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May I say something? | ... because of .. |
As far as I can see,... | ...in other words,... |
Just a second,... | ...since ... |
Wait a minute, | ..so.. |
I think/believe ... | a good point there |
A few minutes ago you said, that... | Are you sure/certain? |
...of course | As I was saying... |
If I understood you correctly, you said that | But don't you think..?/Have you thought of... |
In fact.../ You know/see.. | Do you agree? I'm sure you agree. |
meant by ....? | Do/Don't you realise that....? |
It seem to me, that.... | Fine!/Good! |
But didn't you say that... | I agree that ..., but... |
Oh, no!... | I agree. |
Well, why don't we/you..? Let's... | I also wanted to say that.. |
Did you mean to say that ...? | I don't believe.. |
In my opinion... | I don't think that |
I'm not sure/certain, but... | I forgot to say that... |
If I may say so.. | I hadn't realised that before. Hm |
Could you repeat your argument / the point you've just made, please? | I hope I could make myself clear enough |
Is that what you said? | I'd like to add/If I may add... |
Could you tell us a bit more about ..? | I'm afraid I don't agree (with/that).. |
Of course... | It's just the opposite. |
Perhaps... | It's quite different. |
...actually... | Let me go on/finish, please. |
As (you) said,... | Let's agree to disagree. |
Well, I think... | Really? |
If you ask me | So/Neither do I. |
In my opinion... | That's a good point |
There is no doubt about it that.. | That's an excellent idea. |
I didn't quite understand what you | That's an important point. |
Hold on,... | That's not true I'm afraid. |
I'm sure/certain that.. | That's the reason why.. |
Is it my turn now? | That's very interesting. |
Yes, but what about ....(ing)...? | That's why ... |
Sorry, but, ... | What I wanted to say was... |
I'd like to say... | You're quite right./ That's right |
In fact... | You're so right. |
I suppose that... | You've got /S/He has got |
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