Example sentences of "[prep] say [that] [pron] have [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | To suppose that we have to choose between mentalism and behaviourism is like saying that we have to choose between saying that the words ‘ trump ’ and ‘ revoke ’ designate feelings of triumph and embarrassment , and saying that they designate triumphant and embarrassed behaviour . |
| 2 | You wrote on a dreadful wet day , and I feel very smug in saying that we have had very little rain for about 2 months now . |
| 3 | At this stage I can not give an explanation for their presence in that Peruvian cave , beyond saying that we have found something that indicates contact with the Old World . |
| 4 | In those circumstances , it is unnecessary to express any view on the proper construction of the charter and statutes beyond saying that I have heard nothing which persuades me that the views of Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle and the Court of Appeal [ 1991 ] 1 W.L.R. 1277 were wrong . |
| 5 | Historically it goes without saying that we have used all kinds of nature , and especially animals , for human benefit . |