Example sentences of "say [that] i [vb past] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I would not like it to be said that I had had my mother put away . ’ |
| 2 | I WAS really only a bystander in the tragedy of young Mr and Mrs McLeod ; it was not really my business , although it could be said that I had known them both — had seen them about — for most of their lives . |
| 3 | ‘ I always said that I had to put my medical career before my rugby , but the new job will not force me to retire because my colleagues are so supportive and helpful . ’ |
| 4 | Who said that I had given thee up . |
| 5 | Halema turned to the Sheikha who said that I had known her well . |
| 6 | When I said that I had read it , the hon. Gentleman said that he had also read it . |
| 7 | She said that I had to tell my parents . |
| 8 | ‘ You could say that I had worked my fingers to the bone for you ! ’ |