Example sentences of "what [pers pn] [verb] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | But let me make it immediately clear what I mean by this ; what I mean to say is that Miss Kenton 's letter set off a certain chain of ideas to do with professional matters here at Darlington Hall , and I would underline that it was a preoccupation with these very same professional matters that led me to consider anew my employer 's kindly meant suggestion . |
| 2 | What I mean to say is … |
| 3 | Wh what I mean to say is I could n't in advance guess which field it was that you were going to want at any particular moment . |
| 4 | ‘ What I mean to say , ’ replied Robert , ‘ is that I feel I need to know where I stand . ’ |
| 5 | What I mean to say it 's not very , it could be appreciated if they about it , but we just er left to do it and then tell him afterwards the bits . |
| 6 | Oh yes I know what I mean to say is |
| 7 | If I end up back there , she might just be interested enough in what I got to say to do some investigating of her own . ’ |
| 8 | I sat for a while thinking of what I 'd said and of what he 'd told me , and I still could n't believe that any of the people I 'd come to know so well was really a murderer . |
| 9 | She repeated what I 'd said . |
| 10 | But at least I 'd taken the first step , and not an easy step , considering what I 'd said to the doctor at our last meeting . |
| 11 | I thought that at least part of what I 'd said had satisfied him . |
| 12 | And then at once , I realized what I 'd said . |
| 13 | When Pat told me that he 'd been pleased with what I 'd said on Day to Day I felt better ; I could n't have coped with his disapproval as well . |
| 14 | And e what I 'd put on what I 'd said to her Erm I think I 'd put on here , you know , Re refer to section five on on of the brainstorm list , and she 'd all she 'd typed in is , Where is section five of the brainstorm list , I could n't could n't find . |
| 15 | It was what I 'd said to Bill Mabbeley . |
| 16 | It was what I 'd said to him , near enough . |
| 17 | She 'd tell Dad what I 'd said . |
| 18 | How the hell did he know what I 'd said to Colonel Stok ? |
| 19 | ‘ So you told Celeste it was the end , regardless of what I 'd said ? ’ |
| 20 | I tell you what I keep saying I 'm gon na do but I ai n't |
| 21 | What I keep saying , we must , we must get to know her better . |
| 22 | WHAT I CAME TO SAY |
| 23 | " What I came to say was , if you check with the Council , you will have confirmation : No. 43 is now an agreed squat . |
| 24 | " Eddie , I 'll tell you what I came to say . |
| 25 | ‘ Let me say what I came to say before my nerve goes . |
| 26 | Lord Aldington replied : ‘ This will be the hundredth time you say what I 've said is a lie , and it is the hundredth time you have made me very angry . ’ |
| 27 | Think about what I 've said , anyway . |
| 28 | ‘ I think I said to you earlier — I did , did n't I — sometimes I forget what I 've said — that I wanted you to look after her . ’ |
| 29 | But the truth is , if you had ever seen this young man , naked or clothed ( and I have see him both , and halfway in between ) , then you would admit to the accuracy of what I 've said . |
| 30 | Summary : to sum up what I 've said . |