Example sentences of "[pers pn] say [subord] i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I says I 'm gon na stop with me father and they said well , we 're sorry to lose you but we know this trade 's know good to you and we hope that you 'll stay with your dad and , well I did , I stayed with me dad until , as I say after I come out of the army and they would n't let me increase me coal trade . |
| 2 | but er , er as I say while I was round there the new town was , was all built and er I found , we found such a difference cos I used to have to go into Old Harlow shopping , I used to cycle before I was handicapped like this , I used to cycle everywhere , and er I went , you used to have to queue up in Old Harlow for the shops , we had n't got anything here at all , no Stow or anything when I first , I mean when I came here nothing , it was just terrible terrible lane up here it was and all these were all ploughed fields and it was really terrible and I had erm , I used to have to cycle into the doctors Old Harlow , queue up , queue up at the butchers , queue up everywhere you had to queue and er , till they built this er the new , The Stow then we used to go to The Stow shopping you know which made such a difference , but er , during my say during my lifetime I 've so , so pleased when the new town came because I wanted to move back to Nazeing where I came from when I first got here because it was such a terrible place there was nothing doing whatever , you know and then I moved erm , as I say after I got round the front there it was more , better really , you know , with all the er traffic and that you could see people going by and that as otherwise it , it was monotonous really in Common Fields , you did n't see much at all there , but you know it was , I quite enjoyed it really , now what else have I got to tell you ? |
| 3 | Yeah mm a bit like I say when I went to that dentist surgery at er Leicester |
| 4 | But I , I say if I get sh publicity I er if I say do , if I say cos we have n't got a premium lager on draft so if I stick Stella on draught |
| 5 | if I say if I say three |
| 6 | Well , like I say if I want to bring my family , I 've got to pay five pound which |
| 7 | ‘ Listen , ’ I say as I creak to my feet , ‘ can I help with the washing up or something ? ’ |
| 8 | And as I say as I say I do n't ken how long it had been there but that see that likely about the same time as the as the mill was heightened and er the kiln would 've been putting on . |
| 9 | He 's stuck with that girl I say cos I mean she 's a lot older than he is , but they 're stuck together yeah , cos Carol must be near my age |
| 10 | But we used to en I used to enjoy going to it , as I say until I got older and I wanted to sort of stretch my wings a little bit and and I did other things . |
| 11 | I simply ask you to listen , and not to judge what I say until I have finished . ’ |
| 12 | I says cos I said that fellow I says my husband 's mother for years I says , in fact and old photographs in the house we have of and his wife and a whole crowd . |
| 13 | and it jerked me , but she said it 's a muscle been pulled and it 's , it keeps spasm so she said er , could of been nasty , said I dare n't tell him , cos I says if I tell him it was his fault , I says he 'll never give me another ride , it 's again Thursday night coming back , and his car , you know the car kept , bump , bump , bump , bump , bump |
| 14 | Yeah well there again like I said before I tend to rub the cord and then they all |
| 15 | As I said before I play football on Saturday afternoons . |
| 16 | As I said before I need to take one or two notes about your current financial situation and I 'd like to draw your attention to the fact that any information you give me will be treated in the strictest of confidence . |
| 17 | Oh she knew the bloke , she 'd be she 'd been out with him a few times before right , he 's , he 's not a bad bloke but like I said like I said erm but he 's respect for her I said to her |
| 18 | I said well you play that I said cos I 've played it back . |
| 19 | Well I said cos I said that 's Liverpool won this |
| 20 | Why I said I do n't think it matters I said cos I think |
| 21 | I said no I would n't I said cos I do n't accept cheques . |
| 22 | Apparently when they pulled me out of the river and bashed the water out of my belly the first thing I said as I came round was , ‘ Riddled with diseases , I 'm sure ’ and the crew broke up in this hysterical laughter . |
| 23 | ‘ Someone who wanted to do what you 've just done , ’ I said as I followed him inside . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'm all right , just felt dizzy , that 's all , ’ I said as I got to my feet and collected my belongings . |
| 25 | Well my Lord as I said as I said at the beginning I think the both Mr and myself considered that it might er assist your Lordship considerably if you have some time now to read er the witness statements and the reports from the expert which are in bundle three and indeed erm . |
| 26 | " I promise you he 'll feel no pain , " I said as I filled the syringe . |
| 27 | ‘ Which explains your interest in the Third Reich , ’ I said as I poured the tea . |
| 28 | ‘ But it 's my time , ’ I said as I stood up , ‘ and I ca n't spare it . |
| 29 | ‘ It 's time you went , ’ I said as I watched him go but I did n't mean it . |
| 30 | 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 ? |