Example sentences of "and [adv] i say to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Miss Sowerby — by now an enthusiastic convert — and I had taken turns at massaging the damaged calf muscles , and suddenly I said to him , ‘ Jimbo , just imagine it 's you that 's making the muscles move . ’ |
| 2 | Oh I know , he said erm , let me see , oh he says , er like that , if it was a narrow road er you er pretty well covered the road and I looked , I said , covered the road , I said I know I 'm big , but not that big a and of course everybody , the magistrates on the bench and everybody laughed , you see and there were newspaper reporters sitting down there writing all this down , you see and so I said to the sergeant , I said , would you be kind enough to send me a newspaper to er tonight and he to I am not sure if I can oh yes I think I did . |
| 3 | and er and so I said to Paul , Ann 'll get plenty conversation today . |
| 4 | But the , I ring up local government offices , and that 's the way they would speak to me , and immediately I say to myself , ‘ Christ , that would be the worst person to be interviewed on local radio . ’ |
| 5 | I sent this amazing jet of spray on to the sleeping bags and then I said to Babs that we should next get Andrew to do a version of Handel 's Water Music . |
| 6 | Cash er cheque or credit card and then I said to you that 's really some it 's really a special market that , Leisure Line . |
| 7 | well she dad , she , he , dad , she , Bob was talking to dad and then I said to him can I let Pam have , cos I did n't want her going into Lynn and buying you them basket of |
| 8 | Yeah , yeah it 's not compatible or summat er it 's compatible with his telly when he has n't got the Sky on and if he 's got the Sky on he 's got to mess about I sat watching him for days messing with it and then I says to him have you got it on your V U channel ? |
| 9 | And then I say to myself oh come on , oh do n't say when I was your age I wanted did nearly or whatever . |
| 10 | Anyway the next day Brocklesby is berthing and I can see the captain pointing at me , my hem was showing my petticoat was showing my hat off and afterwards I said to him erm what was so funny oh he said I was telling the Queen about you having those weeds for the rehearsal yesterday and she thought it was terribly funny |