Example sentences of "i [vb -s] to [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I says to them |
| 2 | I went to some er , what was it , estate agents erm Alan Orwood on King Street , I says to them er , what was it , want an extra extension put in who do you go to ? |
| 3 | I says to them |
| 4 | SO I SAYS TO HIM , OK LOUDMOUTH , LET'S SEE YOU TAKE OVER MY COMPANY ! |
| 5 | And the Postman 's spectacle was covered in greenflies from the vigorous activity up the tree : " No , but I says to him " — " Really , all right " — " Well " — " and " — " Oh , you 've done it " — " Must go down to the " — " Taps , got to get some " went the song to the rhythm of empty beer bottles dropping into the side pocket receptacles of tree-holder number 29 on the dustmen 's route — and the tip-holding pockets for the dustmen were not full or anything cos the ladies had all forgotten their purses , and the paper , folding , crumpled , torn money had long since fluttered down from their knicker-elastic banks . |
| 6 | But I was gon na tell you about there was one day I was at for money and I 'm coming up the road , and here this chap was standing in the road and er kind of thumbing a lift , so I says to him , I stopped and I often lift people in the road but er after he got into the , I had an old Bradford van at the time , and he said er , I said to him , I says , are you on a hiking holiday ? |
| 7 | However , about ten o'clock the police car come up into the close and I was up in the workshop and I says to him I says , aye , I says , have you found Charlie ? |
| 8 | S maybe if I says to him away you go to your granny 's and then and you 're not taking anything with you . |
| 9 | Oh I 'm alright , I says to him , I 've been in ships and . |
| 10 | Thanks Dick I says to him , taking it from him and passing the bottle , perhaps I will , I 'd no idea it might be valuable , I just like copper and brass bits and pieces . |
| 11 | I says to him I says , we 're flexible here , you might find . |
| 12 | And I says to him you 're always smiling |
| 13 | He , I says to her , I says to him I said look , I said you want to tell her when |
| 14 | And er I says to him , I says you know , wha what do you think ? |
| 15 | So I 've got me jeans on and the first word I says to him is so why have you shaved your moustache off Dave ? |
| 16 | I says to him it 's only five quid he said ah . |
| 17 | that was cut off there anyway to cut a long story short when we got down there I says to him what 's the damage ? |
| 18 | And he says erm er , one pound eighty and I says to him what ? |
| 19 | And I come home and I says to him , I 'm not having this no more . |
| 20 | And I says to him , you 're not supposed to use this entrance . |
| 21 | Cos it finishes at half eleven , so I says to him , oh great ! |
| 22 | I says to him , with him breaking down other night his dinner went to dog . |
| 23 | The night before I kept it hot , and hot , and hot , and hot , and by time we did get it at quarter to eight I says to him , oh this is horrible , this ! |
| 24 | And , so I says to him d' ya fancy going to fish shop ? |
| 25 | Well , I says to him , I 'm getting sick of these calls cos you do n't know if it 's for him or him . |
| 26 | I says to him , take a day off work for , I says , for God 's sake ! |
| 27 | And a bit later on I says to him I think he 's at Cadets . |
| 28 | Yeah , yeah it 's not compatible or summat er it 's compatible with his telly when he has n't got the Sky on and if he 's got the Sky on he 's got to mess about I sat watching him for days messing with it and then I says to him have you got it on your V U channel ? |
| 29 | conked out other day and he thought it were points , he changed points and I says to him have you changed plugs ? |
| 30 | Well I says to him , I says if you were that interested I says while I 'm watching I says why do n't you come and see , I says , give us a shake |