Example sentences of "i [modal v] [verb] say i " in BNC.
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| 1 | I should like to say I joined the scheme out of humanitarian concerns but to be honest it was with a view to increasing business . |
| 2 | I 'll have to say I 'm Rachel because our voices sound the same . |
| 3 | I suppose if you 'd asked me before all this happened , I 'd have said I 'd give in , but I was so angry . |
| 4 | I 'd like to say I walked over to check it out ; I did n't run there , but my mind did . |
| 5 | I 'd like to say I did it my way . |
| 6 | I 'd like to say I was a |
| 7 | I 'd like to say I 'm one of those people who waited seven years to have my daughter , who 's now eight by the way , but I mean erm I was one of those people when I heard about IV coming in I thought this was a great thing ! |
| 8 | Being one of her biggest fans I would like to say I am sick and tired of all the criticism that she receives . |
| 9 | I would like to say I 'm deeply grateful to councillor Elaine who wrote a wonderful letter to the director of transportation which has formed the basis of my speech . |
| 10 | If a pollster had approached me in the run-up to the election , I would have said I was voting Lib-Dem , because I had a sincere intention of doing so . |
| 11 | ‘ If a sport offered me 12 hours free , I would have to say I have nowhere to put it , ’ Bromley admits . |