Example sentences of "i can [adv] say [pron] " in BNC.

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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 . ’
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