Example sentences of "[noun prp] [coord] [pron] say [pron] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I went over to see them in a tea dance one Friday and they said it was like they were being auditioned .
2 So well Paul come out , I was talking to Steven and he said I come home last night and he said I could n't park me bloody car up cos there were cars everywhere , and they were all theirs .
3 I went to the doctor on the Saturday and he said it was gastroenteritis and prescribed tablets for me for it and told me just to keep up my fluids so I did n't get dehydrated .
4 I was walking that way with Ernest on Saturday and he said he thought the bottom hedge belonged to anyway .
5 And I looked at Sue and I said you know she 's got twenty jobs erm two cleaning and
6 Yeah , but you see then he 's at fault I mean like yesterday he come in he said he 's got to drop off at Milton Keynes and he said I , I , he were n't due to be dropped until what half past ten ?
7 they wanted me for the whole day of Friday but I said I 'm sorry I can only do you half day if you 're interested , they were , they were desperate .
8 So , the challenge was on — we could n't guarantee the real Costner for Ellen but she said she would be happy with the next best thing .
9 Doctor Penny but he said you may not always get her , you probably get or
10 ‘ He said he 'd buy me a Pepsi and I said you said I must n't talk to strangers , and I came away . ’
11 a mate of mine actually worked out in Russia and he said you know , piece of discussions about when , where the Russian 's sort of appear first and this sort of he said he said erm , this , he said that , that kids running around on the streets of Moscow is actually given a working permit and so he could actual work there and sort of like er
12 And she says Jean you know well you can see er she says you know the day before Ros was in Lisburn and she says you know the way when you 're standing and from the back you can feel somebody that their eyes are penetrating through you and she said she happened to turn round and there she 's sitting in , in this girl 's car and just er looked at her like that .
13 He was my guv'nor in Tottenham and he said you were all right . ’
14 Nairobi and she says they come across , she comes across occasionally .
15 some Babycham and she said they 'd sat there and drank a bottle of brandy and Babycham all night she said .
16 The example she took was Ireland and she said we know what to do about Ireland , we know what we want .
17 I know , now , you could but , but Derek 's reading that prospectus in the car today and it 's , it 's in Cardiff and he said they write in there and say that you know , they want mature students and , and , and this that and the other , and er , they give them erm , priority and well that 's rubbish !
18 We done everything what you 're supposed to do , Roger and he said it could take days and days for you to get it right !
19 I asked Gary and he said he 'd packed it in ages ago , and so did young Bean .
20 So he had the Sierra and he said I do n't know whether he 'll want it for , it could be sort of three or four weeks if they 're gon na repair his car or if we can get one within the company like at another depot obviously they 'll get that for him rather than hire one off you .
21 so I said the next best thing I said is ring Sarah and she said she 'd already sent a gift , no have a conversation with her , is Lorraine coming today , no she said Terry 's decorating never said where
22 And if you 'd got a good suit , you 'd take that , then fetch it out for the weekend , so they 'd looked decent , and when you took it back on Monday and he said I 'll have to drop you on that , Ah , so you wo n't this week .
23 One child referred to in court as child A , finally admitted taking James Bulger to a railway embankment near Walton but he said it was the other boy child B who threw bricks at him and hit him with a stick and a metal bar .
24 Well that , that 's why I think I went down so hard when I did n't get that job cos she said , I , I took , I took the erm , I went , I was the first , to go , first of all I did n't put in for this job it 's one that 's been laying around since last September , I wrote to , kept to St. Mary 's for this mental health thing and I got in touch with this Mrs and she said I 've got nothing I can offer you at the moment but I , I will be in touch and I went down the job centre one day and erm , there was this thing to say that they wanted mental nurses
25 We have this French woman come in she comes quite often Mrs and she said I 'd like to make an appointme appointment on the she said the eleventh , and I thought I said pardon ?
26 Well I phoned Shirley and she said she 's fine .
27 Well I phoned Shirley and she said she 's fine .
28 They both , I rang Dave back on the Sunday and he said they both wan na do it so took it !
29 I go to Chapel every Sunday and I say my prayers , but I 'm not superstitious like some people I could mention — and I do n't believe in dreams ! ’
30 ‘ Mummy and daddy and my brother Mike and they say I 've got to go with them ! ’
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