Example sentences of "a [noun] by saying " in BNC.
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| 1 | The doctor put him in the middle or late fifties , though , being a doctor , he hedged a bit by saying he might be anywhere between forty-five and sixty . |
| 2 | There are difficulties in answering a question by saying that we do n't know . |
| 3 | We can specify a point by saying what its coordinates are in the first field of view |
| 4 | Bricknell says that Cefic has responded to the suggestion of such a tax by saying that all it will do is reduce the industry 's ability to spend money on new plants and technology . |
| 5 | The letter H. To drop one 's aitches is to fail to pronounce the /h/ at the beginning or end of a word by saying , for instance , 'am instead of ham . |
| 6 | Nor was the conversation doing anything other than drag down her spirits , so she brought it to a close by saying , ‘ I must go back to the office . |
| 7 | One operator justifies the absence of a doctor by saying ‘ we get these cases nine or ten a night . |
| 8 | You can sell a house by saying it 's near to the station , or the shops : or you can be really eccentric and say it 's a life giving spa centre with its own magic water source . |
| 9 | Shall we , erm have an excuse by saying you wan na co converse . |
| 10 | It was Aggie who now rose first from her chair and so bringing the conversation to an end by saying , ‘ Well , ma'am , I thank you for your hospitality , and also for your kindness to the child . |