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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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