Example sentences of "say [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I say let's give it a go and see what happens . |
| 2 | Just say let's say they also want you to do I want you to do the graph er they wanted this one where it was twenty as well okay . |
| 3 | you know kind of build on , build on the criticism as it were and build on the things that people say could improve it erm |
| 4 | Police are keen to recover her stolen black handbag , which they say could help them find to her attackers . |
| 5 | Mr Smith , who is also chairman of Fraserburgh Fish Merchants ' Association , said it was not just the French who were suffering from cheap fish imports — catches could be bought from eastern European boats in the North-east at prices which local fishermen say would put them out of business . |
| 6 | But nothing I say will make him post it . |
| 7 | Matters have come to a head with the publication of a new and more detailed insurance group rating system which insurers say will enable them to pinpoint the higher risk models more accurately . |
| 8 | The residents of a small Lanarkshire village have blocked a main road in a protest against essential repair work , which they say will isolate them completely . |
| 9 | Those big blue eyes do n't work on me , and , until I see something in writing , a proper , documented civil agreement , nothing you say will convince me you did n't know full well what you were doing . |