Example sentences of "said [pron] would [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 | I said I would do my best for him . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 |
| 6 | I think I 'll just take those sheets I said I would give you . |
| 7 | I said I would give them to him only if he later gave me his weapon . |
| 8 | ‘ I said I would give him my pilot sunglasses if he gave me his weapon . |
| 9 | Hewlett , I rashly said I would send him some of the letters I had received from him . |
| 10 | ‘ We were talking about ransoms too and I said I would pay to save the life — ’ |
| 11 | I said I would sign up with pleasure on one condition . |
| 12 | I said I would bear his suggestion in mind . |
| 13 | 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 . ’ |
| 14 | " I said I would think about it . |
| 15 | I said I would think about it , never for a minute believing that I was qualified to take a pupil . |
| 16 | ‘ 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 . |
| 17 | This morning rang up my sister and said I would visit her tomorrow . |
| 18 | ‘ 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 . |
| 19 | And at school they said I would make a good teacher . |
| 20 | 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 |
| 21 | 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 . |
| 22 | Mr Jaggers told me Miss Havisham wished to see me on business , so I said I would go the next day . |
| 23 | Well I said I would go , but I might have been like un-elected |
| 24 | And this is the other aspect of Freud 's debt to Darwin which I mentioned at the beginning but said I would hold over for later . |
| 25 | ‘ Madame Gebrec , I know I said I would help you , but that was before I understood what you wanted of me . |
| 26 | However , I said I would try so I put on my best uniform , nicely pressed , and as I paraded in front of him I said I had turned up the hem of my skirt and did he think it was too short ? |
| 27 | Thank you very much for listening to me patiently , I said I would try to keep that down to erm a fairly brief session . |
| 28 | There is a profound inertia and part of that in many places surely with it there is a profound inertia on another matter Dr Stuart referred to , in an answering a question he said I would see this as the , the role of the elder . |
| 29 | I had developed an extreme closeness with two of the doctors , and I called them , and they both agreed to go in and evaluate Ron 's condition and get back to me , and I said I would abide by their decision . |
| 30 | They said I would become the responsibility of the local county and they would not help me . |