Example sentences of "[modal v] [to-vb] said " in BNC.
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| 1 | One young man I used to teach said to me : ‘ You do n't need to teach me when to applaud and when to shut up . |
| 2 | I ought to have said , that though not a stout young man , he has always been very healthy , and has no dread of confinement . |
| 3 | I told him that I thought he was much too gentle in his handling of the miners and the owners , and especially the latter , and that there were a lot of things he ought to have said . |
| 4 | Ought to have said more about the job . |
| 5 | You said the needle had broken : you ought to have said , the needle will break . " |
| 6 | I said you ought to have said Sunday lunch . |