Example sentences of "[pers pn] say [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It was n't a hang-on or hang-in performance and it bears out what I say about an improvement here . ’ |
| 2 | That 's what I say to a lot of people today , they moan about dockers but they 're only fighting for their rights . |
| 3 | I say to the orchestra , this is not the way ; you must think of the last bars as a fermata , a fermata that lasts the entire length of the coda . |
| 4 | ‘ She 's almost new , ’ I say to the customer . |
| 5 | Therefore , I say to the Minister , ’ Gird your loins . |
| 6 | And erm , this is why I say to the Co-op now er they know my feelings because my husband had only got erm he had er trans works transport which when he retired erm he , he , said well what are we going to do ? |
| 7 | In indee indeed I do , because if the if I say to the Inspector that erm if he feels there is a need to identify additional areas for residential development near to York in the short term , then I need to tell him that there are no overriding constraints to the development of these sites . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh , reasonably , ’ I say with a smile and turn back to my work . |
| 9 | Oh it is now yes , you 've got , I mean you 've got the service now have n't you and erm , but I like at St Margaret 's hospital I 'd been , I had been , I went in there to have my last boy , but they 're very , very good there they were , I 've not been in , I 've been in , I 've had treatment here for my hip and that up at Harlow but they would n't do the operation because of my blood clotting you see , so therefore I 've got to grin and bear it , I 've had eight years of it , I could n't walk for six months , but now I struggle and get around as I say with a couple of sticks I get round |
| 10 | Oh they bag something terrible but then I say at the price I 'm not gon na buy them , I 'm not , but in the Dodger 's there 's not one small in any colour |
| 11 | At Reading road in Shiplake , the A four one five five , there are some temporary traffic lights there holding er the , your journey up this evening , for road realignment work and er there are some delays there as I say at the moment . |
| 12 | because what I say on the phone I make it absolutely clear . |
| 13 | I say like a fool . |
| 14 | I go back to what I say in the beginning . |
| 15 | And , as I say in the song , we wanted justice and it never came . ’ |
| 16 | and I have tablets from the doctor and you see as I say from the waist upwards I 'm |
| 17 | Obviously I 've got to be extremely careful about what I say concerning the referee . |
| 18 | I says on a night-time , I said , you know , she ca n't leave her home now , I said , she ca n't manage to put coal on fire , and she ca n't manage to get up up to eat and drink and that , I said , I do n't mind dropping off and taking me turn on the night-time but I mean , but it 's hard , it 's hard with me with kids every night . |
| 19 | I was just takin' off my apron in the smithy when I says to the guv'nor : |
| 20 | So I says round the back or something . |
| 21 | Years abroad had made me wary of what I said on the telephone . |
| 22 | Just time for a card — we leave in half an hour — had our last night on the Johnny Walker now it 's local firewater or nothing remember what I said on the phone and do n't have it cut too short . |
| 23 | It 's something , as I said on the programme , that I can not be all starry-eyed and bushy-tailed about . |
| 24 | ‘ I meant what I said on the plane , ’ she reminded him stiffly , even though she knew it was a wasted effort . |
| 25 | ‘ No , I said at the back . |
| 26 | I said at the beginning , when I talked about the woman at the pool , that ‘ the essence of her charm , independent of time revealed itself for a second in that gesture and dazzled me . ’ |
| 27 | I said at the beginning of the book that 50 per cent was documented historical fact . |
| 28 | As I said at the beginning , copyright is rather a dull subject . |
| 29 | Like I said at the beginning , Rickenbacker do n't churn designs out lightly ; the Atlantis and Excalibur are the result of careful consideration , and if you 're looking for a guitar that 's not only brimming with personality but is eminently playable in just about any style , I 'd suggest you check this one out , fast … |
| 30 | I said at the beginning of this review that the Valvestate S80 was going to have to prove itself . |