Example sentences of "i [vb mod] say i " in BNC.
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| 31 | I must say I suddenly got pretty apprehensive about what my aunt and uncle would say as they listened to my stammering explanation . |
| 32 | " I suppose we 'd better start having a look along the banks soon , although I must say I 'm in no particular hurry . |
| 33 | I must say I was rather excited to meet him . |
| 34 | And as they sat together in the darkening room , as flares were lit in the garden and there was a blast of distant pop music through a crackling loudspeaker system , Molly confessed , ‘ I must say I 'm curious about Mr Kettering . ’ |
| 35 | A prompt reply I would have deemed a common decency , you being a fellow screenplay writer , though I must say I have never cared for your work , finding it , at once , both florid and superficial . |
| 36 | As I left the room I heard the little comic bellow , " That 's what she thinks of thy relaxing clothes , ducks , and I must say I see what she means ! " |
| 37 | I must say I expected to see my sister accuse Orlick of attacking her , but instead she seemed very pleased to see him . |
| 38 | ‘ Well , I must say I 'm impressed , Mr Nicholson , ’ said the MP . |
| 39 | ‘ Marriage is something which I must say I 'm strongly in favour of , ’ said Dyson with comfortable good humour , cutting himself another sliver of meat off the joint . |
| 40 | I must say I 'd have thought I could rely on you to calm people down . |
| 41 | WELL , SIR , WHEN Miss Catherine became Mrs Linton , and we went to live at Thrushcross Grange , I must say I was surprised and pleased by her behaviour . |
| 42 | I must say I 'm seeing a new side to you today , and I ought to have suspected it before . |
| 43 | ‘ I must say I 'd have been happier , ’ said Rose , when everyone was suited and they had all sunk into their chairs , ‘ if Viola had kept away . |
| 44 | ‘ I must say I admire his choice on this occasion ; you really are quite attractive . |
| 45 | ‘ I must say I felt a lot better afterwards . ’ |
| 46 | I must say I find it very irritating . |
| 47 | ‘ You 're a fool , Kate , but I must say I never thought you 'd open up to someone like him . |
| 48 | ‘ Well , I must say I did n't expect the red carpet , but neither did I expect you all to look at me as though I were the devil incarnate ! |
| 49 | ‘ But I must say I 've never seen him quite so — ’ |
| 50 | I 'm capable of being tempted by a desirable woman — though I must say I have no present intention of succumbing to that temptation . ’ |
| 51 | And I must say I 'd have been lost without her . ’ |
| 52 | When I did find out what he was thinking , I must say I was surprised . |
| 53 | Fair enough I must say I 'd have given it to Whitlow myself but it does n't really matter as far a Leicester fans are concerned as long as they can hold on here for another two minutes now . |
| 54 | I 've been reading a copy of the above document and I must say I am very disturbed by its proposals , and disappointed at the negative attitude it conveys . |
| 55 | ‘ I must say I hold this new Manager largely responsible , ’ said George . |
| 56 | Now I supported Prescott , I must say I voted for him for the er for deputy leader , right , but I think he 's wrong , right , on this particular issue , this compromise that he 's floating and I think it should be dropped . |
| 57 | Yes I must say I , I personally sympathy with that I mean I think that erm , women 's er role is er very much despised and disparaged it should be because if you think about it they 're having the children and bringing them up , well this is one of the most worthwhile things to do |
| 58 | So I must say I entirely agree with Heather on this , it seems to me inevitable logic of Freud 's theory and erm my own view is that group psychoanalysis is a contradiction in terms , you can not do psychoanalysis in a group of this and those who say they can I think have n never understood what psychoanalysis is all about and are misleading the public and people pay good money for it . |
| 59 | Well , I must say I liked it , er , I mean , I showed it because er suggested it . |
| 60 | which I must say I certainly in that a parish council is it , and everybody else is linked in at lower levels . |