Example sentences of "i [vb mod] say it " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Yes , thank you , miss , we 're stopping at the Royal , and I may say it seems fairly comfortable . |
| 2 | I 've done it for years , and if I may say it myself , I 'm quite good at it . |
| 3 | Indeed , I may say it was not my wish to see you at all . |
| 4 | ‘ I must say it makes you wonder what the Security Police are up to not knowing that — and Steinmark working with secret archives . ’ |
| 5 | Although I must say it is difficult to find a butcher now who understands how to hang meat , dear me , yes … . ’ |
| 6 | Wonderful music , but in the theatre — well , I must say it is not to my taste . |
| 7 | I have not , as a matter of fact , though I must say it rather amused me to remember that exasperating housemaid — who in the end turned out to be one of our must devoted . |
| 8 | I can not imagine what sort of place this gentleman imagined he was coming to in bringing the latter , but I must say it struck something of an odd note to see in Darlington Hall these two large silent men staring suspiciously in all directions a few yards from wherever the Italian gentleman happened to be . |
| 9 | I must say it was the worst experience of my life , each time I looked over the stable door the most terrible thoughts went through my mind : what if he was lying down ? |
| 10 | Despite my criticisms , in our week together I drove the Brooklands long distances in awful conditions on lots of unknown roads when pretty knackered and I must say it did n't shout at me once . |
| 11 | I must say it was a great relief not to have to try to understand it all from books . |
| 12 | This season quite a number of the ‘ new ’ introductions are revivals from the past , and I must say it is good to see them back . |
| 13 | I must say it was an awful lot of rot , although we had reserved seats … . |
| 14 | This is a simple mix-up , a confusion of names , though I must say it amounts to criminal carelessness . ’ |
| 15 | I am never surprised when after a holiday a colleague or neighbour tells me ‘ I had a very nice holiday but I must say it 's nice to get back to work ’ . |
| 16 | I do n't know what 's going to happen , so , Carrie , I must say it — I 've implied it in a thousand different ways for months now — I … |
| 17 | ‘ I must say it again , ’ he expostulated , addressing the Captain . |
| 18 | ‘ Well , child , ’ she said to Artemis who was standing by her side dropping pebbles into the still water , ‘ I must say it 's going to seem a little odd not living here any more . ’ |
| 19 | I must say it gives me a certain amount of pleasure too . ’ |
| 20 | I 'm apt to chatter on about nothing , and I must say it was nice to have someone to talk to , like I said . " |
| 21 | ‘ I must say it , ’ he went on , ‘ now that I have begun . |
| 22 | I must say it 's pretty funny that a chap like him ends up playing a Jesuit priest having doctrinal disputes in the rain forest . |
| 23 | I 'll try — I really will try — only wait a minute , Maman , I 've got to tell you — I must say it before you go . " |
| 24 | That was the view which appealed to the county court judge : and I must say it appeals to me also . |
| 25 | I must say it makes a difference but oh god how the Kurds and Bosnians must be suffering as temperatures drop in their respective lands . |
| 26 | I must say it is quite astonishing how the Ryder Cup has captured the imagination of the U.S. golfing fraternity . |
| 27 | ‘ I must say it gives a chap confidence , that sort of thing . ’ |
| 28 | But I I must say it fills me with trepidation . |
| 29 | Well my Lord I must say it had occurred to me erm that certainly on the basis on which I 'm contending for damages to be assessed with the plaintiffs and it is completely irrelevant , er er many of the matters to which the defendant 's expert goes to as to the damages and the extent to which they were caused by the negligence of the defendant , the breach of duty . |
| 30 | I must say it 's nice to be back in silks and satins after the nighties and hairnets ' |