Example sentences of "[prep] said " in BNC.
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| 1 | The young health correspondent on a new glossy mag he was freelancing for said it could be one of three things . |
| 2 | I mean it could work on that basis then , that if , for example , I 'm just thinking about , well just from my point of view , when i was arranging that date in Stirling with the Oxford people , I could of said well , Thursday 's okay with me is it okay with you until I 've checked with |
| 3 | Well if you 'd put the sound quality was poor , I thought it better than rambling when it was , when it should of said brambling . |
| 4 | My father 's sort of said to me that if I want a job afterwards , and if I want a decent job and a job with a future , it 's got to be on the engineering side of the works . |
| 5 | I could of said do you eat animals , but I decided that would be insensitive , to those of you who |
| 6 | A heavy fish I 'd of said . |
| 7 | Because I 'd sort of said that |
| 8 | Nao Naomi realizes there 's no point talking about it now , the dye has been cast the decision has been made , the commitment has been entered into , whatever the cost she was going gods way , there was nothing more to be said about it we find that a de a decision made before god and we all make those decisions , means nothing at all unless were determined to carry it through , whatever the cost may be , three women here make their decisions before god , they make their choices , Naomi she chooses to return to Judah once again and enjoy the inheritance god has given her , Auper she chooses to return to her own country and her own god , as far as were concerned that 's the end of the story , but Ruth she chooses , she expresses her faith in the one true god , she turns her back on the old ways and decides to follow gods way , no matter what the cost , she would of said with Joshua , but as for me and my husband were gon na serve god , whatever the cost , I du n no what 'll be and she did n't know what she was letting herself in for , and the , I counted it , although I do n't know what it is , I counted that cost , I 'm willing to pay it and Jesus said that that is the acid test of disciples , said to count the cost and weigh it up and Ruth had done that , then to make their decision and because if we make a decision without counting the cost , without weighing it all up , like Auper you 'll go back , it wo n't last , there is that choice for every one of us day by day , who will we serve , not to be like Joshua , its for us , never for any body else , I will serve the lord because and this is the reason for it , not because you 've done nice things for me , I will be your saviour because he is god , that 's the reason for our serving god , not because he blesses us because he blesses people who do n't serve him , blessing is not exclusive to gods people , blessing , god blesses across the board , god is generous he 's gracious , he causes the rain and the sun to shine on the just and on the unjust , blessing is not the ground for serving god , but because he is god that 's sufficient reason for our committing ourselves to him . |
| 9 | in specific terms I ca n't remember , I would have certainly of said that for the year er nineteen eighty eight we should build into our budget an amount , what that amount was I ca n't remember , but er that was , that was never given the go ahead |
| 10 | could er , I do n't think that can be right because had that been right , had the commission been saying you 've got restrictions but there not malign , then we 'll be given you exemption , they would of said you 've got restrictions but you 've justified them |
| 11 | You should of said , I could 've borrowed a chair . |
| 12 | instead of just going , you should of said oh I just come up for a few days |
| 13 | Anyway , erm , I do n't know where he 's got all this lot from , somebody must of said at work that , what 's wheel bearing er gate steering ? |
| 14 | A little bit perhaps I would n't of said it would have been |
| 15 | You should of said well alright , I 'll take them away then took them right away then , |
| 16 | he 'd of said |
| 17 | I did n't know , I mean I would of said say something when you were chatting to him . |
| 18 | instead of having , I mean you do n't think at the time , but what she should of said was can I go away , come back for another interview another day , which means she , she 's |
| 19 | I cou , I would of said well right tell them |
| 20 | you know in other words it might take a bit of time to work it out , there is some reason why he must of said that must n't did n't he ? |
| 21 | mm , so do I , I would of said oh by the way , Dave wants to borrow that |
| 22 | boy , boy friends before , they married them , they were n't sleep , if they 'd been sleeping around then I would of said something , then I would of said something to them , |
| 23 | boy , boy friends before , they married them , they were n't sleep , if they 'd been sleeping around then I would of said something , then I would of said something to them , |
| 24 | If I 'd tried I 'd of said yes . |
| 25 | You should of said Je Suis . |
| 26 | yes , if they 'd have done it from , say , the first of April fair comment like , I would n't of said |
| 27 | of said nothing , oh well it 's gone up , it 's gone up like ! |
| 28 | he kept going on and on and on and he said do you think it was an error of judgment and he was trying to get Kinnock to say yes and he said yes it was an error of judgment the way he , he 'd sort of said I think he must of said in the mid seventies , that if he got in power he 'd get rid of all nuclear weapons |
| 29 | he kept going on and on and on and he said do you think it was an error of judgment and he was trying to get Kinnock to say yes and he said yes it was an error of judgment the way he , he 'd sort of said I think he must of said in the mid seventies , that if he got in power he 'd get rid of all nuclear weapons |
| 30 | Oh you would n't of said that last night . |