Example sentences of "i can [adv] say i " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Mind you , travel was very much an academic thing for me until the television programme and even now I can scarcely say I am a travelled person . |
| 2 | I can just say that I 've clocked it , even though I can I just I ca n't clock it yeah I can just say I could cos I know how it end . |
| 3 | I can truthfully say I never believed it . |
| 4 | I can even say I enjoyed it . |
| 5 | I can honestly say I was not expecting it . |
| 6 | I do not think so , for the fish were feeding too well , but I can honestly say I would not have minded sharing what I caught anyway . |
| 7 | I have angina which is very unpleasant but I can move about more easily since losing a bit of weight and I used to suffer every night with heartburn but since having no fat I can honestly say I have n't suffered at all : … . |
| 8 | I can honestly say I have n't a clue . ’ |
| 9 | I can honestly say I hardly do any work , even though I am involved in various projects that occupy me most weekdays and some evenings . |
| 10 | ‘ As a matter of fact , ’ said Miss Drax , ‘ I do n't think I can honestly say I do . ’ |
| 11 | Q My son is nine and I can honestly say I ca n't do a thing with him . |
| 12 | I can honestly say I ca n't remember a show I definitely did n't like doing , although I might have been in some that did n't turn out as I though they would . ’ |
| 13 | I can probably say I asked the driver for his . |
| 14 | I can only say I was shocked and disgusted by the conditions in the factory , which were seen to constitute definite health and safety hazards . |
| 15 | ‘ I wish I could court you with beautiful words , ’ the farmer went on , ‘ but I can only say I love you madly and want you for my wife . |
| 16 | I can only say I feel sure — it must go where it 's needed . |
| 17 | I can only say I took some heart in all of this from the following interchange which had taken place on 1 May between my good friend Sir Patrick McNair-Wilson ( Member of Parliament for the New Forest ) and the prime minister , Margaret Thatcher . |
| 18 | ‘ AFTER running my own business and being my own boss I can definitely say I will never return to full-time employment again . ’ |
| 19 | At the end of the session , he thanks the dentist and says ‘ I can truly say I 've never enjoyed myself so much . ’ |