Example sentences of "if [pers pn] [modal v] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ If I might say so , sir , I think this is absolutely dreadful . |
| 2 | And er , then I should go to the bobbin shop and ask them if they could get these done today and er , well we got this on , I said no but I , we want it if you could leave them on one side and erm I used to er I , I became , if I might say so and I 'm not boasting or bragging or anything , Michael , I 'm trying to tell you the situation as it was and er I was a very important man to and er they er got me er at one time to er figure out , they , they used to make what was called Woolworths locks . |
| 3 | And we had four casters in the works and I had to go and sort out the , I 'll tell you about the find the castings that these men wanted for their lot , take them down to the castors and tell them in priority which I wanted , you know and er all that sort of thing and erm I had n't used to do any , making any locks hardly at the end , you know I had , I had before but er if I might say so , er I became mo the most important man on the factory , you know . |
| 4 | Cos it was due to sail on the same day , on the Sunday , you know what I mean and er it was these locks as I 'm telling you about and her a very , very famous firm and er my correspondence come from London because he had offices was there , you know and erm our erm I 've been at the service as I , if I might say so , but in most people it 's surprising how it get 's round and er the jobs that I 've had to do . |
| 5 | And er I was well known if I might say and proud of this Michael . |
| 6 | And er I erm I organised a lot of that sort of thing erm by er it was exact measurements and spindles and you know like Erm yes , I could n't remember a lot now but er a lot of people , if I might say so , used me you know , Michael , my knowledge and skill and I allowed them to and I 'm not complaining . |
| 7 | the local council , who , who , I wo , I call it used me but not in er whatsit sense , er it 's helped , you know it 's , it 's helped them and er whatever , it 's become well-known if I might say so , in locks , I 'll go to Dick |
| 8 | It was n't er , it was n't good to leave them about , you know what I mean and er oh er yes it 's been very important , if I might say so , certain things as I 've had been called upon to do and I 've been happy and proud to do it . |
| 9 | Well can I say that er if I might say so first of all , I think that the , the antipathy that existed for a period actually came more from the workshop , rather than the management . |
| 10 | Well there was no division between the , the , well if I might say so , when the there was a fire took place in Brothers in the early sixties and it was an awful unfortunate thing . |
| 11 | And these were the type of conditions that our members worked in , whilst at the same time the management provided plastic roofing you know , but it was n't efficient and it was cold and bitterly cold if I might say so erm for a long period . |
| 12 | ‘ If I might say a few words , Headmaster , on that , ’ put in Glenda Grower ( History , French and World Religions if absolutely pressed ) . |
| 13 | Resting his elbows along the gutter as though it were some convenient garden fence and not at least twenty feet above the ground , he commented helpfully , ‘ You do n't look very proficient , if I might say so . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ And , from someone who 's just successfully ruined the gearbox of the Land Rover , that , if I might say so , ’ she parodied , ‘ is the height of impertinence . |
| 15 | because if I might say so disabled people were treated oddly in those days , they are not er , erm people I think were a bit er diffident about making contact with them and erm , a lot of people would n't erm , you know , give you a hand if you were |
| 16 | perhaps in six months or in sixty years erm facing the same kind of problem again er I , I can erm I have close experience with a situation on my , on my own patch which rises from time to time an and is most unpleasant for the people in and it goes back if I might say so an and therefore the planning considerations that have been mentioned need to be paid attention to . |
| 17 | I if I might say erm after further reviews the County Treasurer has advised that erm he does not need to impose a limit erm i it 's the last sentence in paragraph four . |
| 18 | ‘ I 'm very touched , if I might say so , ’ the prince said , as he was cheered by a 10,000-strong audience . |
| 19 | So I think that what he has done is to try and meet the concerns which your Lordships have have expressed er i in second reading My Lords er I did think if I might say so with the greatest of respect for the Noble Lord , Lord Harris of Greenwich whom I admire en enormously and not for er only for his views which erm depending upon what the views are er that it depends upon my extended admiration |
| 20 | My Lords , I think if I might say so that the Noble Lord , Lord MacIntosh is being slightly unfair and slightly hard over that . |
| 21 | I hope too that this beautiful countryside and this beautiful college will be conducive to good thoughts , reflections and reappraisals , and if I might say to the men I hope there are not too many of the female students floating up and down the corridors to further divert your attention . |
| 22 | ‘ If I may say so your sister was particularly emphatic on the point . ’ |
| 23 | Now , you 're a plants-woman of no small renown , if I may say so , your ladyship . |
| 24 | Many were taken away by the Romans , others by Napoleon , but ours was a present from the Egyptian government in the last century — a jolly nice present , too , if I may say so . |
| 25 | Grand young woman , if I may say so . ’ |
| 26 | We do n't think , if I may say so , that the philosophers are yet talking to us in a language that we understand , although some of us are beginning to grasp it . |
| 27 | And his manner was , if I may say so , more relaxed , almost like an aristocrat . |
| 28 | If I may say so , my German is perfectly adequate . ’ |
| 29 | ‘ -poste is not worthy of you , if I may say so . ’ |
| 30 | To laughter , he told Mr Major : ‘ If I may say so , Prime Minister , send it to your Cabinet . |