Example sentences of "[noun] say [conj] it [is] not " in BNC.

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1 The Opposition pooh-pooh the matter and the right hon. Member for Sparkbrook says that it is not really a problem and that the numbers are going down .
2 That 's not clear exactly what that last bit says cos it 's not saying like you all of the land they rent out , but I guess it just means the excess above which
3 In his footnote to Analysis of the Phenomena of the Human Mind , J. S. Mill says that it is not ‘ the individual and instantaneous impressions ’ that an object produces in us that we predicate of the object .
4 Neil , as it happens , is himself a committed Scot , but the Scottish-based executives say that it is not the current incumbent of that post , but the fact that the regional directorate enjoys ultimate power of veto which worries them .
5 I can not understand why the hon. and learned Gentleman says that it is not so .
6 You sometimes hear people say that it is not worth eating differently , or getting to the right weight ; they say they prefer a short and happy life to a long and miserable one .
7 Returning to the discussion of his own new Béatrice recording , Nelson says that it 's not just the playing and singing that are a source of pleasure to him .
8 It is similarly unconvincing for UKOOA to say that it is not within its remit to consider trade union or labour relations when the Select Committee was presented with a previous UKOOA agreement and understanding dating from the 1970s , which dealt with exactly these points .
9 British Coal says that it is not worried by the change because these days it considers only projects which beat 8% by a decent margin .
10 Popek says that it 's not clear that WABI solves the critical question of running Microsoft applications well enough .
11 Popek says that it 's not clear that Wabi solves the critical problem of running Microsoft applications well enough .
12 Page 30 of the Members ' Manual says that it is not ‘ appropriate for council stationery or postal facilities to be used to indicate the party allegiance of any member or group ’ .
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