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Meanings of say seriously in English

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Usage of say seriously in English
1
You are impressionable and take what I say seriously.
The Guardian
2
What Thomist or Scotist theologian would dare say seriously that he is sure of his case?
Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary
3
You are such a spoilt child that it would be absurd to take everything you say seriously-
Three Dramas
4
Singles might be a little susceptible to a flirty character's irresistible charm, but can you take anything they say seriously?
The South African
5
There was a startled stillness, and then the colonel said slowly, "Please say seriously what all this means."
The Innocence of Father Brown
6
There are things in this world of which I can say seriously that I love them but I do not like them.
A Miscellany of Men
7
Do you mean to say seriously that you want to know anything more of a woman who could write such a letter?
A Sappho of Green Springs
8
I was, therefore, no little surprised to hear him say seriously now that he had come to understand how people saw apparitions.
The Spectre In The Cart / 1908
9
I was joking, but she said seriously, Yes; he must go away.
An Open-Eyed Conspiracy; An Idyl of Saratoga
10
I hope you aren't taking anything that sister-in-law of mine said seriously.
Murder in the Gunroom
11
William at once lost his look of animation and said seriously:
Night and Day
12
There have been a lot of rumours lately, he said seriously.
The Sheik: A Novel
13
He put his arm round her and said seriously What is it, darling?
The Loudwater Mystery
14
Some said they struggled to take anything he said seriously given previous broken promises.
The Guardian
15
I'm sure I'll be completely blind by the time I'm thirty, Florence said seriously.
God don't like ugly
16
But you shouldn't have laughed, Teela's intercom image said seriously.
Ringworld
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