Example sentences of "[modal v] say [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | And first of all , I must say good luck to the eleven local sides taking part in tomorrow 's curtain raiser at Twickers before we take on the argy-bargies and thrash them . |
| 2 | Some er some very good erm records I should say decent music . |
| 3 | ‘ Good morning , Robbie , ’ he drawled , ‘ or perhaps I should say good afternoon . ’ |
| 4 | I do n't think I should say sorry for doing what at the time I believed to be right , ’ said the Prime Minister , receiving his loudest ovation of the night . |
| 5 | Maurice said stiffly , ‘ I 'll say good night then , Jack . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ Well I imagine she 'll say good show . |
| 7 | I 'll say good night and I apologise for disturbing you so late . ’ |
| 8 | Tomorrow they 'll say special prayers for her at her old school . |
| 9 | It 'll say fucking hell with Terry again he walks too fast . |
| 10 | And I 'll say fine . |
| 11 | It may be a gradual , one might say glacial , movement of perception , piecing together items of experience which collectively form an awareness that colour places a black person at a disadvantage . |
| 12 | There 's the fact that if he gets it wrong he 's lost more money and therefore his , you might say insurable risk is a higher one . |
| 13 | A Martha Graham-based technique with its low centre of gravity , draws everything into the solar plexus in a more primal — some might say natural — form of dance . |
| 14 | You might say –Why bother , my arms are n't of equal length anyway– . |
| 15 | Nay , they were useful — some might say vital — to the economy of the city . |
| 16 | In this respect Bukharin displayed the same indecision — one might say double thinking — that was evident on the part of many Bolsheviks when faced with the necessity of NEP . |
| 17 | No — this springs from deeper , some might say Primeval roots . |
| 18 | The sexuality of Rochlin 's youth is clearly governed — one might say overdetermined — by his relation to other males . |
| 19 | Okay if I could say good evening and welcome to the theatre this evening the reason the meeting has been convened this evening quite clearly is part of the process and art structure for Harlow having undertaken by the Council , the Playhouse is keen as it says quite clearly on the leaflet is to get the publics view on how best to plan this programme and it 's , and facilities for the future . |
| 20 | Because you could say international banking could go into the ser , tertiary sector . |
| 21 | Talking about Jack , it was how he talked about Bert , how he talked about the men with whom he had this particular relationship : admiring , dependent , you could say passive … but who was it now who set the pace , making Bert go to Ireland , making Jack take them ? |
| 22 | We 'd be in the rattle before you could say wet Nelly ! ’ |
| 23 | You could say Bright is absolutely tired . |
| 24 | The house scene is dead , we 're told by the older club cognoscenti ; in fact ‘ before you could say Happy Flowered Roses , it was all over ’ ( NME ) . |
| 25 | Good morning Vincent , I 'm enclosing copies of faxes received this morning from New Zealand , and certainly the rate quoted is more realistic , then drop down a line and put eighteen by two point nine five pounds , oblique kilo , equals fifty three pounds , ten pence , next line documentation , twenty pounds , next line customs clearance etcetera , thirteen New Zealand dollars , I 'd say Irish pounds , three point three , O , O equals nine pounds approximately and total it up , eighty two pounds , ten pence which is approximately a third less as you see David suggests you lean heavily on Air Lingus and point out at the same time that Challenge Seeds have no intention of paying this exorbitant rate , also what is a consolidation rate ? |
| 26 | I 'd say visual centre plus . |
| 27 | If she wanted to be mechanic I 'd say fantastic ! ’ |
| 28 | But the money is n't there to do the proper job , it 's a , if the money was there to do the proper job , I 'd say great let's go ahead and do it , but in policy or principle it 's a wonder there 's a lot good things in it , but there is n't the money to do it . |
| 29 | I mean I would , I would I 'd stick a needle in their bottoms just like I would for a dog that had gone b , gone bad , I 'd say poor creature ca n't help it |
| 30 | No , only about I 'd say late twenties Ed , you know , do know what it was though , he never had a drink he just sat there talking to himself , having a good chat to somebody , aye |