Example sentences of "say [conj] [pos pn] [noun sg] [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although traditionally a US operation , ERC 's Wood News Correspondent , says that their association with the Wood Group will increasingly mean an introduction to the international market . |
| 2 | Despite the recent allegations Fisons says that its relationship with the FDA is ‘ satisfactory ’ . |
| 3 | He says that his afternoon in the arcade was the most exciting of his lie . |
| 4 | Situationist influence was more menacingly felt in France especially in the universities , although it has to be said that their influence upon the events of May 1968 has been exaggerated . |
| 5 | one which does not exclude the bailor from possession , an action for conversion against a third person is maintainable by either bailor or bailee ; by the bailee because he is in possession , by the bailor because it is said that his title to the goods draws with it the right to possession , that the bailee is something like his servant and that the possession of the one is equivalent to that of the other . |
| 6 | It is said that his height at the time of his death was only 39 inches . |
| 7 | In fact it could be said that our position in the rankings is declining in direct proportion to the increase in the money spent . |
| 8 | Greig was gracious in defeat , saying that their play on the first day deserved every credit . |
| 9 | In the conference call that followed Digital Equipment Corp 's announcement of its figures ( CI No 2,148 ) , news of which did n't reach us until after close of play on Wednesday , company executives said that their outlook for the rest of the year continues to be cautious given the current economic environment , and they declined to forecast profits : Bill Steul , chief financial officer , said that during the third quarter , DEC 's US business showed a decline of just under 5% , and that total product revenues were flat , while services grew at about 12% in the quarter ; business was a little soft in Germany and France and continues to be down in Japan , but that there are some signs of improvement in Japan ; DEC , in its final quarter of fiscal 1993 , does not expect much in revenues from its Alpha-based systems running Microsoft Corp 's new NT operating system before next fiscal . |
| 10 | Maximilian said grimly that his special interest was humor , and Jo-Ann said that her topic in the thesis had been the theme of male chauvinism in Edward 's published legal opinions . |
| 11 | The 50-year-old , winner of 61 tournaments worldwide , said that his interpretation of the rules was that he should have been disqualified for signing an incorrect score card . |
| 12 | Mr Rushdie also met federal parliamentarians in Ottawa , and although he was not granted time with the Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney , he said that his reception by the External Affairs Minister Barbara McDougall encouraged him to believe that Canada was firmly behind the campaign to get the death sentence lifted . |
| 13 | In an address to the Senate on April 19 Dole said that his visit to the Middle East had convinced him that the March 22 resolution was a mistake and that the issue of Jerusalem had to be decided by negotiation between Arabs and Israelis . |
| 14 | He used to say that his ordination to the priesthood , in Farnworth parish church on 22 September 1929 , with Raven preaching , mattered to him much the more . |
| 15 | A couple of hours passed , her spirits sinking lower , and then Philip came in , pleased , to say that his chum at the yard with contacts where demolition work was going on , had all that 43 needed , and it was in a van outside . |
| 16 | No disrespect is meant to Neil Kinnock to say that his departure from the leadership has opened up a space for debate that simply could not have existed under his regime . |
| 17 | They said because my description of the chap was different to everyone else . |
| 18 | ‘ If we slip up and drop into mid-table , people will say that our start to the season was just a flash in the pan . |
| 19 | Mr Solarz 's supporters would say that his courage in the Gulf war was typical of a politician willing to buck the conventional liberal wisdom when the facts demand it . |