Example sentences of "say [modal v] we " in BNC.
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| 1 | And if anybody had got a cow and it calved , we used to go to him and say could we have the beastlings , please . |
| 2 | Which is that if we take these cards , instead of dropping in one at here there and everywhere and I doubt if anyone will take much notice of one , maybe I 'm a bit personally interested in , if I say could we all drop them in at Prestos in Rougier Street ? |
| 3 | with the bloke who we have it with and say can we have it a bit earlier . |
| 4 | And erm they walk into the , the hotel and they say can we stay here and he goes yeah , you can stay here on one condition . |
| 5 | he says , he says can we do it tonight ? |
| 6 | It 's the same as saying should we have a diesel engine or a petrol engine because a diesel engine is less than inflammable fuel-wise than petrol and I think these issues should be raised . |
| 7 | saying shall we lower your counters |
| 8 | Oh it feels like yeah , extensions going on there , builders there , Now your insurance company have written back saying can we have a report because your investigations have been completed . |
| 9 | Well I said to them before the game ‘ you know , people are saying can we make the players , can you win ten out of twelve ? ’ . |
| 10 | So she said should we go down now Oh . |
| 11 | So it needs some , an action somewhere to erm , er , er , he said could we get , if we 've got a conformation , conformation that 's from R E S could you send it to British Section . |
| 12 | A friend and I in in our church we 've started erm a mother and toddler service and that seemed to really help a lot of the young mums they really look forward and they said could we have it more often . |
| 13 | And thirdly there 's a meeting at Stansted Airport of the Committee tomorrow and I wrote and said so to the Committee and said could we discuss this with the Committee tomorrow and again I asked for information to be available to the public and particularly to local Councils so they could alter the situation . |
| 14 | of it like that Anyway she said could we , I said well I ca n't come tomorrow cos Sheila 's coming over they said Wednesday , now that was , no I know how about Thursday ? |
| 15 | I said could we do anything ? |
| 16 | I said could we do anything ? |
| 17 | One lady thought we were turfing and she said could we turf the lawn for her ? |
| 18 | Sir John said on the programme : ‘ They rang us up and said would we go across . |
| 19 | And , she said would we like these shirts ? |
| 20 | I said shall we tell you , I never said we were gon na tell you . |
| 21 | well Des , she heard Des look talking about it and er she said has she heard anything and I said no , I said not fully but more or less we stayed in yesterday cos you said shall we go out did n't you ? |
| 22 | said can we have your old one ? |
| 23 | So what they did , they said can we install a water meter , the water company said yes . |
| 24 | Sa this wo this kid went out having this bloody bath said can we not do this every day ? |
| 25 | so Lisa said can we go in to see her |
| 26 | and I said then on the , on the Saturday his leg , his wound , he come out of intensive care on the Wednesday and on the Saturday his , his dressing had n't been changed on his leg and it reeked and I said can we actually please have a clean dressing for my dad 's leg , even if I 've got to put the bugger on myself , that was at quarter past eight |
| 27 | I was going to say can we take them in small groups ? |
| 28 | But the kind of things people write about now will say can we do anything about the export of live cattle ? |