Example sentences of "when i say that " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ He got annoyed when I said that though and said it was n't true , so I 'd like this time to say that although he appears to be very clever on stage and TV , in real life he is extremely stupid . ’ |
| 2 | But I mean he was very interested and when I said that we 'd actually done a recycling directory and that I was thinking |
| 3 | The Gendarme on duty at Boulogne Police Station looked surprised when I said that I had come to join the French Foreign Legion . |
| 4 | ‘ When I said that this was necessary to allow us to cross the Great Sea , ’ Alexei said , ‘ I spoke no more than the truth . |
| 5 | When I said that I did , he led me up the narrow street to the church and unlocked the ancient door . |
| 6 | I meant it when I said that I would do anything . |
| 7 | When I said that I had read it , the hon. Gentleman said that he had also read it . |
| 8 | When I said that I must look into the matter , I was referring to the franked envelope , not its contents . |
| 9 | When I said that we would need a plant in our team , then would he be seen as being more of an innovator ? |
| 10 | ‘ I meant it when I said that Claire no longer figured in my life . ’ |
| 11 | I feel as though I 'm on a plateau at the moment although sh sh when I said that she said well i it is getting better so the |
| 12 | So like when I said that she knew that I was teasing her when I said in , in that tone of voice . |
| 13 | and when I said that to Penny she said well that 's nice she said you 've got ta lot of , a lot of friends at home , I said no , I have n't got friends |
| 14 | Er Foster and Allen are here and when I said that at the beginning of the programme it started a flurry of phone calls as to where they were . |
| 15 | When I said that he sort of like turned away you know and he walked off . |
| 16 | Well I think that when I said that I think that given a man and a woman of equal qualifications I was assuming that that had been taken into account . |
| 17 | You 'll guess what happened when I say that I am now commanding the Company — and in the line I had a seraphic boy-lance-corporal as my sergeant-major . |
| 18 | I do n't know how to approach this , but this is me , Sarah , your pathetically vile big sister , not able to find the words , but hoping you can see what I 'm trying to do — what I 'm trying to say — and please , please believe me when I say that I 'm not trying to run away from what I 've done , but if I could change somehow — obliterate — one thing I 've done in my life , one truly awful thing that I have done , it would be this . |
| 19 | I speak personally when I say that for me the Eucharist represents God 's powerful declaration that I am ‘ ransomed , healed , restored and forgiven ’ . |
| 20 | When I say that I can see , I mean that I can identify the three-dimensional shapes of objects , and their relative positions : thus , I can see that there is a chair standing in front of a table with a pile of books on it . |
| 21 | That is what I mean when I say that the problems of crofting , and other rural problems , are in an odd , but very real sense , a national resource . |
| 22 | I 'm sure you 'll understand what I mean when I say that a reader in , for example , Moscow would find your book very difficult to relate to . |
| 23 | When I say that I saw Karen at the funeral , I mean that quite literally . |
| 24 | ‘ I speak on behalf of the Labour Party when I say that it is not , and never has been , the duty or responsibility of either a local or education authority to promote homosexuality ... |
| 25 | And every residential social worker knows that I am not exaggerating when I say that after a death has occurred — often alone or with one of us holding the dying resident 's hand — the family will descend like vultures , demanding a complete inventory of all their belongings , ransacking their personal clothes for valuables , and insisting on receiving all that is left of the petty cash . |
| 26 | It is in my body qua sensitive that sensations occur ; and the occurrence of a sensation in some part of my body qua sensitive is all that I mean when I say that I feel a sensation in some part of my body . |
| 27 | ‘ I think I am talking for us all when I say that we will gladly work for nothing , just until matters improve , we have all been so happy here at Summer Lodge and each and every one of us would like to stay with you wherever you go . ’ |
| 28 | When I say that I mean I 'm operating without back-up . |
| 29 | I 'm only half joking of course when I say that by comparison the rip-offs and the scams and the scandals mean nothing . |
| 30 | When I say that Dolores had never heard the term gig before joining the band I am not taking the piss or ridiculing her . |