Example sentences of "[modal v] say [be] that [pron] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All he could say was that it had to be called a great and profound change , and that it had happened , ‘ I have a feeling of being at home when I am with her , as though she gives me my own hearth , a feeling that our lives are interwoven . ’ |
| 2 | All I 'd say is that I do n't quite agree with Stuart 's description of that summer with Oliver . |
| 3 | ‘ One thing I would say is that we get inundated with rent-a-quote demands . |
| 4 | What they would say is that we have to , perhaps we do have to leave things to the individual , but we should leave as little possible to individuals , as little as practically possible so that we should the people involved in making all the important decisions , particularly the carrying out of them that we have to leave to particular appointed individuals . |
| 5 | I 'm not I do n't necessarily want to dispute them erm all I would say is that we have to look at the implications do n't just look at the change in the traffic flows and take them as a as a point , you have to look at the implications of those changes in traffic flows . |
| 6 | The only other thing I would say is that we have in the report used the words , freedom to run and since writing the report we have been advised that er that is capa not capable or satisfactorily with legal terms and I would suggest that instead of the words , freedom to run we use the words , access management and permissive rights of way , to cover these . |
| 7 | What I would say is that we endeavour to counteract that on the reasons that I 've stated , by virtue of the fact that we invite them to read the policy . |
| 8 | Erm the fourth advantage I would say is that it focuses on the balance between the need to promote rural enterprise and the need to protect the countryside . |
| 9 | Now I am able to say that Barton Willmore has done this work , and it has submitted as part of our submission to the E I P , and in summary what I would say is that I believe that that work demonstrates that the new settlement has to be in the order of two thousand to two thousand five hundred dwellings , to begin to achieve the environmental objectives set for the new settlement , and also social objectives which would also be important to the residents of that new settlement . |
| 10 | The only other thing I would say is that you 've got domiciliary health there on the bottom of page forty-three for the first time , a thing that we certainly asked for on your behalf . |
| 11 | ‘ All I would say is that he deserves the chance to keep on going and defend his title . ’ |
| 12 | And all he would say was that he had been delayed . |
| 13 | All I will say is that I reject as a model of justice the view which has temporarily gained favour in many developed societies : namely , the view that each person is entitled to what he can get , and let the next man look out for himself as best he can . |
| 14 | All I can say is that whatever happens , I do believe in you . ’ |
| 15 | But if one is dealing with anything other than empirical knowledge of this kind — if , in short , one does not personally know in the sense just explained — the only honest thing one can say is that one does not know . |
| 16 | All I can say is that someone hit me at about 40 or 50mph up the back as I was turning into the corner . |
| 17 | ‘ All I can say is that it has been tried and tested over many years . |
| 18 | All is can say is that I hope England get him , with any luck we 'll be saddled with a manager that appreciates Rocky 's talent . |
| 19 | All I can say is that I doubt I will be asked to join the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team . |
| 20 | All I can say is that I failed , and in this particular case I regret that failure . ’ |
| 21 | All I can say is that I did n't even know Melanie was still there that night . |
| 22 | Right , well I 've been waiting since er what is it twelve o'clock this morning , what on earth this question can be and I certainly did n't er come up with this possible , erm all I can say is that I have always got on extremely well with Tony and . |
| 23 | ‘ And as for the idea that I am being some how manipulated all I can say is that I do n't know about the other girls but I have been in a similar industry — television , for the last couple of years and now I know how it works . |
| 24 | ‘ All I can say is that I recognise the incredible enthusiasm that there is for this sport among a section of the listening public — especially Daily Telegraph readers . |
| 25 | What you can say is that there 's been acidification . |