Example sentences of "say that the [noun] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 Some say that the breed originated in Wales from a cross between local cattle at Castle Farm in Brecon with Castlemartins from Pembrokeshire , which means that it is related to neighbouring Glamorgan , Gloucester and Welsh Black breeds .
2 We then collect together all the remaining processor flags and registers into what is known as a process state word or PSW ( some computer manufacturers say that the P stands for " processor " , or , incorrectly , for " program " ) .
3 Eye-witnesses say that the demonstrators marched on the local government offices and occupied them .
4 They say that the sun shines on the righteous , which explains why the BIE has a good track record for weather at the time of its conferences .
5 They say that the agreement builds on their relationship developed as charter members of the Desktop Management Task Force , and both companies intend that OpenView and LANDesk Manager will support the Task Force 's Desktop Management Interface when the specification is available .
6 On a time-scale which may not coincide exactly with our present scientific calculations of geological time , they say that the cycle commences with a period of 1.7 million years when the power of the Life Force is immeasurably stronger and more evident in physical affairs than it is today .
7 Clauses often say that the accountant appointed as an expert must be a partner in an " international " firm , which has been interpreted to mean one of what used to be the " big eight " firms .
8 He says that the incinerator conforms to strict new guiidlines about air pollution set down by the Government .
9 The Irvine , California company says that the price envisaged in its letter of intent should not exceed $175m .
10 In many grammar books you will find a rule which says that the subject AGREES WITH the verb .
11 She says that the Institute concentrates on repetetive exercises .
12 This is a reference to the prophet Jeremiah ( 31:31 ) , where the prophet says that the agreement made with God will be written on people 's hearts .
13 Quoting Robinson ( 1709 ) he says that the iron produced at the forge " is made , not much inferior to that of Dantzic " .
14 He highlights the more challenging places , but says that the skiing tends to be on the tame side .
15 His October letter says that the amendments made to British law after the directive was agreed by ministers give ‘ excessive discretion ’ to official bodies to decide when EIAs are required .
16 The report says that the methods used by scientists at the Department of the Environment to calculate future acid rain damage are " flawed " .
17 Kerry says neighbours have also suffered at the hands of thieves , but says that the police seem to be taking little interest .
18 However , he says that the points raised in the report have been ‘ taken seriously ’ by BAS , whose experience should help other groups faced with similar challenges .
19 Using Kirchhoff 's current law at the noninverting input of this trigger gives so that Hence the output switches over to the opposite saturation state from positive and negative saturation when respectively It is said that the circuit acts as a discriminator .
20 It was said that the act had to be directed or aimed at the victim .
21 I have said that the anorexic starts from a position of helplessness and hopelessness , and I have tried to demonstrate that this was so in my case .
22 Let it not be said that the government rushes into legislation without consultation .
23 He had said that the Government needed to be ‘ wary of providing incentives to obtain a particular benefit which can erode a sense of personal responsibility and adversely affect behaviour ’ .
24 The position we have reached is that when it is said that the sea appears to a viewer to be uniformly blue this is neither a statement about what Reid calls the ‘ visible appearance ’ of the sea , nor straightforwardly a statement about the viewer 's opinion .
25 It might have been more honest to have said that the price paid for ending National Service was increased dependence on nuclear weapons .
26 The Sinn Fein President , Gerry Adams , has said that the IRA agreed to a two-week ceasefire last May to allow talks with the Government .
27 It can not be truly said that the breach goes to the root of the contract if the program has all the other usual features normally found in powerful word processing systems .
28 It was said that the matter came to light when the stockmarket crash of October 1987 left the advisers facing large losses .
29 A government minister has said that the police fired in self-defence , but there is no evidence to suggest that the their lives were in jeopardy .
30 For those that understand such terminology it might be said that the remedies work at the level of energy and not of matter .
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