Example sentences of "he say " in BNC.

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1 If 'e says you 're ter have it , it 'll still be there . ’
2 ‘ It come to 'im from 'is dad ; 'e says 'e feels undressed without it an' do n't know whether it 's 'alf-past five or ten to eight when 'e gets up , or if it 's teatime or dinnertime .
3 ‘ What did 'e get , son ? ’ 'e says with 'is dying breath .
4 ‘ Never mind , old cock , ’ 'e says , ‘ we wo n't 'ave to bother wiv French letters now . ’
5 ‘ Never mind , old cock , ’ 'e says , ‘ we wo n't 'ave to bother wiv French letters now . ’ ’
6 ‘ Well Else read out this bit from a book by Billy Graham , The Secret of 'Appiness it 's called , where 'e says that a man told 'im 'e only took a bath once a week , and Billy Graham told 'im there was something wrong with 'is purity of heart . ’
7 Been got ready , 'e said — a wooden chest and all that ! ’
8 That Arthur 'ad stopped at a pub on 'is way to the church , 'e said 'e needed fortifyin' , and 'im and 'is best man both went in the pub an' stayed there a lot longer than they should of .
9 ‘ E asked me to describe yer , which I did , thinkin' maybe 'e was goin' to tell yer you 'd come into some money , but 'e said you 'd taken in a young woman , that the pair of you 'ad nicked 'is wallet an' made off with it .
10 When I said why did n't 'e go an' get it back 'isself , 'e said do n't ask questions .
11 I was to get at 'er in the bedroom , 'e said .
12 Use a knife on 'er , 'e said .
13 Well , 'e called , like 'e said 'e would , all wrapped up still , and I brought 'im in and 'e stood just where you 're standin' .
14 Anyway , I did n't get no trouble from the bloke , 'e plonked a couple of quid into me mitt just before 'e said cheerio . ’
15 'E said 'e wants loads o' babies .
16 ‘ Well , George said Broom'ead 's got a litter o' kittens in the stable where 'e keeps 'is 'orse an' 'e said Aggie can 'ave one of 'em fer two bob . ’
17 'E said 'e needs a lot o' money ter get it started an' that 's what 's worryin' me. 'E could be up to anyfink . ’
18 An' 'e said , ‘ All workers 'ave got ter rise up against the bosses an' seize the means o' production , an' that day 's not far orf . ’
19 'E said ter me , ‘ What 'ave yer done in the past year ? ’ an' I said , ‘ Nuffink . ’
20 I told 'im I was gettin' over me wounds an' 'e said the work was 'ard an' did I fink I could manage it .
21 The coppers asked 'im if 'e wanted ter press charges but 'e said no .
22 ‘ Trouble is , Danny , they beat the watchman up an' 'e picked 'em out in an identification parade , so the copper told me. 'E said I might be 'earin' from 'em .
23 So when Else read this out 'e said that some of the 'oly men in the olden days never washed at all , and were crawling with lice .
24 Those who remember him say he had an uncanny knack of being instantly able to visualise a course even over rough ground or farmland .
25 I overheard him say that he lost his desire , lost his drive and everything .
26 People who know him say Ray Noorda regards all of his lieutenants as highly dispensable as he noticeably wearies of them quickly .
27 ‘ We 've got to treat Patricia carefully , ’ she had overheard him say to her mother one night .
28 She overheard him say to Medusa : ‘ Do n't worry , he 'll kill her . ’
29 When you say that er said that this was a way of getting rid of you without paying you redundancy who was present at that who overheard him say that ?
30 And it ended up we owed him say ninety quid .
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