Example sentences of "said [pron] [modal v] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | At first I refused , but then he told me of Daniel 's murder , and said no-one would believe I was not implicated … ’ |
| 2 | Trudie Sheppard collected her prize from popstar Cliff Richard , who said everyone should follow her example . |
| 3 | County council chairman Ted Wood said everyone should have the right to vote . |
| 4 | I said I can assure mate , I said I shall make sure there 's hell to pay ! |
| 5 | Jesus said I shall ask the Father and He will give you another advocate to be with you for ever . |
| 6 | She said I shall take it and pay it on Thursday . |
| 7 | Just remember I said I shall get the stick for this . |
| 8 | then he said I shall have to tell my bridge pals not to mark the |
| 9 | I said I would do my best for him . |
| 10 | However , the head persisted and so I quickly racked my brains and said I would do the sort of thing I do in my classroom at home . |
| 11 | If the vote goes in favour , then I will do what I always said I would do and I will prepare to leave the Church of England . |
| 12 | Well I said I would do it and I 'll do it , I wo n't let them down , I 'll never let them down but |
| 13 | I think I 'll just take those sheets I said I would give you . |
| 14 | I said I would give them to him only if he later gave me his weapon . |
| 15 | ‘ I said I would give him my pilot sunglasses if he gave me his weapon . |
| 16 | Hewlett , I rashly said I would send him some of the letters I had received from him . |
| 17 | ‘ We were talking about ransoms too and I said I would pay to save the life — ’ |
| 18 | I said I would sign up with pleasure on one condition . |
| 19 | I said I would bear his suggestion in mind . |
| 20 | I said I would fetch an answer and he smiled as though he knew my lord is not here , and replied that my lady would do as well , in fact better . ’ |
| 21 | " I said I would think about it . |
| 22 | I said I would think about it , never for a minute believing that I was qualified to take a pupil . |
| 23 | ‘ I said I would think about it , ’ Ven cut in , but she was pleased to see that he was relaxed still , and in no way hostile at her bringing the subject up again . |
| 24 | This morning rang up my sister and said I would visit her tomorrow . |
| 25 | ‘ I said I would gather together everything connected with my father — every photograph , every piece of clothing , his books , his certificates , his stamp collection — everything . |
| 26 | And at school they said I would make a good teacher . |
| 27 | I said I would make them a hundred butterfly cakes , and they either they 'll eat them or they 'll sell them , and I 'll hav I 'll try and have them ready for when rings up at half past one and if they sell them and she brings me any I would n't mind knocking a few more up for tomorrow , but I 'm not gon na give them all |
| 28 | In two days ' time we reached Pakoku where many of the Anglo-Burmans begged me to disembark and try to walk out of Burma with them , but Rachel was still very sick and I said I would go on to Mandalay and hope to find a doctor there . |
| 29 | Mr Jaggers told me Miss Havisham wished to see me on business , so I said I would go the next day . |
| 30 | Well I said I would go , but I might have been like un-elected |