Example sentences of "i say that i [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But as I say that I recommend them because they were er excellent . |
| 2 | Just believe me when I say that I had nothing whatsoever to do with any of this . |
| 3 | I say that I thought we had already been through all this . |
| 4 | When I say that I mean I 'm operating without back-up . |
| 5 | I mean no disrespect to the geriatric branch of the hospital service nor to the domiciliary services or the rapidly increasing old people 's houses and homes provided by local housing , health and welfare authorities when I say that I believe we are still groping and fumbling with this problem — all of us , social scientists and politicians alike . |
| 6 | Please let solicitors deal with everything , and also , please believe me when I say that I want nothing but a few mementos of my father . |
| 7 | Erm , I certainly do n't do it , the way that I say that I do it . |
| 8 | I said that I understood she came from the Continent , and she told me that she was born in Denmark . |
| 9 | I said that I thought they were wrong ; but that if that was their reason for declining to serve I could only accept it and be sorry . |
| 10 | Back in Britain writing my last newsletter to the Group in Scotland I had loved and brought together , I said that I thought we had to be much bolder , taking an a priori stance on the fact that there could be no discrimination against women . |
| 11 | I said that I thought I could just about get my act together sufficiently to come . |
| 12 | I said that I thought it would be alright and made arrangements to meet him again at the church on the following Saturday afternoon to discuss details . |
| 13 | But he said er , and I said that I gather you 're seeing Lynda the weekend if you do find anything perhaps you could pass it on to her . |
| 14 | I said that I believed it would now be right to give some indication of the Government 's attitude to the building of a tunnel . |
| 15 | I said that I think you 'll find , Ron that Trudy if she married would have to give up her late husband 's occupational widow 's pension so that the way you 're going on now , where you go and stay with her for two or three days at a time is far better oh no , no , no , she 'll be able to keep her pension I said I very much doubt it then I said people are so jealous that if she does marry you and he does n't tell the firm I bet that one of her dear neighbours will oh no they 're all very nice people round where she lives , I thought there 's no good arguing with Ron ! |
| 16 | ‘ If I said that I trusted you , ’ she whispered , forcing the words to form , ‘ if I told you that , come what may , I trusted you , would you still be confused ? ’ |
| 17 | But let me say that I think it 's not in principle difficult . |