Example sentences of "[noun sg] and i say [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Because I had seen my young brother-in-law and I says I 'm gon na be like that then , did n't fe er feel any of this er at that time . |
| 2 | I picked her up by her neck and I said you bitch and she goes when you put your face up close to her she goes and puts her ears back and goes like that to your face . |
| 3 | I mean I think it 's the class thing as well really , because I can remember when I was erm leaving school erm and I went to the careers erm teacher for my interview and I said I 'd like to be a journalist and she looked at me and I came from a very poor working class background in Tottenham , and she said ‘ I 'm sure you could be a secretary or a shorthand typist if you really tried ’ . |
| 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 | The Tories , I resigned on principle when somebody suggested I could join a women 's committee and I said I thought |
| 6 | She started telling us how she had a bell which she rang if she needed help and I said I 'd listen out for it . |
| 7 | Well he 's got a lot of fishing equipment and I said you 're a keen fisherman then , all walk in |
| 8 | He phoned me last night at home and I said you got your message then ? |
| 9 | I I saw Mrs granddad that she 's got a new bike and I said I wish I could go that . |
| 10 | I said we 'll try this shop , I said at least have a look and I said we 'll go round to the other 's , I said he made he 's mind up when he walked in , . |
| 11 | And I said to them , here I said , her husband I said handles money and I said he knows what he 's on about . |
| 12 | I said , of course and I said it would be nice company and so she said er you sit near the window , I 've seen it lots of times before , as I only live in Manchester . |
| 13 | My mother I remember there was a sale of work going on at Palfrey church once and bef I had just been made apprentice at Wolverhampton and of course I got amongst the , they , when they came the , the Derby day they were all having a bet on it so I , I said to the give them half a crown , so he said you ca n't have half a crown and he said what do you want it for so I said they 're putting it on a horse was on this horse it won , so of course this sale of work was in great progress when I gets off the train at station and thought well I could n't understand in er Palfrey Church Hall , so she was there in all her finery and I said we 've won , we 've won she said shut up , shut up she said but erm no I think the biggest character in Caldmore was Father . |
| 14 | And erm and I made the point that I tipped all your lot out of I said what and I had n't let them go in the classroom and I said it 's a new thing but I said they got their coats on they 're too macho to wear them that 's their problem , you know ! |
| 15 | Ivy remarked : ‘ Rose Macaulay asked me if I were a good walker and I said I was . |
| 16 | No , it 's just that Jill was asking the other day and I said I ca n't remember . |
| 17 | when Mikie was here and you were doing nights , and he called us one day and I said it 's not six o'clock yet he said you 're |
| 18 | Well Miss rang me up about twenty to nine and said could I come in for the day and I said you 've had it for the day though consider the afternoon . |
| 19 | I said I 'll go round the back and I said I can get in through that window for ya , I said well I 'll have to force it , what d' ya mean force it ? |
| 20 | Well I marked that certain tank and I put it in in a sealed envelope to the police station and I said I do n't know which tank they said whoever 's emptied it has done , but I said , If it happens to be that tank then they are lying . |
| 21 | Do you know I calculate , I went on to him other night and I says you 've only nine week |
| 22 | but by doing it that way , I mean I Phyl was er bowling Tuesday night and I said I was probably having a meal out anyway |
| 23 | I know it 's daft , she said should 've gone Christmas week and I said I 'm not going down Christmas week so I went the week before . |
| 24 | And say he 's round about the fortyish age and we spoke to him last week and I said you got a job yet ? |
| 25 | He asked my advice and I said she should be found suitable private accommodation . |
| 26 | Jeans , but clean and spruce and I said I have a feeling they could have been police . |
| 27 | we were only thinking about it this morning and I says I would n't mind a break , you know , like , cos , I mean aunty Mary 's always inviting us , and , and we were talking about the cat |
| 28 | They were on the till when I was up there this morning and I said you are you were working there |
| 29 | She phoned this morning and I said I ca n't come and collect it cos I 'm here by myself she said oh I 'll bring it in , that 's alright , no problem but er we 're going away to Gloucester at two o'clock |
| 30 | We talked about it this morning and he kept saying where 's kidney and I said we have n't got any waiting for it to come in . |