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Example sentences of "i [vb mod] say it " in BNC.

No	Sentence
1	‘ Yes , thank you , miss , we 're stopping at the Royal , and I may say it seems fairly comfortable .
2	I 've done it for years , and if I may say it myself , I 'm quite good at it .
3	Indeed , I may say it was not my wish to see you at all .
4	Or perhaps I ought to say it was her spirit , since it resembled not at all any portrait that could have been painted .
5	‘ I must say it makes you wonder what the Security Police are up to not knowing that — and Steinmark working with secret archives . ’
6	Although I must say it is difficult to find a butcher now who understands how to hang meat , dear me , yes … . ’
7	Wonderful music , but in the theatre — well , I must say it is not to my taste .
8	I have not , as a matter of fact , though I must say it rather amused me to remember that exasperating housemaid — who in the end turned out to be one of our must devoted .
9	I can not imagine what sort of place this gentleman imagined he was coming to in bringing the latter , but I must say it struck something of an odd note to see in Darlington Hall these two large silent men staring suspiciously in all directions a few yards from wherever the Italian gentleman happened to be .
10	I must say it was the worst experience of my life , each time I looked over the stable door the most terrible thoughts went through my mind : what if he was lying down ?
11	Despite my criticisms , in our week together I drove the Brooklands long distances in awful conditions on lots of unknown roads when pretty knackered and I must say it did n't shout at me once .
12	I must say it was a great relief not to have to try to understand it all from books .
13	This season quite a number of the ‘ new ’ introductions are revivals from the past , and I must say it is good to see them back .
14	I must say it was an awful lot of rot , although we had reserved seats … .
15	This is a simple mix-up , a confusion of names , though I must say it amounts to criminal carelessness . ’
16	I am never surprised when after a holiday a colleague or neighbour tells me ‘ I had a very nice holiday but I must say it 's nice to get back to work ’ .
17	I do n't know what 's going to happen , so , Carrie , I must say it — I 've implied it in a thousand different ways for months now — I …
18	‘ I must say it again , ’ he expostulated , addressing the Captain .
19	‘ Well , child , ’ she said to Artemis who was standing by her side dropping pebbles into the still water , ‘ I must say it 's going to seem a little odd not living here any more . ’
20	I must say it gives me a certain amount of pleasure too . ’
21	I 'm apt to chatter on about nothing , and I must say it was nice to have someone to talk to , like I said . "
22	‘ I must say it , ’ he went on , ‘ now that I have begun .
23	I must say it 's pretty funny that a chap like him ends up playing a Jesuit priest having doctrinal disputes in the rain forest .
24	I 'll try — I really will try — only wait a minute , Maman , I 've got to tell you — I must say it before you go . "
25	That was the view which appealed to the county court judge : and I must say it appeals to me also .
26	I must say it makes a difference but oh god how the Kurds and Bosnians must be suffering as temperatures drop in their respective lands .
27	I must say it is quite astonishing how the Ryder Cup has captured the imagination of the U.S. golfing fraternity .
28	‘ I must say it gives a chap confidence , that sort of thing . ’
29	But I I must say it fills me with trepidation .
30	Well my Lord I must say it had occurred to me erm that certainly on the basis on which I 'm contending for damages to be assessed with the plaintiffs and it is completely irrelevant , er er many of the matters to which the defendant 's expert goes to as to the damages and the extent to which they were caused by the negligence of the defendant , the breach of duty .