Example sentences of "[pers pn] say [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I say to the hon. Member for Dagenham what the hon. Member for Orkney and Shetland ( Mr. Wallace ) said about his speech , which is that he made very heavy weather . |
| 2 | I say to the hon. Member for Denton and Reddish and my hon. Friend the Minister that I do not see why British Rail , as ever , should be expected to bear the full cost . |
| 3 | I say to the hon. Member for Harrow , West that I think that the right hon. Gentleman 's words will have reached the chairman of the Audit Commission . |
| 4 | However , I say to the hon. Lady and to the alleged author of that statement that , frankly , I disagree . |
| 5 | I say to the hon. Gentleman , who is an Opposition Front Bench spokesman , that he must withdraw that comment . |
| 6 | What it is le let's just sort of get things , as I say in a new build situation if you were having a new house built |
| 7 | I says to the little kid , when nanny and mums do n't take , well I do n't anyway . |
| 8 | " There you go , girl , " I said at the other end , when I brought in the final batch . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | As I said at the Conservative party conference , I want to make it clear that our policy is colour blind . |
| 11 | ‘ Called to see a friend , ’ I said with a dry mouth . |
| 12 | " Right , Mr Bailes , " I said with a twisted smile . |
| 13 | ‘ It 's an easy enough error to have made , ’ I said with a small smile . |
| 14 | " Ah well , " I said with a light laugh . |
| 15 | But , oh , Doctor , ’ I said with a happy smile . |
| 16 | Preferably the something , ’ I said with a hopeful smile . |
| 17 | ‘ That 's what I was hoping , ’ I said with a deliberate leer . |
| 18 | Yeah , like I said with the actual water heater there , it 's been , there 's been water heaters in caravans like that for years ! |
| 19 | ‘ One night on that , my son , and you are in danger of electrocution , ’ I said to the young Sheikh as the unctuous Asian salesman waited . |
| 20 | ‘ Look , ’ I said to the arresting officer , whom I will call Mr Pilcher , because that was his name . |
| 21 | I said to the Prime Minister : Make certain — and surely , in face of all this trouble it is worthwhile making certain — that you have the will of the country behind you , and , so far as the Unionist party are concerned , we will absolutely cease all unconstitutional opposition to the carrying of your measure . |
| 22 | What I said to the Prime Minister was that he should answer that part of the question to him that was in order . |
| 23 | What I said to the other group , partly because they had a , an hour before the lecture is that I 'll use next week with them , as , as an introduction to the poetry of this period . |
| 24 | As I said to the hon. Member for Falkirk , West ( Mr. Canavan ) , we shall consult widely all the various interests and , no doubt , other European countries will receive representations from manufacturers , from users and from suppliers . |
| 25 | As I said to the hon. Member for Sheffield , Central , when he was here , I would welcome a five-hour debate on the distribution of grant , which is one of the hardest tasks facing any Government . |
| 26 | As I said to the hon. Member for Clydebank and Milngavie ( Mr. Worthington ) , I propose that guidance will be given to the boards on the exercise of that power . |
| 27 | ‘ I said to the grave digger , in conversation with him , ‘ Look , are you in the right plot ? ’ and his answer was the priest told him to dig the grave opposite Patrick 's but when he came along he 'd seen there was already a burial there , who was the sister Annie , but had seen this vacant plot next door , so he had dug the vacant one . |
| 28 | ‘ The Temple of Turhan Bey , ’ I said to the pretty girl in the front seat , a blonde under her cap . |
| 29 | And I said to the old man I says , er well that 's it now . |
| 30 | Chatterton continued to ignore Rickie , as did I. ‘ My name 's Breakspear , ’ I said to the huge man , ‘ and welcome aboard . ’ |