Example sentences of "[pron] say [pron] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I say they just did n't notice me , ’ Darius says . |
| 2 | John , John Venables , who is the science correspondents for Radio Cambridge , and as I say who also runs his own media training sessions ; Julian Dunn , who is Senior News Reporter for Radio Cambridge , so I hope he 's going to kneecap a few of you and make life fairly uncomfortable when he 's doing some trial interviews , and Lloyd Addison , who 's a freelance from Radio Norfolk . |
| 3 | I say it again to show there is no ill will — ‘ Doth a fountain send forth at the same place , Sweet water and bitter ? ’ ' |
| 4 | I 've just had this new hoover bought me for Christmas , and he comes home from work and I say it only took me five minutes to do the stairs , and all this sort of thing , because it used to take so long before . |
| 5 | I say I just get on with it … my Mum 's managed — she still manages without a washing machine , and she washes every day , and I think it 's really how you are … |
| 6 | Yeah but as I say I just want to make it clear to people that it 's er it 's a bit of both and I think a bit of bit of heated argument was |
| 7 | But er maybe once or twice , as I say I usually go out with my kids , and they do n't usually stop you . |
| 8 | I say I usually use celery but I say that grows wild in the school , so we use that |
| 9 | I say you only have to take something , cardigan |
| 10 | He , he was a real friendly guy and like I say he never said cheerio before he went , but one day he just painted his aircraft up with the D-day landing signs which we did n't know at the time and the next day he was gone of course it was very much top secret that was but the town just emptied of all Americans it was like a ghost town after them but it had been previously . |
| 11 | so , er , these are alkaline , thirty ah alkaline , I says you not use them , you ca n't leave them you know what I mean ? |
| 12 | And er very straight-faced in fact , and she was sitting at the back of the room , and I , I 'd just said to everybody , I said nobody here 's got a life purchased annuity , have they ? |
| 13 | So I said to him , right I said we either go I mean I keep saying to him you 've got ta do something about this ! |
| 14 | And I said we just come out of the drive went across the road and there was just a bus behind us and erm I said the car almost came to a halt . |
| 15 | I said we never touched it . |
| 16 | erm but I said we really hung around all day yesterday with that . |
| 17 | I said they even fight then , there 's not enough . |
| 18 | Just as I said they just phoned , Kenny just phoned and said are you coming horseracing ? |
| 19 | I said what really bugs me is when I 'm driving and you come from behind somebody and then somebody overtakes you and . |
| 20 | And I said he finally managed to pluck the guts up to tell me last , plucked the courage up to tell me last night and Andy 's eyes light up and I just said erm and I said |
| 21 | then he says ah , he said says what to think , I said what , about David , I said he never said . |
| 22 | I sa , I said I just went I just said to her look Hannah you do n't have to come in the car ! |
| 23 | I said I just have n't got . |
| 24 | you know , and they 're always , she said well get on , yeah I know we do but I said I just do n't want you know |
| 25 | he made a joke about a blonde you see just before that , anyway and I said I just wanted to , do you know who is on so he said oh he thinks is on and that must be the from |
| 26 | staying open , I ai n't going , I ca n't handle it I said I just wan na get out , it was really like a sentence I just could n't stand it of course I laughed , me and Elaine went to the meeting same place , same wall and I kept looking at her and we brought you in here to say thanks , and Elaine looked at me and I looked at her and I said well if that 's all he 's got ta say I said I 'm not , I , what did I say to Elaine ? |
| 27 | The general manager of LUFC is called Alan Roberts , but as I said I only heard half the story . |
| 28 | I said ooh cos I said when I come here we 're always so busy I said I only get as far as er er the kitchen do n't I ? |
| 29 | so she said erm , erm , I said I only understand that he fell out of bed last night , so she said yes but he 's quite comfortable now , I said is he , is he really ? |
| 30 | No , under the right hand side , there 's none the left hand side Well I said I only washed |