Example sentences of "just [subord] [pers pn] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do n't you see , ’ her mother explained , drawing her close with an arm around her bony shoulders , ‘ you 'll be looking after boys soon and things are just like they say , boys do n't make passes at girls who wear glasses . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ It 's just like they say , ’ observes left back Peter Creamer . |
| 3 | I think the biggest thing really is just like they say , is how much you can get that done for and , get the roofing done , that 's got ta be done . |
| 4 | Just because they say it 's off , if we want to do it , they ca n't stop us . |
| 5 | ‘ Just because you say so does n't make it so , however , ’ Candy returned complacently . |
| 6 | Embarrassment , she thought , was fear but of a very reduced kind , just as they say an itch is pain to a very mild degree . |
| 7 | We should say It thinks , just as we say , It lightens . |
| 8 | Yes , we get some lovely views from the railway , just as you say , but — oh dear ! — the industrial side and the back streets and the mess ! |
| 9 | ‘ Just as you say , Papa . ’ |
| 10 | Just as you say to a small child , ‘ Keep on the path , ’ rather than ‘ Do n't go on the road , or Please can you talk more quietly , ’ not ‘ Do n't shout ! ’ so it is necessary to seek out what is good in any situation . |
| 11 | They just , they just it 's just as you say it 's got a think a with the top bit will got straight up |
| 12 | Just when you say however or but it means there 's gon na be a problem . |