Example sentences of "suppose [pron] [vb mod] say [pers pn] " in BNC.
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1 | I mean you 've got to try and keep yourself afloat , and then even that 's not going to help you , if nobody comes along and picks you up either , so I mean that But I mean I I did n't Oh well I Suppose I could say I gave up hope a few times but obviously if you s The struggle to survive comes through in the long run , and I mean it 's it 's not easy to give up hope , |
2 | I suppose you might say it 's the real thing . ’ |
3 | I suppose you could say we sort of adopted each other , as neither of us had any real brothers and sisters . |
4 | They are the leaders of the Vauxhall League division two south , so I suppose you could say they dropped two points today ; Harefield two , Abingdon Town two , our reporter , Nick Quayle . |
5 | ABBERLEY : And I suppose you could say it was . |
6 | Still I suppose you could say he suffered for his religion in the same way I suffer for my art . |
7 | ‘ I suppose you could say I am playing to my peers . ’ |
8 | ‘ Overall I suppose you could say I specialise in general gardening ! ’ |
9 | I suppose you could say I found the Goddess . ’ |
10 | I suppose you could say I was all kinds of a fool to trust him , but I 'm a designer , not an accountant . |
11 | I suppose you could say I was a something of a late developer in two out of three . |
12 | ‘ Yes , well , if you feel it 's lucky to see all the things you held dear being handled and bought by strangers just to pay off your father 's debts , then I suppose you could say I 'm lucky . ’ |
13 | Before I left school , the local papers were full of me , They were always saying things like ‘ This boy will go all the way to the top ’ and that , and I suppose you could say I took notice of the media . |
14 | Well , I suppose you could say I really was a successful student — first class academic results , running for the College , first bassoon in the Orchestra ( what a joke ! ) , and all that . |
15 | ‘ In a way , yes , I suppose you could say I am . |
16 | Mr Alms , who described himself as retired but who runs Investment Chartwork , a firm of ‘ economic forecasters ’ , said : ‘ I suppose you could say I made it out of warped sense of humour . |
17 | Then I suppose they 'll say it 's all management 's fault , and people will believe them . |