Example sentences of "say [prep] [pron] [pron] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | That 's right , I just , I always say to them you 're welcome to come in and have a coffee you know , I do n't really , I 've got me own views , I 'm not really interested in what you 've got to tell me , I know all about it , but you know you 're welcome to come in |
2 | So er they says to him who 's that ? |
3 | Mind you , if erm someone erm thought of erm if you 're on your own and a man says to you I 'm married but I do n't like it can I come and live with you ? |
4 | ‘ That 's right , ’ she kept saying to herself I was glad you had warned me about the Rent Restriction Act , because it began as soon as I arrived . |
5 | We 're always saying to us what 's this down here . |
6 | It was the sort of thing said about someone who was unable to come into the office or , worse , for disciplinary reasons was prevented from doing so . |
7 | ‘ But , strange as it may be to say about someone who was younger , I learnt a great deal from him . ’ |
8 | She said , about next door , cos I just said to her it 's private it 's been bought . |
9 | I di last night when I was up there and he said to me what was that noise , I went through all the piles and I had a quick look in the bureau but , I did n't find that , I do n't know what I 've done with that |
10 | He went up and got a bottle of Sasperella he said to me there was two bottles left . |
11 | she said oh yes you will , then she said to me I 'm sorry to tell you you did n't make , she said you made exc , but she said I do n't want you to feel erm disgruntled she said because er , you done a fabulous interview , the only thing that let you down was of lack of experience , so I said well you 're never gon na get any cos you , nobody let's you in , they do n't open the door |
12 | And Billy had listened to the TV pundits and read the papers , and said to himself it was sure to happen in the end . |
13 | I said to him it 's all alright , he said oh I thought it would be , it 's that sort of , sort of if you find that temperature 's too hot you just turn it down . |
14 | So I said to him it was fine , |
15 | I said to him there 's fifty , well there 's sixty one pound I think on there . |
16 | And I said to him I 'm sorry I was swimming . |
17 | ‘ I 'd better get back and get some work done , ’ she said to anybody who was interested . |
18 | I shall say to him you was rude to my mother-in-law and |