Example sentences of "[pron] saying [conj] [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | When I say , ‘ Now I see it as a duck ’ , am I saying that I have a certain Lockean visual sensation — that is , that the figure appears to me , in a non-concept-dependent sense of ‘ appears ’ , in a certain way — which I have found I always have when I am led by the accompanying text to apply the figure in a certain way ? |
| 2 | What am I saying as we sit here talking about this rather strange difficulty that we find ourselves in ? |
| 3 | Are you saying that they did n't mean what they said then ? |
| 4 | Are you saying that we bundled him down to the waterside and had him hanged ? |
| 5 | Then he continued , ‘ I also remember you saying that you believed you would probably never marry again . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Are you saying that you feel threatened ? ’ |
| 7 | ‘ Are you saying that she killed herself ? ’ |
| 8 | ‘ What were you saying when I came in ? ’ she said . |
| 9 | Head : ‘ Are we saying that you get more personal satisfaction out of your political than professional life ? ’ |
| 10 | Oh that was , I , I was waiting on them saying and you see you 're constantly worry of what 's going on at home , and that 's not helping really . |
| 11 | Just before we were to go upstairs to be photographed , an agitated Nigel Lawson came up to me saying that he wanted a word . |
| 12 | She found herself saying that she felt her father was going to ‘ drop down ’ in some way . |
| 13 | And I mind her saying that they had nine men once from North Ronaldsay . |
| 14 | Yes , I did n't hear him saying that they waive the payments from you when , I did n't know if you were meant to ? |
| 15 | And , at one point , Malcolm must have asked him if he 'd consider coming over to join the band , because Hell wrote to us via him saying that it sounded interesting but that because money and visas would be a problem he just could n't . |
| 16 | Goff recollects him saying that he felt in danger of being left behind because whilst exciting things were happening in art he was not being allowed to develop . |
| 17 | Central defenders have done a good job today for Leicester of course I 've put the curse on him saying that he knocks it straight out of play but er Gary Mills who 's missed half a dozen games through injury is going to come on now and he 's going to take the place of Neil Lewis . |
| 18 | And er she says er the next thing was that if er , she says she heard him saying if you let me play in your back garden , this that he 's playing with , we 'll give you a sweet . |
| 19 | According to Mr Hornsby , ‘ One of the investors was a client of Clark Whitehill and at an early stage while he was still a client , the firm wrote to him saying if he did n't declare what his interests were , they would have to inform the Revenue . ’ |
| 20 | Is he saying that it has balances that are not accounted for by other services ? |
| 21 | If not , is he saying that there has been a decline in other forms of homelessness ? |
| 22 | The feel of Ven 's hands on hers , the touch of his skin against hers was making a nonsense of her thinking , but was he saying that he had been — jealous — of Lubor ! |
| 23 | ‘ I 'm not sure whether I should be flattered or otherwise , ’ her host drawled , and she decided on the spot that she hated men with sophisticated wit — was he saying that he took it as a compliment , or not , that he only got one mention at lunchtime ? |