Example sentences of "say i [was/were] [art] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some people say I was a fool and could have made a fortune . |
| 2 | He says I was a puddler . |
| 3 | But the story goes way off-beam when it says I was the guy started the shooting . |
| 4 | Many 's the time I 've been with people whose eyes glazed over when I 've said I was a feminist and I 've done the same with people who say they love to play golf . |
| 5 | ‘ Anybody watching that would have said I was a rapist and you were being raped . ’ |
| 6 | Lineker says : ‘ It really started , if Graham 's honest , when he had a dig at me about the Republic of Ireland game at Wembley , when I did a piece with one of the newspapers saying I was a bit tired . |
| 7 | When I said I was a feminist he became abrupt , as if his time was precious , and told me he could n't help me . |
| 8 | I said I was a friend . |
| 9 | I then said I was a friend of Sir Randolph Routh and that if the agent was not immediately taken in charge for assault , I should send in the strongest adverse report on his conduct of this entire vile business . |
| 10 | Degas said I was a genius |
| 11 | You said Terence said I was a Provie gunman . |
| 12 | Shirley giggled and said I was a woman who knew her own mind , was n't I , Jim ? |
| 13 | When I was about to take O-level Art and my teacher said I was a disaster , my father was shamed into giving me an intensive course ( 'I ca n't have a daughter not passing ’ ) and taught me painting , pastel drawing , cross-hatching , line drawing . |
| 14 | Amy said I was a bug ! |
| 15 | She called me all sorts of names , said I was a liar . |
| 16 | I said I was a historian . |
| 17 | I knew I had a drink problem — even my sister said I was an alcoholic . |
| 18 | In an interview about the film , he told the Guardian : ‘ They said I was an animal . |
| 19 | But perhaps I should stop for a moment and explain why Rose was angry about my nose and my hair — and why I , a Rassendyll , said I was an Elphberg . |
| 20 | You 'll never force me to say I was a party to it . ’ |
| 21 | One shaikh said he had never intervened in a notorious internal quarrel because ‘ they would say I was a shaikh ’ . |
| 22 | Now I would be the first to admit that I I 'm not a judge as accountant , I 'm an insurance broker er and erm I do n't understand er and I 'm not aware of all of the rules and regulations that affect accountants er and affect the way audits are carried out , b but I must say I was a bit surprised t to hear during the debate , er that that was really what the problem was , the problem with B C C I was this conflict of interest , that fraud was known and it was not declared er and er I think that these er these regulations should now make that considerably er more clear . |
| 23 | ‘ I did n't say I was a scientist , ’ she said grumpily . |
| 24 | I would n't say I was a hero . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ People might say I was a rubbish manager . |
| 26 | And if anyone came up and told me off for sleeping on the pavement I 'd say I was the King of England and I can sleep anywhere I like . |