Example sentences of "i can say [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I do n't know Norman 's reaction to Fergie 's story but I can say they have left me with a bitter feeling . |
| 2 | Even though I can say they are eager to do it , a lot of people in authority do n't feel confident enough to sign a cheque . |
| 3 | but because I know you can do it I can say you another one to one conversation with you about it , but basically you 're no way near to guide the customer you 're in there to sell the customer |
| 4 | And I can say he had one of the strongest of all influences on me . |
| 5 | More than that , I think I can say he was loved by the public . |
| 6 | If I can say he 's smug because I 'm his sister , I can also say he 's a man of very high principles . ’ |
| 7 | I 've been involved in community projects and I can say I enjoy going into schools , but at the end of the day there will always need to be the regulated type of policing of crime and violence . |
| 8 | ‘ At the moment I can say I wanted to come here and not to America , ’ she smiled . |
| 9 | There is one place where I can say I am at home , where I can live in peace and quiet with my most beloved father and my dearest sister , where I can do as I like , where apart from the duties of my appointment I am my own master , and where I have a permanent income and yet can go off when I like , and travel every second year … |
| 10 | Indeed , I can say I am in agreement with those who say that the ability to draw up a good staff plan is the cornerstone of any decent butler 's skills . |
| 11 | I can say I have a great relationship with both my parents — individually . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Now I can say I scored with Amanda de Cadenet , ’ joked the cheeky striker , 25 . |
| 13 | ‘ I think I can say I 'm a tolerant man , ’ he said , not without a trace of smugness . |
| 14 | I thought I must join some service which is considered sufficiently hazardous , because when I am conscripted I can say I do n't wish to fight but I am ready to do my part in National Service . |
| 15 | I think I can say I walked the best part of the rivers in my district . ’ |
| 16 | I can say I 'm visiting a friend . ’ |
| 17 | I can give evidence that I s right for , say , we 'll go back to his , his er idea , suspicion of murder , I can say I saw him take a hammer and whack him , split his head open , he dropped down dead . |
| 18 | But I think I can say I had some of my happiest times in the army . |
| 19 | ‘ At least I can say I 've met her through Bertha , ’ he retorted . |
| 20 | Now I can say I 've been mixing with both the noble and the notorious . |
| 21 | Thus , whereas in a face-to-face meeting I can say I 'm Joe Bloggs , on the telephone I must say This is Joe Bloggs or Joe Bloggs is speaking with third person verb agreement ( but see Schegloff , 1979a ) ; in contrast in Tamil we would have to say on the telephone the equivalent of Joe Bloggs am speaking , with first person verb agreement . |
| 22 | But only I can say I did n't know before , I thought I was happy . |
| 23 | Woe betide anybody who becomes ill in Australia that 's all I can say I mean the thing is why is Neighbours put on twice a day cos I do n't believe in |
| 24 | I think that I can say it was . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ I ca n't always ignore what they say but I can say it 's a lot of crap . ’ |
| 26 | ‘ But I can say it 's a lot of crap ! ’ |
| 27 | Its application could — I think I can say it might revolutionize life by the end of this century . |
| 28 | Certainly , it was quite a strenuous walk — though I can say it failed to cause me any real difficulty — the path rising in zigzags up the hillside for a hundred yards or so . |
| 29 | Reviewed last week as the flip to the Maniac Street Preachers ' ‘ Theme From MASH ’ , but here again so that I can say it 's one of the best records I 've heard all year . |
| 30 | Bursting with pride , and I can say it to you ! |