Example sentences of "[pron] [noun] says [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | We could make it worse by insisting on the sort of minimum conditions put forward by the Labour party , conditions that would disadvantage the very people whom Labour says they are designed to protect . |
| 2 | But my ex-husband says I 'm inclined to be intimidating and also I give out powerful signals that I 'm desperate to get another husband . |
| 3 | My mum says he can kip on her sofa because she likes anyone with a Manc accent . |
| 4 | ‘ Me too , ’ I agreed , ‘ but my Mum says she do n't want me growing up like Sally Buckley . ’ |
| 5 | My mum says I 've got ta put this in did n't she ? |
| 6 | He 'll say , my mum says I have to be home for seven . |
| 7 | I was n't actually putting it on either , I said like that and and I keep saying yeah after each , each sentence when I 'm describing something to my mum like saying last match yeah , we won yeah , six nil yeah , eight nil yeah and it I keep saying yeah , yeah , my mum 's going yeah , shut up my mum says I go yeah that 's well nice and she goes erm goes well nice I said |
| 8 | I thought the newt or the Knifefish might be eating the fish , but one of my books says they are community fish , and another says they are not . |
| 9 | But I do n't care , as my Mummy says I 'm unique because my ears stand up when they should be down . |
| 10 | no its not for my husband cos my husband says you look nice whether I 've got make up on or whether I have n't got make up on so really |
| 11 | ‘ Master Shallot , ’ she called in her beautiful French voice , ‘ my husband says you are to join us in France . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ Well , my husband says I 've got rather a good voice , ’ she responded . |
| 13 | One of my slimmers wrote : ‘ My husband says I now have the figure I had when he married me 30 years ago ’ . |
| 14 | My husband says I am calmer and more relaxed and that I have had a much more positive outlook on life ! |
| 15 | My friend says I should not have been taking this drug during my pregnancy and that it is well known that it can cause these problems . |
| 16 | My friend says I should not have been taking this drug during my pregnancy and that it is well known that it can cause these problems . |
| 17 | Q I 'd really love some oomph in my hair and my hairdresser says I 'll only get it with a perm . |
| 18 | my wife says she 's seen a programme on telly . |
| 19 | My wife says I 'm a bad lover . |
| 20 | ‘ My father says I 'm mad practically every time I see him . |
| 21 | ‘ But my father says you would love me best if you were my wife , so that would be better . ’ |
| 22 | Maybe it wo n't , and my father says it 'll be over in six months anyway , so none of them will have to go . ’ |
| 23 | my paper says I ought to vote Tory . |
| 24 | ‘ My surveyor says you 'll have to move some of those bushes , ’ said my neighbour cheerily . |
| 25 | ‘ But my uncle says it is structurally unsound , with a danger of falling masonry , so no one is allowed near it . ’ |
| 26 | Since I made an arrangement with the man in your office I am having a baby and my doctor says I should be getting more of it . |
| 27 | My doctor says I 've to avoid smoky environments |
| 28 | My stomach says it is hungry and that 's the only time I know . |
| 29 | ‘ Idle I am not , sir , but at midnight my stomach says it is asleep and if it must be wakened it needs warning . ’ |
| 30 | My Stanley says it makes me look like a film star ! ’ |