Example sentences of "[subord] i say " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before I had really recovered , I found myself at the railway station , where I said goodbye to Dulcie and we went our separate ways , promising to keep in touch , as one does . |
| 2 | ‘ I once gave a speech where I said that most of recorded music was like stuffed birds in a cage , that do n't sing . |
| 3 | My flower — the one that I remember best out of many — was gathered where I said it had been . |
| 4 | Because I know when I feel happy I feel quite well ’ , while a 74-year-old farmer 's widow stated ‘ I 've reached the stage now where I say is n't it lovely and good to be alive , seeing all the lovely leaves on the trees , it 's wonderful to be alive and to able to stand and stare ! ’ . |
| 5 | So you 'll do as I say , when and where I say . |
| 6 | Will you find it easier than me to say , what their . |
| 7 | 'Cause I said that before , and they go well why do you need to wait ? |
| 8 | But although I said I was reasonably Spartan , this bare Nissen hut and my little windy bivouac pall a bit at times . |
| 9 | The Cabinet did behave as a Cabinet and although I said earlier about the Treasury being forced to disgorge information when the DEA existed , that was n't the case to the same extent in 1976 . |
| 10 | Actually , although I said ‘ he ’ , when the body was examined it turned out to be that of a woman in male dress . |
| 11 | ‘ As to your first point , although I said that the members do n't necessarily all know each other , I have personally recognised every resident here in this Lodge . |
| 12 | Although I said to my husband when I was pregnant , what if I have a handicapped baby ? |
| 13 | They realise that their route to the Community can be opened only if their countries are practising real democracy in respect of human rights , and multi-party Parliaments — although I said to my Polish friends , ’ You can go a bit too far . ’ |
| 14 | We ought to really , although I said we 'll leave them a lot of behind than the dinosaurs . |
| 15 | Now going back to this handicraft , although I said I really did n't want to be committed to all the meetings , I 'm quite happy to carry on with the handicraft , providing you do n't expect me to turn up at every meeting . |
| 16 | I had started knowing nothing about houses , nothing about building , precious little about planning , and I ended up — although I say it myself — pretty well informed . |
| 17 | Although I say so myself , I am not without skill , having represented the county at schoolboy level . |
| 18 | ( I was getting quite good then , although I say it myself ) and I said : ‘ Now the King is here . |
| 19 | ‘ It 's done , and although I say so me'self , it 's one of the neatest jobs I 've ever performed . ’ |
| 20 | He did n't interfere here , Uncle saw to that , so I 've had a free hand in the shop and although I say it myself I 've made a go of it . ’ |
| 21 | What you might do , although I say you 'd reject this particular model and that |
| 22 | ‘ Although I say it myself , I 'm pretty good with a tin-opener . ’ |
| 23 | Although I say that this story could really happen , I doubt that there would be the character of Simon in reality as I think that a boy his age would realise the dangerous situation he was in , and join the other boys . |
| 24 | So I have been away longer than I said I would be , and Mr Shah is a little surprised at my dereliction . |
| 25 | And we used to th masses of cousins there and erm one one of my Jean , my cousin about ten months younger than I said , can I have a go Mollie ? |
| 26 | I no more say who I am in this case than I say I 'm off to my wife 's right in the lost-in-cloud case . |
| 27 | Course I wisnae thinkin so I says Ah 'll have a wee cognac and Isabel 'll huv a Campari soda ! |
| 28 | Turns out his Dad is a head master in the Bathgate area so I says ‘ Oh what 's the school called ? ’ |
| 29 | So on Friday he tried to pull same stunt again so I says oh no you 're not , I says we 're not playing at that , I says chuff that for a lark , I says what do you think you 're playing at ? |
| 30 | ‘ I could n't find the words to tell Dorothy , so I said it was a wrong number . |