Example sentences of "what [pers pn] have to say " in BNC.
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| 1 | He replied : ‘ I wo n't need five minutes for what I have to say . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I 'll tell you , ’ she said , ‘ but first both of you will listen to what I have to say . ’ |
| 3 | Will that make what I have to say easier or more difficult ? |
| 4 | ‘ Sit down on that not very comfortable stool , and listen to what I have to say regarding your future , if you choose to accept it . |
| 5 | The systems of communication of our primate ancestors presumably consisted of words and short sentences ( but what I have to say would hold even if only gestural sequences were involved ) . |
| 6 | True enough but , as I shall argue below , AI is not an experimental science but an engineering technique or , if you want something more dignified , a practical task in the alchemical tradition , and what I have to say about its suggestiveness for investigating the nature of consciousness rests entirely on that fact . |
| 7 | I 'll say what I have to say , what I know . |
| 8 | If you find that what I have to say about the specialisation is difficult , do n't worry . |
| 9 | Of these orthodoxies , the ideological ones are perhaps the easiest to explain here , and they are relevant to what I have to say later , so let us consider here a very general point about the effects of ideology — the apparent contrast between typical models of ancient language states , on the one hand , and recent language states on the other . |
| 10 | Some of what I have to say does in fact apply to literature generally , but much of it is specific to the novel , the literary form in which I am most interested , both as a literary critic and as a practising writer . |
| 11 | Kindly allow me to finish what I have to say . |
| 12 | ‘ Now , what I have to say , and remember , I 'm only an agent , I do n't speak for myself , is that this young man has great expectations . ’ |
| 13 | I like to say what I have to say in as few words as possible and to lay my cards on the table for all to see . |
| 14 | ‘ I think and hope you care enough for me to listen to what I have to say ! ’ he added . |
| 15 | But what I have to say has his full approval . |
| 16 | ‘ When you hear what I have to say , you 'll understand . |
| 17 | Before we begin , however , I would like to point out that a great deal of contemporary music has been written which belies much or all of what I have to say . |
| 18 | What I mean is , that what I have to say to you , I would n't say if you had n't been one of the family . |
| 19 | ‘ I really came for a word with Miss Passmore , but if she does n't mind you hearing what I have to say … ’ |
| 20 | you do not mind my taking this method of answering your letter and I hope that you , I did not put you to too much trouble to locate a recorder to listen to the tape , I am just too lazy to write it all down and think that what I have to say I can put it better in words than what I can on paper , I 'll let you do that part . |
| 21 | If it will be useful for Dr Watson to hear what I have to say , please let him stay and listen . ’ |
| 22 | His Grace the King will not be pleased by what I have to say . |
| 23 | ‘ I think you want to hear what I have to say , ’ he told her . |
| 24 | ‘ I have nearly come to the end of what I have to say but there is one final complication if I may impose on your patience a little longer . |
| 25 | What I have to say , though , may not , I fear , please you . ’ |
| 26 | When she hears what I have to say to her , there will be no question of her opening her lips on this subject . |
| 27 | No ; otherwise , I shall not finish what I have to say . |
| 28 | Braine ) , who represents the Police Superintendents Association , can not be present at the debate and wishes to be associated with what I have to say . |
| 29 | Well , at that point I will end what I have to say for today , and er , carry on with this next week . |
| 30 | I am saying Mr Major , as Prime Minister , if someone in my position is saying I believe , I believe , there is the best opportunity here for lasting peace , by which I mean a total cessation of violence , the least I expect is that you should listen to what I have to say . |