Example sentences of "she [modal v] say to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Before she finished here and made her way to the sitting room , there were certain things she must say to Cissie , and she must say them without alarming the girl , yet , at the same time , make her aware that she was no longer a child , that she already had the mark of a woman on her . |
| 2 | Can you imagine what she must say to Matthew ? ’ |
| 3 | She lay awake for a long time that night , going over the conversation with her mother , trying to work out what she should say to Leo , and she rehearsed so many and varied conversations that she thought she 'd go mad . |
| 4 | She did not begin to think of what she might say to Kathleen . |
| 5 | JEWKES : I do n't like these sort of people , but we will hear what she 'll say to us , however , I sha n't fetch you any victuals , woman , but I will give you some pence . |
| 6 | Well , she 'll say to him , put kettle on and butter some bread , and he 'll sit there , and he 's smoking , and he 's continuing what he 's doing , you know , and she 'll go and do what she 's doing , and she , have you flicking arse-hole you to do , and , you know , any , it just goes in that ear , comes out 'ther ear , and just sallies on , and do n't take blind bit of notice . |
| 7 | But the thing is , my mum 's an and , and Trevor 's Aunty Edna have started writing to each other and have become friends so we 'll see you again at Christmas she 'll say to aunty Edna ! |
| 8 | And she 'll say to Jimmy erm I do n't know how you 're managing to look after yourself . |
| 9 | She 'd say to me , ‘ Come and sit down , ducky . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Do n't worry , ’ she 'd say to the daffodils and tulips when they had stopped flowering , ‘ I 'll see you again next year . ’ |
| 11 | She practised what she 'd say to Sir Willie on the other dealers . |
| 12 | She 'd say to me you fight on , Leon . |
| 13 | All the way up on the train , she 'd been rehearsing what she 'd say to him . |
| 14 | or she 'd say to you up |
| 15 | A London postman 's daughter whose grandmother lived next door remembers how the old lady ‘ used to pass one or two little bits and pieces over to us , but she used to say to mother , ‘ I ca n't do much for the grandchildren because we have no pension at the end . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ Why have you gone into the law ? ’ she used to say to him . |
| 17 | I 've always wanted an en suite bathroom , she would say to visitors , to her friends on the phone , to , he would n't be surprised , tradesmen on the doorstep or strangers she accosted in the street . |
| 18 | ‘ Think about nice things ! ’ she would say to Henry as she tucked him into bed at night . |
| 19 | If she were Norma Major , she would say to John : ‘ We could take the Jaguar and chauffeur , and cruise through Ealing . |
| 20 | She would say to me : ‘ We sha n't bother today with how I feel . |
| 21 | Now , when things got too bad , she would say to herself , ‘ I can go to Aunt Violet . ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Let's talk about happier days , ’ she would say to Alice , ‘ I was so careful with your mother always . |
| 23 | She tiptoed up the stairs , wondering what she would say to anyone who saw her . |
| 24 | Folly stood up and resumed her pacing , practising in her head all the things she would say to Luke Hunter when he finally deigned to make contact . |
| 25 | Mind the splinters ! ’ she would say to her . |
| 26 | She cut the engine , then sat with her hands clenched round the steering-wheel , suddenly uncertain what she would say to him . |
| 27 | When the rumour reached Gabriel she began to realize what she would say to John Coffin . |
| 28 | You can tell the solicitor and he will say or she will say to you Good I understand that or Have you thought of this or No you ca n't do that as the case may be . |
| 29 | She will say to us ‘ please stop those people staring at me ’ . |