Example sentences of "say that [was/were] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Say that was a tenon there the underneath part of the chair you 're not gon na see drills a hole in there |
| 2 | If I was her I would have said that was a bloody compliment if ever there was |
| 3 | I said that was a risk most East European writers were going to have to run : ‘ Several have already become important figures in the political establishment , Dinescu in Romania and , most obviously , Havel . |
| 4 | Rain said that was a good idea . |
| 5 | He wanted to buy a car , but she said that was a waste of money and anyway what was the matter with buses , why should they ride , filling the air with fumes , while others walked ? |
| 6 | I said that was a brilliant idea and by the time we were out of the car park and in the thick of the traffic , I was asking her what she was doing later . |
| 7 | Well he said that was a possibility but I really so . |
| 8 | The honourable gentleman said that was a straight question , I shall give him a straight answer , er no it would n't , er if I can return to the line of er explanation I was giving Mr Deputy Speaker . |
| 9 | But somebody so told me aye and I said that was a funny name or was it else 's then . |
| 10 | She said that was a bit small . |
| 11 | She said that was a nice day they 've all gone out . |
| 12 | As Johnson put it : ‘ You could say that was a bit of ‘ luck ’ , in inverted commas ! ’ |
| 13 | Would you say that was a gun , Vine ? ’ |
| 14 | Would you say that was a gun ? ’ |
| 15 | Yeah , well I I would say that was a very true record , I was here , I think that 's a |
| 16 | Because there were , there were easily three lists of influence on referrals that you need to be attuned to , that I gave you in that one erm praise , give a bit of praise to my wife because all I 'm proud of crafty , I thought , you know , why did n't you say that was a beautiful brief . |
| 17 | So you you would say that was a material factor in influencing possibly er which sector you would look at ? |
| 18 | I said , you you would say that was a material influencing factor , the provis the likely provision of a park and ride scheme ? |
| 19 | I did n't say that was a British . |
| 20 | in time you 'd say that was a lar |
| 21 | I 'd say I 'd say that was a bit of , that was erm a gross exaggeration erm |