . ’ |
| 17 | Before I left school , the local papers were full of me , They were always saying things like ‘ This boy will go all the way to the top ’ and that , and I suppose you could say I took notice of the media . |
| 18 | Well , I suppose you could say I really was a successful student — first class academic results , running for the College , first bassoon in the Orchestra ( what a joke ! ) , and all that . |
| 19 | ‘ In a way , yes , I suppose you could say I am . |
| 20 | Mr Alms , who described himself as retired but who runs Investment Chartwork , a firm of ‘ economic forecasters ’ , said : ‘ I suppose you could say I made it out of warped sense of humour . |
| 21 | I guess you could say it 's a hobby . |
| 22 | ‘ I guess you could say I was famous , ’ answered Chucko , patiently . |
| 23 | I guess you could say she spoilt me and — ‘ |
| 24 | I think you may say they 're they 're different districts and and Selby is constraint is all greenbelt . |
| 25 | I think you would say I know you very well , Sally-Anne , would n't you ? ’ |
| 26 | So I said to them , ‘ Well , if I did n't talk you 'd say I was withdrawn , ’ and they did n't know how to answer that . |
| 27 | But you see you can say it 's the big brother and all this rubbish , but the fact remains that we three are paying the poll tax and he is not . |