Example sentences of "said [pron] [verb] [verb] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ I checked and they said no-one has attempted it yet . ’ |
2 | Maureen thoroughly enjoyed it , she said I said do you come along here on your own ? |
3 | I got the rest of it out of Vanessa , and I said I had to tell them now . |
4 | I said I had found her very kind . |
5 | You said I had to eat it all ! |
6 | You said I had to eat it in ! |
7 | ‘ My Auntie Ethel said I had to mind him , ’ he said . |
8 | I said course you can I said I 'd had it for years like that . |
9 | ‘ I was telling him about the Glory , and I said I 'd driven it over and what did he think — was he looking forward to driving it and all that — ’ She paused excitedly . |
10 | I said I 'd bought it off a bloke in The Roebuck . |
11 | it is , I said I 've given you a lot of time in the holidays and what have you come in and now you 're making a big song and dance about an hour and she said oh I 'm sorry I did n't mean to speak to you like that , but she did , she was just plain rude and really quite nasty , eh she should of yeah , and she should of told me that I was n't , becomes taking a lunch break and then she said well you could of taken half an hour , I said you did n't tell me well I said to her Matt rung up this morning and said to you , surveyor 's coming up to , at four o'clock , he wants both of us to be there so we know which way the windows will be and all the rest of it , just bear in mind , now I said to her I know it 's short notice but can I please go at four o'clock , she said yeah it is short notice but yeah no problem come in at eight o'clock tomorrow morning as a joke and then she totally changed her attitude when she came back from her thing mm yeah oh yeah that was nice of her well I said to her , I said to her oh I said to her look she would take |
12 | He said I 've seen them put fifty . |
13 | I said I 've liked I 've liked most songs he 's put out I 've just never had an al bought an album or anything . |
14 | I says I want to listen to it , you know , I said I 've heard it with C D going through it with about four sets of speakers , but I want to listen to it through eight sets of speakers with cassette , a cassette that I like to make sure , to my type , he says I guarantee you now you will like it , he says you will like he says , he says we do a ten day er return thing , he says you buy something , he says you bring it back within ten days undamaged we 'll give you money back if you do n't like the quality of the sound , for whatever reason we 'll give you your money back . |
15 | ‘ I said I 've read it , Miss Trunchbull . ’ |
16 | I said I 've reminded him once ! |
17 | oh yes he said I 've worked it out those extra hours I 've paid you for them but I thought you actually worked for them for nothing and I 've just given you a bonus |
18 | He said I 've insured it he said but I ai n't paying as well he said ! |
19 | and I said to him , I thought they er were fifty pence and he said I 've picked you out the biggest and the best . |
20 | I said I 've had it at work this morning . |
21 | and she do , she said she decided that , you know it was a bit , well I never change me post office , said I 've had it for all these years but she said it was a lovely bungalow and she says er what |
22 | He said I 've told you before he said , if you ever say that again he said I was gon na knock your head off ! |
23 | She said I 've forgotten it . |
24 | I went to see the Postmistress and she said I 've known you all my life , so start work on Monday morning because , you see , it was so quick and I had n't got my references back from the Railway Company but that 's what she said er I can start work on Monday morning . |
25 | I says you hear what I said I 've got I explained a bit to him he says , I tell you what , there 's something going down He says they do n't make nothing there , he says , but they buy anything and everything . |
26 | she took out , she said I 've put them away |
27 | He wanted me to see a specialist in Harley Street , but I 'd heard so much about your clinic and Doctor Volkov , I said I wanted to consult her . |
28 | Kendall said : ‘ George Graham asked me about Keown in October , but I said I wanted to keep him . |
29 | ‘ Who said I wanted to gobble you ? ’ |
30 | I said I do want it but I do n't like the game . |