English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Say" in Example Sentences
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953439	I don't think many people can say they are satisfied with their salary.	CK	1
1892645	Tom said he heard Mary singing this morning behind the school building.	CK	1
953260	Everybody in the car said they wanted to get out and stretch their legs.	CK	1
1094936	Tom decided to say nothing until everyone else had given their opinions.	CK	1
1040518	Tom was hard up for money and said he would take any job he was offered.	CK	1
3183408	The last time I spoke to Tom, he said he wasn't planning to go to Boston.	CK	1
3148312	Tom said he wanted to drop in on some old friends while he was in Boston.	CK	1
2062588	I'd like to say something appropriate, but I'm not sure what I should say.	CK	1
1123664	I'm not sure why Tom said those things, but I bet he now wishes he hadn't.	CK	1
3185497	Tom called to say you can't stay with him next week when you visit Boston.	CK	1
1553861	Tom said that he wanted to move to Boston because that's where Mary lives.	CK	1
1023710	You say you want to visit Tom? Why in the world would you want to do that?	CK	1
2911946	Since Tom was speaking in French, I couldn't understand what he was saying.	CK	1
1029420	Tom couldn't find Mary even though he said he looked just about everywhere.	CK	1
1024222	Tom says that he can drink a whole bottle of whiskey without getting drunk.	CK	1
1978351	The letter Tom received said that he should return home as soon as possible.	CK	1
2045886	You said Mary was beautiful, but I didn't think she would be this beautiful.	CK	1
1891289	I think I mistakenly said it was Tom when it was actually Mary that did that.	CK	1
2042915	I wanted Tom to take some aspirin, but he said he didn't think it would help.	CK	1
1027426	If only I'd listened to what Tom said, I wouldn't be in this kind of trouble.	CK	1
1898217	The first time Tom brought Mary home, his mother said, "This one's a keeper."	CK	1
1024258	Tom said he liked what she had made for dinner, but he was only being polite.	CK	1
1927443	Tom said that he wanted to be alone and then he went upstairs to his bedroom.	CK	1
2042904	You can say anything you want about me, but don't say anything bad about Tom.	CK	1
909578	They say that girls spend more time worrying about how they look than boys do.	CK	1
1095812	Tom became a little concerned when Mary didn't arrive when she said she would.	CK	1
1095145	Tom couldn't completely rule out the possibility that what Mary said was true.	CK	1
1030187	Tom thinks Mary should apologize to John for not doing what she said she'd do.	CK	1
887162	She got the money from him even though he said that he wouldn't give it to her.	CK	1
294301	He says that he saw nothing. However, I don't believe what he says is the truth.	CK	1
2451059	Some people say that French is one of the most beautiful languages in the world.	CK	1
1027157	Tom always speaks in such a low voice that I can barely understand what he says.	CK	1
2376335	I know what time you said to be there, but I wasn't able to be there at that time.	CK	1
953529	I met an old man who says that he's never eaten at a restaurant in his whole life.	CK	1
2425541	Of all the things Tom did last weekend, he says that windsurfing was the most fun.	CK	1
1916289	Tom says that he can't remember anything that happened on the day of the accident.	CK	1
2063431	Tom tried to tell me something, but Mary interrupted before he could say anything.	CK	1
1552371	All the teachers and students we talked to said that Tom is easy to get along with.	CK	1
2739909	Even though Tom has never even tried eating one, he says he doesn't like kiwifruit.	CK	1
2396313	People say that I dream every night, but if I do, I can't ever remember any of my dreams.	CK	1
886912	She advised him to see the dentist, but he said that he didn't have enough time to do so.	CK	1
954423	They say that in America anyone can become president, but perhaps that's not really true.	CK	1
1095471	Tom certainly had a point when he said we should allow more time to complete the project.	CK	1
1867854	Tom threatened me. He said if I didn't give him the money, he'd cut off one of my fingers.	CK	1
886975	She asked him to help her father clean the garage, but he said that he was too busy to help.	CK	1
3092453	I tried to persuade Tom to come to Boston with us, but he said he had other things he had to do.	CK	1
1190099	Just saying you don't like fish because of the bones is not really a good reason for not liking fish.	CK	1
2464831	If you'd listen a little more carefully to what the teacher says, you'd probably be able to understand.	CK	1
1095101	Tom couldn't hear what the teacher was saying because all of the other students were making so much noise.	CK	1
953275	Getting your message across is much more important than trying to say it exactly like a native speaker would say it.	CK	1