Example sentences of "i can [adv] say [pron] " in BNC.
Next pageNo | Sentence |
---|---|
1 | Mind you , travel was very much an academic thing for me until the television programme and even now I can scarcely say I am a travelled person . |
2 | If I can say he 's smug because I 'm his sister , I can also say he 's a man of very high principles . ’ |
3 | If I can just say something about the management to start off with . |
4 | I can just say that I 've clocked it , even though I can I just I ca n't clock it yeah I can just say I could cos I know how it end . |
5 | It was just a quickie , I just wanted to read this little point that I actually think brings lots of what you 've been discussing about together , and it 's a light hearted , but it does have some relevance if I can just say it . |
6 | I can truthfully say I never believed it . |
7 | I can even say I enjoyed it . |
8 | But whatever happens , I will never feel indifferent or hate everybody here , because there were some acceptable , some good performances we did together , but I can already say there were some great performances — at least as I remember them — so it 's a part of my artistic life closely connected to my heart . |
9 | So he said I can honestly say he said I think he 's one of the worst I 've ever had down there . |
10 | I can honestly say he 's the sort of bloke I would sort of try not to get lumbered with at a party or somewhere like that I mean I do n't mind I did n't mind talking to her but I find her |
11 | ‘ I can honestly say you do n't look a day over twenty-five . ’ |
12 | I can honestly say I was not expecting it . |
13 | I do not think so , for the fish were feeding too well , but I can honestly say I would not have minded sharing what I caught anyway . |
14 | I have angina which is very unpleasant but I can move about more easily since losing a bit of weight and I used to suffer every night with heartburn but since having no fat I can honestly say I have n't suffered at all : … . |
15 | I can honestly say I have n't a clue . ’ |
16 | I can honestly say I hardly do any work , even though I am involved in various projects that occupy me most weekdays and some evenings . |
17 | ‘ As a matter of fact , ’ said Miss Drax , ‘ I do n't think I can honestly say I do . ’ |
18 | Q My son is nine and I can honestly say I ca n't do a thing with him . |
19 | I can honestly say I ca n't remember a show I definitely did n't like doing , although I might have been in some that did n't turn out as I though they would . ’ |
20 | He added : ‘ I walked along that roadway myself only two weeks ago and I can honestly say it was one of the best I have ever seen . |
21 | His catch line was , ‘ I can honestly say it 's the closest shave I 've ever had . ’ |
22 | Well , I can honestly say it lived up to every good word , every tribute , for despite the event being played out in an unrelenting , warm , monsoon-like downpour , with the playing area akin to one great mud-wrestling arena , it was a superb spectacle . |
23 | I can honestly say it was the greatest thrill I have ever experienced . |
24 | Speaking after BSAD 's national junior swimming championships , Mr O'Connor said : ‘ We have been coming to Darlington for eight years now and I can honestly say it gets better every time . |
25 | ‘ Yes , I think I can honestly say it did . ’ |
26 | But that 's been the pattern of our lives , we often get offered the same part and I can honestly say there 's been no professional jealousy or rivalry at all . |
27 | I can probably say I asked the driver for his . |
28 | I can hardly say it … this child is a liar ! ’ |
29 | ‘ As a parent myself , I can now say there is no way I could live up to what mine have done for me , ’ says Chris , 24 . |
30 | Lucy was apologetic : ‘ I know it does n't get us anywhere and it 's subjective , but I can only say what impression I got . ’ |