Example sentences of "[no cls] [conj] i say [pers pn] [be] " in BNC.
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1 | But er like I say it 's not like the old concerts . |
2 | Er as I say they were a U K company . |
3 | Yeah , I think it 's b as I say it 's because I think people are wary I mean you know , not sure who 's who . |
4 | To Tony was telling me that er he was asked that Walsall needed the money so he was asked to be transferred to Port Vale , which he did but er I think he was past his best and he , he 'd came down back here and played a couple of times with Port Vale , and er but erm like I say he was past his best . |
5 | I do n't know where this Doctor had this idea from but I do n't know how many years ago , but I remember I had my Co-op news every week and , and he said that he could see us going a full circle and I 'm just wondering when he 's gon if I 'll be alive when it comes round again because I , I do n't think that these big mass stores erm as I say they 're all right you see , people with plenty of money with a car they could fill the freezer up . |
6 | I had in mind Vladimir Nabokov , if you 're willing to consider him as an American writer , John Barth , Richard Brortigan , Robert Coover. erm As I say they 're all writers who might come under the heading of , of postmodern meta-fiction writers who do not take for granted that fiction has a , a direct and clearly understandable relationship with society so that it can erm give you a very clear picture of society at a given moment , which was generally the case in the , with British fiction in the nineteenth century . |
7 | Erm as I say we are known in the village and this is , er this is what it 's all about . |
8 | Erm as I say he was a he was brilliant man er I mean we all we I 'm about one of the last of the ones that were taught under him . |
9 | So erm as I say she 's er |
10 | Not in the grocery , I suppose there would be , I mean erm as I say I was never thrilled with the clothing department and when I did get involved with the deals , er I 'm afraid I was a political animal and I would 've have been more interested in the political side . |
11 | I do n't , I 've never known of any , no I have n't know of any at Willenhall , but erm as I say it 's a long way you know through |
12 | Erm as I say it 's Gavin erm and my number 's That 's lovely , thanks for your help . |
13 | Erm as I say it was about ten to five to eleven and Bob said what are you you know what 's Ron doing ? |