Example sentences of "say [conj] [conj] it [verb] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Would he have said that if it had been 0–0 ? ’ asked some hard-bitten locals pertinently . |
| 2 | I sent the cheque back , saying that although it had been immensely good of them to bring me up , I must have been a great burden and was now a disappointment , so I would prefer them to keep this money as some repayment for all they had done . |
| 3 | Credit Suisse said that although it had been decided that none of the managers could represent the bondholders , it would be advising them and providing them with information . |
| 4 | But Mortimer said that if it had been him he would have hit the roof . ’ |
| 5 | Their Lordships said that if it had been saleable only at a ‘ throw away ’ price , that would indicate that it was not of merchantable quality . |
| 6 | Grandmother used to say that if it had been possible to take their personalities and shake them together a bit it would have been better for both of them . |