Example sentences of "[noun sg] but [pron] say [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Silas 's eyes reflected something more than mere appreciation but he said nothing as he pulled out the chair for her to sit down . |
| 2 | The doctor offered Rose slimming tablets to help her lose even more weight but he said he was not very hopeful that she would lose it from her legs . |
| 3 | Because I used to be in a mental institution but they said I was well so I 'm allowed out now . |
| 4 | Oh ’ — he jerked his big head to the side — ‘ I never open me mouth but I say something . ’ |
| 5 | you are very welcome to stay for lunch but you say you ca n't . |
| 6 | I told him I had planned to take him to lunch but he said he could n't wait as he had some business to attend to , but he 'd be in a pub called the Banker if I could pick him up about three . |
| 7 | Aminah Husain Sumpton , a freelance trainer and guardian ad litem , welcomed the Children Act but she said its full potential had not been achieved . |
| 8 | well your mum said to me well I 'll tell you the same as I 've told Con but I said I 'm not against the children or anything the children |
| 9 | I told him I would call at the house this evening but he said he 'd prefer to come here . |
| 10 | And so Pam just said to her yeah she said he is married to my ex she is married to my ex husband but she said she 's bloody welcome to him . |
| 11 | Marie felt again the strong , almost irresistible pull of a common sympathy but she said nothing . |
| 12 | and he stood in the kitchen but he said nothing |
| 13 | Which yeah I said well there 's nobody else , I said they get on and you say I want more money but he said it 's a nightmare . |
| 14 | Inside it , it 's like a flat blue sort of velvet suede wallet but I said he |
| 15 | She could go on to the other station but she says I enjoy being in so much I use it . |
| 16 | Mr Leslie admits to having had a drink but he says he was by no means ‘ under the influence ’ . |
| 17 | He would n't go into details over the phone but he said it had something to do with Bernard . |
| 18 | Carrie felt her face go tight with anger but she said nothing . |
| 19 | ‘ I told him to wear plastic but he said he could n't feel it ’ is reinforced by the line , ‘ ask them if they paid their child support last week ’ . |
| 20 | I wanted to give him supper but he said he would take sandwiches up to his room and get on with his work . |
| 21 | TEENAGERS today want love and relationships as well as sex but they say there 's one thing holding them back — adults . |
| 22 | said it looked alright , but to me she said it 's terrible because it 's so short , I 've never had it this short in my life but he said it looked OK |
| 23 | He said it 's every single way because that 's there must be a reason but he said they 're not getting priority so we 'll be left that he said |
| 24 | 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 ! |
| 25 | Er and take into consideration er Act since nineteen eighty five but it does exist er and also tend to agree that we do need a , a , er transport policy which actually takes er into consideration all er members of transport but the main point about this and Chris actually raises the point , er he referred to shopping it if we support the terminal five erm planning application but we say it has n't been doing it , er on the consideration we get these other things which are on shopping list , then you are actually erm forcing the government that you have er , er and this integrated policy , the driving for in the long run . |
| 26 | he said you are by the number of payments you is n't paid he said you have n't paid for almost a year but he said you have n't money . |
| 27 | Well , you know , Donald came up here year after year and took a real tongue lashing and you did n't really put anything down there that could be criticized this year but you said we 're gon na fight . |
| 28 | And he said he 's quite prepared to do it , he said , there would n't be no problem but he said I can not do it , he said they are |
| 29 | The reply was , ‘ Yes , the ball touched by glove but I said nothing . ’ |
| 30 | David did n't think it was a good idea but I said we could n't keep going out and using the phone box down the road . |