Example sentences of "say that i [vb past] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I say that I thought we had already been through all this . |
| 2 | Just believe me when I say that I had nothing whatsoever to do with any of this . |
| 3 | And one day I will say that I saw Erika Nordern , say that I coached her . |
| 4 | She says that I said she looked like a bloody parrot . |
| 5 | No mine are n't too bad really it 's just that I do n't like being having said that I had one . |
| 6 | Once I had said that I found it a lot easier to speak to her . |
| 7 | I delivered what was to be my longest speech of the evening , saying that I gathered he was keen to talk about his role , to talk about Gary . |
| 8 | Gazza reacted angrily as he explained : ‘ I 've just been told that English journalists are saying that I threw my bib down because Zoff said I was out of the side . |
| 9 | No , because she said something , she said that I said something did n't she ? |
| 10 | We did get through some pretty hot language , erm he did say that this would destroy the tripartite system and he quoted me and said that I said it was a system which was the end of the world . |
| 11 | I said that I thought they were wrong ; but that if that was their reason for declining to serve I could only accept it and be sorry . |
| 12 | Back in Britain writing my last newsletter to the Group in Scotland I had loved and brought together , I said that I thought we had to be much bolder , taking an a priori stance on the fact that there could be no discrimination against women . |
| 13 | I answered my own question , and said that I thought we must be middle class , and reflected very precisely in that moment on my mother 's black waisted coat with the astrakhan collar , and her high-heeled black suede shoes , her lipstick . |
| 14 | Oh right , I see when you said that I thought he was going to an army regiment that they put up in Gloucester |
| 15 | I said that I thought it would be alright and made arrangements to meet him again at the church on the following Saturday afternoon to discuss details . |
| 16 | I said that I thought I could just about get my act together sufficiently to come . |
| 17 | I said that I understood she came from the Continent , and she told me that she was born in Denmark . |
| 18 | I said that I believed it would now be right to give some indication of the Government 's attitude to the building of a tunnel . |
| 19 | ‘ By God , Sally-Anne , your mother said that I spoiled you rotten , and I think that she 's right . |
| 20 | ‘ If I said that I trusted you , ’ she whispered , forcing the words to form , ‘ if I told you that , come what may , I trusted you , would you still be confused ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ When , some time later , he and I discussed who might take over the responsibility for producing it I rejected the traditional drama types , who did the children 's serials , and said that I wanted somebody , full of vinegar , who 'd be prepared to break rules in doing the show . |
| 22 | ‘ My father 's old housekeeper — he and she grew old together — has a daughter who needs to make money ; , she lives in Nile Street , and if you were to say that I sent you , she might well be glad to put you up till it is time for you to go to Oxford . ’ |
| 23 | Even so … there is reason to say that I saw him , even though I then neither made , nor could have made any judgement at all , either right or wrong , about who or what it was that I saw . |
| 24 | He said , still with his back to her : ‘ It 's ridiculous to say that I forced you . |
| 25 | I received it , along with her idea for making a Christmas fairy , just in time for the festive season and I 'm pleased to say that I made my fairy thanks to Mrs Sall and the post office . |
| 26 | Er I just ringing through to say that I heard your er broadcast last week in respect of Carnfield Hall and I went on Saturday afternoon a gentleman named Hugh rang you up . |
| 27 | I hoped that by knocking-off time I 'd be able to say that I knew someone who had finished it . |
| 28 | I should like to say that I recognized his genius . |
| 29 | Well old was , was er absolute er you 'd never think anybody 'd would buy anything out of his shop , er my father went in for something once and he , and he said you can see them hanging up ca n't you , I mean er salesmanship was on unheard of as far as he was concerned they were there , why ask him if he 'd got any , but erm course you must remember I was only a little boy I mean I can remember all this , I took it all in but I would n't say that I knew them er I knew Miss , from the grocer 's shop she was a Sunday School teacher , and er the Sunday School used to be at Road School we used to have a Sunday School there and a Mr used to take this . |
| 30 | I wondered what would happen if I should say that I wished she had n't . |