Example sentences of "[vb past] say [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ’ Posi , ’ I said carefully , ’ give me a list of what the old data packages you found says are the special powers of the Ardakkeans . |
| 2 | But all that he 'd said was , ‘ She 'll be along in about an hour . |
| 3 | What she 'd said was the nearest to regret and apology I ever heard from a malai . |
| 4 | He made a sweeping movement with his hand , as if what she 'd said was of no interest . |
| 5 | Michele had n't mentioned a family connection ; all he 'd said was business . |
| 6 | In the house which their son had accused them of boringly christening Sweetlea the Dasses continued the lives which he 'd said were boring also . |
| 7 | The worst part lay in facing up to the fact that some of the things he 'd said were true , much as she might try to deny it . |
| 8 | He watched her thinking that as he spoke , and then he saw everything he 'd said being summarily dismissed . |
| 9 | " What I came to say was , if you check with the Council , you will have confirmation : No. 43 is now an agreed squat . |
| 10 | we walked out of there at twenty five past twelve and all she kept saying is , what about your lollipop ? |
| 11 | All Nanny kept saying was that we would all meet again , ’ Artemis insisted . |
| 12 | Alexei , what my brothers meant to say is that they await your command . |
| 13 | ‘ What I meant to say is , I do not feel any animosity to you , signorina . ’ |
| 14 | And what he really meant to say was , you ca n't use money as a er a as a sort of parallel to energy , but paradigm does n't mean parallel , it means something , something different . |
| 15 | All I did say is that ca n't see us out here . |
| 16 | Er ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ! did say is he recording ? |
| 17 | What I did say is that there are differences in emotional expression between people in different countries , just as much as |
| 18 | What he did say was that Rabbit has no intention of setting up wholly-owned subsidiaries in any country , because of its commitment now to its previously neglected distribution partners . |
| 19 | Well what he did say was do n't you know do n't go over the top in criticizing that because |
| 20 | But one thing she did say was that our friend Fernie is going around telling everyone Connon killed his wife . |
| 21 | You did say was I going to the Swimming Gala on Monday and if I wanted to go along with them to go round before , at least the granny said to go round , but I said I was n't sure what I was doing . ’ |
| 22 | What she did say was , ‘ In future there 's going to be a new rule : you 're going to have your bath before your daddy comes home . ’ |
| 23 | What I did say was : |
| 24 | what , have a because we 're going to another chap had said are you sure I 've ordered this milk and it was this young man who 's serving you see , and so , the , the more senior librarian she says she said it reminds me of interesting reading , was about erm , it was a very sort , it was , it was an but it was about architecture of , of Italy , you see , it was quite a detailed thing , you know really good detail |
| 25 | All the things that bloody woman , Beth , had said were true , but his old mind was not so sharp as it once was . |
| 26 | On April 18 , 1989 , Mugabe announced a combination of investment incentives and the easing of administrative controls which investors had said were stifling economic growth . |
| 27 | All the things that Helen and Joanna had said were true , but Dawn 's words cast a blight on the feelings of gratitude she ought to have . |
| 28 | The President of United Motors — who was in London at that moment — had also declined to comment on a local issue which , he had said was a matter for local management . |
| 29 | Handing her over to me , all my brother-in-law had said was , ‘ I will try to be back by six o'clock . |
| 30 | Henry had tried to tempt him into making a racist statement by announcing that he had seen a black person outside the window two weeks ago , but all the constable had said was ‘ You do n't see many coloureds in this part of Wimbledon . ’ |