Example sentences of "[verb] i [be] say " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | He 'd think I was saying it out of spite . ’ |
| 2 | Well I mean I was saying to this bloke well can you think of anywhere where we might be able to , oh no no no ca n't think of anywhere . |
| 3 | The Stephen They 're not all I mean I 'm saying that 's right but that some of them there are more than one answer to . |
| 4 | Yes , I mean I 'm saying that there 's obviously open land within built-up areas . |
| 5 | Well I 'm I 'm not some I would n't I would n't say that I mean I 'm saying that erm |
| 6 | Oh yeah I mean I 'm saying two a day , but erm if you can get three a day , I 'd prefer it because |
| 7 | and a couple of days with nothing happening I 'm saying , well , at least it 's started clearing up , but then |
| 8 | I repeated — and , to cover my astonishment , found I was saying , ‘ She does n't look old enough to be married ’ . |
| 9 | Oh no , look I was saying there are no primroses out yet ! |
| 10 | Like I was saying to one of the men in the section who has n't been that co-operative , like , I 'm only here for a year and you all know more than I will ever know about policing . |
| 11 | ‘ Like I was sayin' earlier , ’ she prattled on , ‘ yer got ta be so careful wiv kids . ’ |
| 12 | Remember I was saying to you about the whole of the rag trade ? |
| 13 | Lead words , if you want to sit down and , in , in general you see er , you want to just sit down and think about what you 're doing and what you 're not doing , you can sit down and exercise on these words , now I 'm not saying you 'd ever want to do that , right now if , now you know I was saying to you about comparative questions right |
| 14 | I bought him some of those cheekies Hey you know I 'm said I knew I forgotten something out of Gateways , do n't you ? |
| 15 | You know I 'm saying , maybe there 's a wee bit of strain in here . |
| 16 | They squeeze their balls a little tighter , and smile because they think I 'm saying ‘ Hello , I love you ’ . |
| 17 | You 're putting over information on the basis that the only thing that a t an intelligent person think I 'm saying to you now , what 's going to be the effect of that on the listener ? |
| 18 | Erm it 's for it 's it 's in order that , that in the nineties we have a historical record , I think I 'm I think I 'm saying this right , there is a historical record of the kind of words that are being introduced into the into our language into our vocabulary like for example i.e. |
| 19 | I do n't care what other people do I 'm saying I do n't think you |
| 20 | What have I been saying ? |