Example sentences of "[pers pn] say [prep] [pos pn] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | I say to my honourable friend as far as the P I A 's concerned he will have an early opportunity er to consider er the prospectus on that which is indeed being published er and I take very seriously the point he makes about adequate monitoring procedures and the need for an audit trail . |
2 | I say to my hon. Friend — |
3 | I do not have any comment to make on that ship at the moment , but the hon. Gentleman will have heard what I said to my hon. Friend the Member for Tynemouth ( Mr. Trotter ) about the aviation support ship , for which Swan 's is obviously one of the real contenders . |
4 | Heather Joy , ’ I said to my little girl . |
5 | Very , very briefly indeed erm I would stand by what I said in my overall speech . |
6 | I said in my orginal response that there was a failure in the signalling system at the time , and that is why the emergency procedure was in operation . |
7 | ‘ Eric , ’ I said in my just-understandable English . |
8 | ‘ What did 'e get , son ? ’ 'e says with 'is dying breath . |
9 | She says of her new career that it is ‘ partly choice , but I wanted to leave school-teaching anyway as I had become disillusioned ’ . |
10 | ‘ I love ‘ em , ’ she says of her trusty collection of pedals . |
11 | ’ No kids , no heavy relationships , no sweat , ’ she says in her blunt way , curled up like an imp , smoking like a chimney , in one of her mother 's immaculate armchairs , a vision of bleached cropped hair , bright pink baggy cotton trousers , black eyes heavily rimmed with mascara . |
12 | ‘ Yes , ’ she said into her sodden handkerchief . |
13 | You 're joking ? ’ she said with her distinctive throatiness , as she paid for the coffees . |
14 | ‘ We 're naturally very upset , ’ she said at their converted barn home in Hawkhurst , Kent . |
15 | She said at their Welsh home : ‘ He 's a tough lad . |
16 | ‘ Best fetch more furniture , Alan , ’ she said to her bleary husband . |
17 | Towards dawn , she said to his sleeping back that he loved his employers more than he loved her and if he had been half the man he thought himself , he would have left them rather than abandon her . |
18 | ‘ It was Father 's , ’ she said to his unspoken question . |
19 | ‘ Two biscuits on each saucer , ’ she said in her crow-like voice . |
20 | ‘ Sarah will come with us , wo n't you , love ? ’ she said in her weak voice , and Sarah gladly agreed . |
21 | ‘ Better ? ’ she said in her normal voice , and grinned . |
22 | ‘ Sam , ’ she said in her tired voice . |
23 | ‘ The phone is over there , Chris , and I suggest you try to reach Toby now , ’ she said in her determined way . |
24 | ‘ You know , you sure are different from the way I 'd imagined you , ’ she said in her slow drawl as she poured out fresh drinks for them both . |
25 | ‘ I an no admirer of President Reagan , ’ she said in her precise way . |
26 | I if I can just remind participants of what we said in our original objection , that further justification will be required to demonstrate that the level of detail proposed in the deposited policy H two is not incompatible with P P G three and does not involve over detailed or unduly restrictive policy guidance . |
27 | Leonard , one of seven graduates that year , was merely awarded the graduation certificate ; a sign , he says of his half-hearted application . |
28 | ‘ Would n't it be terrible to be bad ? ’ he says to her right hip . |
29 | ‘ I 've played in pictures like The Gauntlet where the woman is the smarter of the two people , it just depends on the project , ’ he says in his sole reference to 43-year-old Sondra , who co-starred in six films with him . |
30 | That 's what it says on his little card . |