Example sentences of "said i " in BNC.

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1 ‘ I met a gentleman once who said me legs were worth 'alf-a-crown a look . ’
2 They said me and him had to go to the social security the next morning , and if he did n't he 'd be picked up .
3 1 M Laverne a your turn to wash up the dishes L I said me na a do it M you a joke man/ ( 0.8 ) come on man ( you no ) / finish wi' what you doin' ( there ) an wash the dishes come on man 5 ( L ) Na(hh)aew
4 He said no and I 'm getting worried now he said me , my wife works full time and we could cope on the money but he said now we do n't go out .
5 Air Tours , they said me it 's no use going somebody you do n't know , you maybe seen them through they might take your money and that 's it .
6 He said me and the boys we 're standing all day watching her when she 's bending down putting box in a sack
7 We saw , we saw one or two others that were involved , that were involved in it , and er I were talking to the , one of the young producers that were there and er and I said if you 're short of some ac actors I said me and my mate will be actors you know , oh she said you 're dressed just right I 'll tell ya
8 To wait , said I ? to wanton with this queen ,
9 You may have thought I had thrown them away , or merely , forgotten about them , and I was entitled to do either , since you explicitly said I was to do exactly whit I liked with them , that you washed your hands of them completely .
10 ‘ It would be ignoring the reality of the current trading position if I said I did n't believe there were more closures to come .
11 People said I 'd gone off my head .
12 ‘ One day he returned home to Chamalières and said I had a job with Michel and Pierre for £1.50 a month .
13 I said I did not know — I did n't know what I was letting myself in for .
14 ‘ I said I did n't want it . ’
15 ‘ You said , ’ said Jay , real B-movie melodrama here , kid ! ‘ you said I 'd have to decide for both of us .
16 I said I was ‘ loath ’ not ‘ loathe ’ .
17 But I received another note from Mellowes ; it said I was not to leave the office ; I was not to answer the phone ; above all I was not to speak to the press .
18 I always said I 'd make you a better partner , did n't I ?
19 We were in the kitchen together when Caroline said I should meet Colin . ’
20 I 've been asked to write about it and I said I 'd give it a think . ’
21 ‘ Well , someone got up and said I could n't propose throwing redcoats out of Belfast because there were n't any nowadays .
22 I said I was a historian .
23 The neighbours complained and when he asked if I minded , I said I loved the kennel and hated the dog .
24 All my classmates and tutors said I 'd never get away with it .
25 Hewlett , I rashly said I would send him some of the letters I had received from him .
26 ‘ People said I was too old in 1985 , but I had confidence in my own ability , ’ he said .
27 People said I was too old in 1985 , but I had confidence in my own ability .
28 ‘ I said I was very interested and gave my credit card number as requested . ’
29 They said I had a white voice .
30 ‘ They said I 'd just got 50-60 years wear out of the knee in 15 years . ’
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