Example sentences of "i say [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I say over Christmas though my car was in its garage in bits . |
| 2 | I say over there and on foot . |
| 3 | I say about and that is the reason I got the book : because I discovered I was forgetting when things happened , and sometimes even whether things happened or not . |
| 4 | ‘ It was n't a hang-on or hang-in performance and it bears out what I say about an improvement here . ’ |
| 5 | Of course he does n't mind what I say about him . |
| 6 | Now I have to be careful what I say about Lady Thatcher 's because of the laws of libel and also I do n't know who 's written which pieces but it 's known she 's had help you see . |
| 7 | If the right hon. Gentleman does not accept what I say about industrial matters , he will perhaps listen to the head of the Swedish employers federation , who said that the Community should learn from Sweden : ’ It could above all avoid mistakes when it comes to regulations based on the social charter . |
| 8 | you know I , I think , I think usually what I say about questionnaires is towards the business of , you know , kind of writing them in people 's own words that , that sort of fit in with ordinary language okay putting them in a sensible order advising people to do scale type things with five or seven points or something which you 've got a lot of already so a lot of the comments that I normally make on people 's questionnaires er you can take as read as it were erm so I think erm you know just really one or two minor things about layout like , you know , you know sort of space and , and moving things around a wee bit , it might make them easier to read but again as I say that 's a you know relatively minor erm problem . |
| 9 | Cos the way he has his house it 's like er been a okay he 's off er , I know it may sound nasty what I say about him , but he 's alright , he 's a good guy like , his house is a bit of a upside down place , like |
| 10 | What I say about it is that if they are put off they should phone the police . |
| 11 | But as I say as paying the er r I , I 've seen them when I 'm going round the site er I got an option from the firm , I 'd be allowed time off my work , my actual work on the , on the , on the site , to go round and collect their unions dues . |
| 12 | In short , as I said at the very beginning of this series of lectures , you must n't treat what as I say as gospel erm I am perfectly capable of being a little bit eccentric , possibly even a little bit erm original erm in my interpretations . |
| 13 | ‘ So I say unto you — count your blessings ! |
| 14 | Verily I say unto you , Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child , he shall not enter therein . ’ |
| 15 | As the prophet Jesus could say with authority , ‘ Amen , amen I say unto you , ’ and claim to speak final truth about God , ‘ We speak of what we know , and bear witness of what we have seen ’ ( John 3:11 ) . |
| 16 | Listen to what it says in John chapter five Truly , truly I say unto you , this is Jesus speaking he who hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and does not come into judgement but has passed out of death into life . |
| 17 | In verse five , truly I say unto you , unless one is born of spirit , he can not enter into the Kingdom of God . |
| 18 | ‘ I say to any pensioner in this hall or watching on the television , you have personally been robbed of over £2,000 . |
| 19 | I say to him , if he did more gardening , more real gardening , more digging , he would keep more lissom . ’ |
| 20 | I say to you , coming straight from the Cabinet councils , the thing is not finished . |
| 21 | I say to the orchestra , this is not the way ; you must think of the last bars as a fermata , a fermata that lasts the entire length of the coda . |
| 22 | I say to the British people : after all they have done , they simply do n't deserve to be re-elected . ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Somethin 's goin' on , ’ I say to them . |
| 24 | I say to him , ‘ No , my horses suit me . |
| 25 | So I say to this German girl , ‘ Here , you take the camera . |
| 26 | I say to Lee , ‘ Make a five . |
| 27 | I say to God , ‘ Here 's my pay cheque , Lord , you want the whole thing ? ’ |
| 28 | ‘ For I say to you , unless you become as one of these you shall never enter the kingdom of Heaven . |
| 29 | ‘ When I am shaving in the morning I say to myself that if I were a young man I would emigrate . |
| 30 | I say to ministers : put this particular bottle of ineffective medicine in the cupboard and forget about it . |