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 .
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