Example sentences of "[noun] [adv] i say [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | the flames so I says it 's got ta wait , so |
| 2 | fix the switch on I said you 'll never get a new one anyway . |
| 3 | no wonder it was , me dad was trying to get her into the house and everything and she said oh well so and so 's got me key well I said I 'm not bloody phoning er their Nora |
| 4 | No , under the right hand side , there 's none the left hand side Well I said I only washed |
| 5 | So that 's that 's what that 's er in fact I always qualify people on that answer even though it 's it 's right down the bottom here I say what do you what 's your interpretation . |
| 6 | you know , this woman that I , goes down the school that talks , who I talked to , she knew from Peterborough and I think she 's German , she 's got an accent , I 'm sure for certain she 's German , anyway she 's got twins in Robert 's class and she was talking to me today and she was telling me her husband moved out to move from Peterborough with his job so I said what does he do ? and she said he 's a scientist , so I said oh is he ? , |
| 7 | She asked for Mr so I says who is it ? |
| 8 | That 's John , me boy , he 's a docker down the erm down the dock he got a weeks holiday this week , so I took me other boy and me daughter out last week and erm we 'd left her with dogs so I said we 'd take them out one day perhaps when he get his holiday . |
| 9 | A moment ago I said we must make sure we know what the customer wants . |
| 10 | A few weeks ago I said there were 10 teams in contention , now I reckon it has whittled down to six . |
| 11 | For Oldfield , exacting a satisfactory arrangement with Virgin had become a point of principle , inextricably entwined with his feelings for the man whom he had long regarded as friend and protector , and his need to prove something to himself : ‘ It had got to a point where I said I ca n't respect myself unless I 'm prepared to stand up and fight Richard . |
| 12 | He paused a moment and then added , " You know , Sara , I meant it the other evening when I said you could ride whenever you want . |
| 13 | ‘ A while ago I said I 'd listened to a thousand , but the figure 's probably closer now to 2000 , ’ says Jim . |
| 14 | one day when I said something he come up with a name but it did n't register |
| 15 | And she went bananas when I said I was going to leave nursing , which is a really respectable profession and stable and all that kind of thing . |
| 16 | weaken the belly bit now I said I said . |
| 17 | Mind you I saw her two day 's ago and she looked absolutely fit as a fiddle so I said I think it strikes quickly and |
| 18 | But a few minutes ago I said I was dog-tired and hungry . |
| 19 | He said he was a collector of antiques so I said I 'd better keep out of the way . |
| 20 | hammer drill , he says to me do us a favour so I said what ? |
| 21 | So like I even said that to the coppers today I said he 's been handling seventeen hundred pounds near enough near as damn it |
| 22 | And this is the bit where I said you need to sit with your partner and all , and really think about what your objectives and write them down . |
| 23 | cheerio in , in a proper way so I said I I 'd go back , I did n't tell but I I , I will go back . |
| 24 | and I , I showed her around some I , on the way back I said I 'll take you to Branston Park on the way back and I 'll show you where John 's working and I took her on to the , into the car park and I said look there he is up , huh , cutting the lawn , he was up cutting that , the big lawn she said one massive place I mean I took her all the way through Branston Park back to erm |
| 25 | I said to John yesterday I said I I 've done the er chair . |