| be say | 40.16 | It was easier said than done. | ||
| call say | 11.13 | He called to say so. | ||
| have say | 8.43 | If I have something to say, I say it. | ||
| suffice say | 5.60 | Suffice to say, we smell a rat. | ||
| do say | 4.94 | What he could do, he said, was enforce it. | ||
| police say | 4.81 | No effort was made to refill the grave, police said. | ||
| make say | 4.61 | Long said he made the same request of Sanders. | ||
| come say | 4.15 | He came out saying he had found no one. | ||
| need say | 4.02 | Or should I say you need my help. | ||
| happen say | 3.49 | When that might happen, he said, is unpredictable. | ||
| want say | 3.23 | What men want, said Turner, is to win. | ||
| go say | 3.16 | They had guns and said go there. | ||
| quote say | 3.16 | Curtis was quoted saying. | ||
| take say | 3.09 | What it takes, he says, is strength and more strength. | ||
| arrive say | 2.83 | When Hogan arrived, said Thomson, there was no mistaking his presence. | ||
| use say | 2.70 | We used to say are you gorrit? | ||
| find say | 2.17 | What they found, he said, was a team of thieves. | ||
| explode say | 1.84 | A man was killed Tuesday when the bomb he was planting in a car exploded prematurely, police said. | ||
| return say | 1.84 | If they do not return the money, officials said, they will be fired. | ||
| remain say | 1.78 | However dealers said the market remained volatile. |