Example sentences of "[modal v] say i " in BNC.

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1 I must say I was not totally happy about her going on at Yeo Davis , with me in the government .
2 I must say I 've almost forgotten what they look like .
3 But I must say I was deeply disappointed .
4 Watching the editing of the Brahms Second Symphony I must say I forgot I was watching a film , simply because I was fascinated to hear new colours which the eye was suggesting by the way you were using shots of the violas and the trombones at some of the quietest moments in the work .
5 I must say I have never spared myself , and never will as long as I live .
6 I must say I never felt very close to my father , we just did n't seem to have anything in common .
7 ‘ I must say I did n't pay much attention to that , ’ Maggie confessed .
8 I must say I agree with Mr. Kegan — ’
9 The first day of my trip is now completed , and all in all , I must say I am quite satisfied .
10 But I must say I am at some loss as to why you should be so concerned with these most trivial of errors . ’
11 I had planned the journey here to Salisbury with considerable care , avoiding almost entirely the major roads ; the route might have seemed unnecessarily circuitous to some , but then it was one that enabled me to take in a fair number of the sights recommended by Mrs J. Symons in her excellent volumes , and I must say I was well pleased with it .
12 I must say I was rather surprised , and thought something must have happened to him …
13 Must say I find the idea of the Plebs watching Brideshead in a single-end quintessentially ironic !
14 Much more fun than the Rubens , and I must say I rather agree .
15 This tendency toward self-identification seems to be the norm for all the modern multi-processors and I must say I see little point ; if you do n't know what unit it is already …
16 I must say I never saw any sign of it at all .
17 I must say I 'm most impressed with the thought that has gone into the design .
18 But I must say I do n't expect to be seen as the next Mansell , but as the first Damon Hill . ’
19 ( 1 ) B : I must say I tend to be …
20 ‘ I must say I felt a lot better afterwards . ’
21 Must say I 've heard dafter ideas , luv , but not lately .
22 That said I 've also been taken aback by Morrissey 's oddly derogatory remarks about Pakistanis as an 18-year-old and , without dwelling on them , I must say I found such flippant adolescent observations infuriatingly inconsistent with his general world view .
23 I must say I never go out without my handy bottle of piss — IM ) at Morrissey — the useless shit deserves it .
24 For anyone who has never gone ‘ a-rabbiting ’ , I must say I thoroughly enjoyed it .
25 I must say I really do n't like those at all . ’
26 I must say I admired her spirit . ’
27 Still , I must say I 'm taken with yer nice manners and everything . ’
28 I must say I thought at the time that it was a pretty rough night to choose for a sentimental journey …
29 I must say I agreed with them as I agreed with some of the misgivings expressed by our German colleagues , too .
30 Though I must say I do n't know that I 'd very much mind having this little sweet one for a couple of weeks to myself . ’
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