Example sentences of "as we say [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 Study , as we said at the outset , may be hard work but it should also be enjoyable .
2 As we said at the outset , these findings are not generalisable , but they are illuminative .
3 As we said at the time of this tour 's selection , David Gower 's Test career is not necessarily finished .
4 An IOC spokesman said last night : ‘ As we said after the opening ceremony , the non-appearance of the Princess Royal was noted by the top table . ’
5 As we said in the Introduction , this is a little artificial , but you may well have to do this kind of work yourself at some time .
6 As we said in the introduction , your response to this case can be organized in terms of the classic problem-solving structure .
7 As we said in the Introduction , the relations between text and author and between text and reality are key elements in any conception of literature .
8 A tiny stimulation to the wrist , or bio feed-back as we say in the trade , persuades the snorer to stop .
9 Eighty-seven going on fifty-five , as we say in the family . ’
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