Example sentences of "[adv] say [conj] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He 'd only said that to get him out of Mrs Wright 's house . |
| 2 | I only said that to annoy her as Fenella was leaning over the staircase banister to fix some tinsel with double-sided tape and one more inch and she need n't have bothered wearing a skirt at all . |
| 3 | She was not strong enough to say or do anything . |
| 4 | You do not have to give formal written notice that you are leaving , but it is important not to say or do anything which is inconsistent with pursuing a constructive dismissal claim . |
| 5 | Oh , she knew what was going through his head all right , and how careful she had to be not to say or do anything he might misinterpret . |
| 6 | I do not say that to mislead you into thinking that Australia is a nasty poisonous place and you 're safe in good old Britain . |
| 7 | It was as if a subliminal message had passed between them ; as if she had said aloud , ‘ Look , I understand how things are between you and Alain Gebrec , but Iris does n't seem to and I do n't want her upset , ’ and as if he had responded , ‘ Do not worry , I will not say or do anything to hurt her . ’ |
| 8 | Announcing storm-damaged figures and government plundering of its profits that left nothing over for investment , Deutsche Bundespost Telekom yesterday said that following its move to set up its cellular operations as a separate company as a first step to privatisation , it was also considering privatising the unit it has created to look after large customers . |
| 9 | The princes thought this handsomely said and took him at his word . |
| 10 | Monday 's an enthusiastic , ebullient and exuberant day when you could get totally carried away and end up saying or doing something silly . |
| 11 | The claim or premiss reduces to this : that we often say and believe something is likely to cause something else . |
| 12 | ‘ 'E dai n't say that did 'e ? ’ |
| 13 | I have n't said that have I yet ? |
| 14 | Well yes it may be important and if if you ca n't to say but did you yourself in any event look at the voters register , the electoral role ? |
| 15 | We might even say that to call it a statement is misleading . |
| 16 | You 'll still carry that emotional baggage with you wherever you go , wondering what you said or maybe did n't say that frightened him off . |
| 17 | I see you did n't say that did ya ? , you never said that did ya ? eh , eh , eh , no |
| 18 | I did n't say that did I ? |
| 19 | He did n't say that did he ? |
| 20 | He went on to say that meeting her would be like meeting an apparition from their past … ‘ you will rediscover yourself in her ’ . |
| 21 | Though that was easier said than done she would do her best , and try instead to enjoy what she could of the coming seven days , and treat each day as a holiday and as if she had n't a care in the world . |
| 22 | Apart from this , Thomas neither says nor does anything of note until after the Crucifixion . |
| 23 | If the waiters were curious about the room being in darkness they neither said nor did anything which indicated it ; they had been in the hotel business for far too many years now to be surprised by the antics or activities of the guests . |
| 24 | Some folks have actually said that have they ? |
| 25 | Although the butler had never said or intimated anything untoward , Michael had grown up with prejudice long enough to recognize it for what it was . |
| 26 | I see you did n't say that did ya ? , you never said that did ya ? eh , eh , eh , no |