Example sentences of "say [pron] [modal v] do it " 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 | Chris says I could do it with my eyes shut , but he 's biased . ’ |
| 5 | 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 ? |
| 6 | Do you know she says she 'll do it and then she says she wo n't . |
| 7 | 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 |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 |
| 10 | He says he can do it . |
| 11 | He says he will do it himself . |
| 12 | Tonight , he insisted he 's NOT a hero — but says he 'd do it all again if he had to . |
| 13 | Len Daniels was attacked by pirates and virtually ran out of rations — but he says he 'd do it all again . |
| 14 | In that case the Lapp had said he would do it for a few drinks if we had any with us . |
| 15 | and er D er er Dave was showing me how it works and he went out and the little one was saying I 'll do it for you granddad , look this is how you do it , and she starts typing away , and she 's four ! |
| 16 | I 'm not saying it 'll come out right , but that 's what I 'm saying I would do it . |
| 17 | a bit too advanced , stuff that I never got and all of a sudden I was still saying I could do it and I could n't any more so I , took me ages to get rid of that reputation cos why I know about you see , I forgotten what fucking hard too get rid of it |
| 18 | You 're saying I can do it a lot better than that . |
| 19 | And they start saying they would do it to people now . |
| 20 | Well I said I would do it and I 'll do it , I wo n't let them down , I 'll never let them down but |
| 21 | I said I 'll do it , OK ? |
| 22 | So she said I 'll do it on the computer and and I 'll let you know so we 're eighty pound behind well course we never sent one month at all ! |
| 23 | I said I can do it . |
| 24 | I said I 'd do it . ’ |
| 25 | I said I 'd do it , and I want to get some sputum samples for analysis to make sure he has n't got a chest infection . |
| 26 | They said nobody could do it . |
| 27 | Jean said you 'd do it marvellously . |
| 28 | So you , you said you could do it for five p a copy ? |
| 29 | My friend Julia McKenzie is wont to say ‘ You said you could do it when you wrote in , ’ but these days she 's more into saying : ‘ When will you learn to say no ? ’ |
| 30 | Cos er San Sandra agreed in the end she said oh I said you can do it on your own , you can have the nine quid if you like yourself I said but I 'm not coming with you I said for three hours working for somebody who 's twenty five . |