Example sentences of "[verb] and [pron] say [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | huh , I could n't believe it , I mean he 's been that thick and she says how old are you and he says thirty five , when she 's gone , when he 's gone she said blimey I thought he was forty five did n't ya ? , she said yeah , I said he ai n't wearing very well is he ? , then this woman come in and she was , she 'd had an operation and one of her stitches had n't dissolved and she said I have a shower instead of a bath , perhaps that 's why and Sue says yes that 's why because you need water to dissolve a stitch , so any way she said to her how old are you , she says thirty seven and Sue says |
| 2 | I asked him how he would prefer to be addressed and he said you can call him what you please , as long as it is polite . |
| 3 | ‘ The PCC would n't give him a bean towards getting it repaired and he said he 'd spike their guns and do it himself . ’ |
| 4 | I rushed him to hospital and the doctor asked how it was done and I said he 'd fallen over on the step . |
| 5 | But she says I 've had but she says and she says she was the one wanted me over to sit |
| 6 | Well I 'll , I 'll try and get down on Monday and see what she says and I say you know she must do three hours on Mondays . |
| 7 | So it was , the prophecy was written then by Daniel for our , for our time and it just happened in our , because you know er , when he was er , when he finished the book write written and he said I have seen the , the , the erm visions and I 've heard the voice , but I , and I 've written down what I was told to do , but I do not understand and then the voice said to him well close that down , that book is not for you to understand , the generations that it 's written for , it 's written for the end of the times , they will come to understand it , and you see we actually witnessing what 's happening |
| 8 | they came and they said we had a free booking . |
| 9 | He 'd got all the er information about it when he came and he said it was the best type of covering if you 've got dogs or cats . |
| 10 | The next day the letter came and it said we 'd have to find another doctor for my dad |
| 11 | It 's like a photo-op , a big spread will appear and everybody says he 's such a great photographer , when there 's another ten photographers there making the same images . |
| 12 | Because what she thought she felt was what she actually did feel and she said it , loud and clear and everyone else could go and fuck themselves . |
| 13 | A very eccentric lady wandered in here one day asking , in response to this advert , if there was anything she could do and she said she was an artist . |
| 14 | Yeah and bus stopped and I said it was going to cos we |
| 15 | Well he , he was asking me which I 'd prefer and I said I think you ought to consider Vicki not me on the crossing . |
| 16 | I see you 've got no carpets down anywhere the door 's not painted and he said you 've been living here for two years ! |
| 17 | And she was going in for eggs or something , said well I usually leave them a day or two in the winter cos it does n't hurt and she said she struggled and struggled with that door ! |
| 18 | I phoned me friend up you know and erm on Friday and asked and she said you do n't sound very well , I said I 've got a headache I said I 've had a headache every , cos I 've been on a diet and she turned round and said , she said you know she says it 's funny she says erm , you know what 's with us , what 's it with ? |
| 19 | But this young one , a very spiritual guy , like a leftover from The Deer Hunter with a black headband and black jersey , said he wanted to shoo these journalists ; he had a revolver with him all the time , he is licensed to kill and he says he 'd shoot them if they came near , and I said ‘ No , please do n't do that , I 'll get in more trouble , ’ and he said , ‘ I ‘ ll just hit them in the knee . ’ |
| 20 | Oh that 's very nice of you but I did n't know whether you were or not and she phoned , no I phoned her and she 's going and she said she 'd come for me so |
| 21 | I said it 's an application in triplicate I 'm go I 'd erm , I forgotten what it was I was going to buy and I said I wanted to discuss this with you and when we can go and get it |
| 22 | Erm I said well yeah he said every day you been saying er I 've been asking you what appointments have you got and I said I 've got two this afternoon and two tomorrow morning . |
| 23 | I said to him we made her a cup of coffee out of a teapot that was bought and she says she was talking about it . |
| 24 | In actual fact I 've got a friend and I go potholing with him , we meet , he 's a Kendall farmer , he 's a a sheep farmer and er , we meet and he says you know what I 've got a problem with on my land , not foxes dogs and walkers that have n't got them on the leads and crows at lambing time cos they peck their eyes out and things of that calibre , he says yes , I 'll tell you what I 'll bet you I 've had animals taken by foxes he , he says I probably have , he said but I 've not had this kind of unindeighted killing as . |
| 25 | The only reason I came in here was that I was on my way into town when your boys called and they said it would be quicker if I came in to see you . |
| 26 | Almost , you know and they said they were better , we were right looking at the stage over this time . |
| 27 | Yeah , I know and he said she said my sister said if I ca n't afford it , she 'll pay but I 'll she said and I was so proud of Sam ! |
| 28 | You know and I said I , I 'm Margaret you know , Adrian from the City Council was you know I , er sort of thing like that , I was trying to think how I was going to say it |
| 29 | I think you , the people you know and I said you could apply it to Tory M Ps , God knows if you 're gon na get a Tory MP for with their organization , but I 'm damn sure you can get G Ps for and you can get pharmacists for or whatever . |
| 30 | We used to , we , that 's all the as the village life was , it was it was all very now I know it 's very interesting , my daughter wants me to write a book about it , she says , I said I 'll oh I do n't know mm , write a memoirs mum she said er , you know and I said you know a lot about New Invention , which I do but it 's Willenhall you 're interested in , but it all sort or entails the lot and erm there might be things I 've can I wish I 'd have told you if I can think about them after it 's finished , but it 's erm . |