Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] saying " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Forgive me for saying so but in East Prussia — Poland , I should say ! — we had our pick of game . |
| 2 | May Jupiter forgive me for saying this Buddy - but I do think his head would go nice on your mantelpiece . |
| 3 | Of course — if you will forgive me for saying so — it is a bit stilted in its present form . |
| 4 | ‘ Forgive me for saying so , but all this talk about Charlotte is making Mrs Durkin rather nervous . |
| 5 | The most important duty that I owe you , the reader , is that I be absolutely honest and candid , and therefore , although I have no doubt that the growers will not like me for saying so , I suggest that unless you aspire to the show bench , or base your gardening on taking chances , you should not heed the blandishments but look instead for the shortcomings . |
| 6 | I am sure Peter will not take issue with me for saying , right now , that his filter is an ugly beast . |
| 7 | I am sure Martha will forgive me for saying that her very presence excites envy from others . |
| 8 | Pardon me for saying so , that 's a lovely pen . |
| 9 | If you will forgive me for saying so , you scarcely seem his type . ’ |
| 10 | You probably hate me for saying that . ’ |
| 11 | As regards the Niemecz mechanical organs bearing Haydn compositions : Neumann criticizes me for saying that the machines play ‘ within a narrow range , stating that the machines ’ air brakes can be set in such a way ‘ that the speed is either halved or doubled ’ , and that therefore ‘ the question of an absolute original tempo becomes pointless . ’ |
| 12 | John Hall wo n't thank me for saying this but the MetroCentre falls into this category . |
| 13 | Forgive me for saying so but the lighting in here is appalling , you do n't you get headaches ? |
| 14 | The language helper is the expert on his/her language do not rebuke him/her for saying something different from the day before — there must be a reason ( if you were right in your observation ) . |
| 15 | She said , ‘ Thank you for saying that . |
| 16 | All of these she had wriggled out of , and as they were leaving the cinema he had had the nerve to say , ‘ You know , I really respect you for saying no , Benny . |
| 17 | And the cruncher for dealing with excessive criticism or praise : ‘ Thank you for saying that . ’ |
| 18 | I 've read things in papers people are supposed to have said and think , ‘ You obnoxious twat , I hate you for saying that , ’ but I know there 's gay people out there who read that thing in NME and know it 's a load of bollocks . |
| 19 | ‘ Something like that … though I would n't have thanked you for saying so . ’ |
| 20 | Thank you for saying that to us , yes , I would n't have actually picked it up . |
| 21 | Maggie knew , even as she heard it , that Phoebe did not mean anything of the sort ; it was the kind of thing that Rachel dragged you into saying . |
| 22 | I may unnerve you by saying that many of us err in this . |
| 23 | Over a cu , over a cup of tea , I could get a lot of information from you by saying |
| 24 | Now , having started in that light , I may be going to disappoint you by saying that I 'm not in fact going to spend the next erm fifty minutes or so talking about the moral , political , philosophical implications of Darwinism . |
| 25 | ’ A particularly poisonous little girl might sting me into saying , ‘ Fiona has the same glacial beauty as an iceberg , but unlike the iceberg she has absolutely nothing below the surface . ’ |
| 26 | What are you trying to bully me into saying , Luke ? ’ |
| 27 | ‘ I do n't know what this is all about , but you ca n't bully me into saying anything ! ’ |
| 28 | I am sure that many of the competitors , and other guests over the years , would like to join me in saying this big ‘ Thank You ’ , too . |
| 29 | While some of us have sought to help , the real weight of responsibility has fallen on his shoulders and those of his wife and I 'm sure all members of Council will join with me in saying a very real thank you to them both . |
| 30 | Whether he guessed what I was likely to say I do n't know , but he spoke with a sudden rush as if to prevent me from saying something that we would both have to accept and talk about . |