Example sentences of "say [pron] [vb mod] do [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may be tempted to offer the spontaneous inclination itself as reason for my choice , and say I shall do it because I want to do it ; but in examining myself objectively I see that a fact about my wants and likes would be directly relevant only to a causal explanation of my actions , and could be used in deciding what to do only as I use any other objective facts . |
| 2 | Yeah say I can do it Wednesday nights , apart from that , you know it 's too bad sort of thing ! |
| 3 | Just say you 'll do it Wednesday night . |
| 4 | She says after each of these cases people say you should do something but it 's very difficult to see what you could do . |
| 5 | What if I say you can do what you like with my son ? |
| 6 | I say we 'll do what we always do . |
| 7 | Those who live nearby say they 'll do everything in their power to try to stop it . |
| 8 | They say they 'll do whatever it takes to save their livelihood . |
| 9 | But they say they can do nothing . |
| 10 | Well that 's it , it might lead to better things might n't it , I say it might do them good to be away from each other for a week any way , might n't it ? |
| 11 | And I goes well we 're smokeless and and she goes I 'm not bothered she says I 'll do you a swap . |
| 12 | ‘ Nick says I can do whatever I like ! |
| 13 | Chris says I could do it with my eyes shut , but he 's biased . ’ |
| 14 | No he says I could do it in a lot less time than that , he said and a lot neater , I said , you saying I 'm a scruffy writer ? |
| 15 | Do you know she says she 'll do it and then she says she wo n't . |
| 16 | She says she 'll do anything for the safety of the children . |
| 17 | I done it , I did it all neat and tidy the whole way round till we got round to the door and I says you can do it , no way am I cutting round there big chunk |
| 18 | But she said she does n't need them for Monday because it 's only when she takes the tests she gets in a panic not when she 's she said she can do it in the practice classes . |
| 19 | Yes , Sally says we 'll do it , we 'll change it in the car alright , just as I was saying we had erm , we had roast dinner , Charlotte do n't aggravate him , we had roast lamb , erm and I 'd washed up by two o'clock |
| 20 | Floy had said they would do their best , but Fenella and Caspar ought not to rely on it too much . |
| 21 | They 've said they 'll do what they can for you , and I believe them . |
| 22 | But now Lizzie 's insurance company have said they 'll do what they can for her , but as she had opened the door into the oncoming traffic , probably was her fault . |
| 23 | He says he can do nothing , and we must go back to Hull , because of a small storm ! |
| 24 | He says he can do it . |
| 25 | He says he will do it himself . |
| 26 | Tonight , he insisted he 's NOT a hero — but says he 'd do it all again if he had to . |
| 27 | Len Daniels was attacked by pirates and virtually ran out of rations — but he says he 'd do it all again . |
| 28 | She had said it would do him good . |
| 29 | In that case the Lapp had said he would do it for a few drinks if we had any with us . |
| 30 | Democratic party chairman Ron Brown added : ‘ George Bush has already said he would do anything to win this election . |