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Just a minute ...

Come off it...

James thinks that...

In Margaret's opinion ...

Margaret feels that...

His view is...

Group discussion

If you ask me ...

Wouldn't you say that...

Don't you agree that ...

As I see it...

I'd like to point out that...

I sometimes think that...

Would you agree that...

Do you think it's right to say that...?

I didn't quite follow what you mean, I'm afraid.

I don't quite see what you mean, I'm afraid.

I don't quite see what you are getting at.

Narrative technique

What happened to him was ...

WTiat he did was ...

You can guess how he felt.

What do you think he did?

Imagine my surprise when he ...

You'll never guess what happened next.

He wondered/He tried to find out/He hinted that...

Did I ever tell you about the time I...

That reminds me of the time I...

Funny you should mention this, because something similar happened to me once ...

Anyway. .

As I was saying ...

To get back to the story ...

To cut a long story short...

Anyway, what happened in the end was ...

Agreement

Yes, I agree entirely here.

It really looks like that.

I couldn't agree more. Y

I won't deny that.

ou know, that's exactly what I think. Y

That's my way of looking at it too.

es, that's true.

What you say is perfectly true.

I fully agree.

It goes without saying that...

I am of the same opinion.

That's a fine way of putting it.

It stands to reason.

That's a good point.

That's just what I was thinking.

Disagreement

There may be something in what you say but...

It's not at all the same thing.

I see your point but...

On the surface of it really is ...

You don't seem to realize that

but ...

... but that's not the point...

On the one hand ...

Not in the least!

On the other hand ...

Just the other way round!

Well, I'm not so sure.

I can't possibly. .

Well, I wouldn't go quite that far. .

I shouldn't say so.

I wouldn't say that exactly.

I've got some reasons to disagree.

It might be right but...

I've got an argument to oppose.

That's totally unfounded. You can't be serious.

Instructing people how to do things

First of all you ...

Oh, and by the way, don't forget to ...

The first thing you have to do is ...

Make sure you remember to ...

After you've done that you...

Oh, and be careful not to do ...

The next thing you do is...

Expressing complaints

I'm sorry to have to say this ...

I have a complaint to make...

We've got a bit of a problem

It's just not good enough. You must try to ...

here, you see ...

It is completely unjustified (unfair).

I'm sorry to trouble you, but...

It gives us real cause for grievance.

There is no excuse for ...

Next and this is very serious — I feel that...

I'd like to point out that...

I wonder if you could help me...

Expressing apology

Oh dear, I'm most awfully sorry.

I'm sorry I didn't realize.

I can't tell you how sorry I am.

I'm ever so sorry.

I just don't know what to say.

Excuse me i f . . .

You'll excuse me, won't you, if ...

. . . i f you don't mind my asking.

Expressing likes and dislikes

I

I like ... very much indeed.

I (really) enjoy. .

I've always liked/loved ...

There's nothing I like/enjoy more than ...

I'm (really) very fond o f . . .