Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [pron] be say " in BNC.
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| 1 | There 's no excuse for what was said , but people are n't just a pile of words . ’ |
| 2 | Moreover , a closer look at individual patients provides support for what was said about the heterogeneity of groups at the start of this section . |
| 3 | I fully understand the considerable cross-party support for what was said in the ten-minute Bill , but it is important that we wait a few months to see where the European Court comes down . |
| 4 | How does A exploit ambiguity in the illocutionary force of what is said ? |
| 5 | The decision in Gillian has now been overruled by statute : see section 2(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations Act 1974 ; Electrical , Electronic , Telecommunication and Plumbing Union v. Times Newspapers Ltd. [ 1980 ] Q.B. 585 ; but that in no way detracts from the persuasive force of what was said by Uthwatt J. in Gillian . |
| 6 | It 's obviously too early for me to judge whether in the absence of such a definition the Department seek to intervene , but in the word , in the light of what is said in the current P P G I think that must be a possibility , but for the moment , sir , we have very much have an open mind , and we obviously , like everyone else , are looking forward to your conclusions on this issue . |
| 7 | On the latter subject , the author points to the inconsistent decisions on whether the effect of unambiguous operative provisions can be cut down by the long title and he seems to incline to the view that they can be so affected ; this , perhaps , does not give sufficient weight to what was said about the effect of the preamble in Prince Ernest Augustus of Hanover . |
| 8 | Far from questioning the independence of Parliament and its debates , the courts would be giving effect to what is said and done there . |
| 9 | So far as the arguments about those who already hold racist views are concerned , there is a possibility that they will be stirred to action by what is said or written . |
| 10 | Part of him was saying : that 's because if you for one second think seriously about the position you 've put yourself in , you 'll panic . |
| 11 | Which part of him was saying so ? |
| 12 | What kind of rules enable people to infer the function of what is said from its literal , formal meaning ? |
| 13 | What kind of rules enable people to infer the function of what is said from its literal , formal meaning ? |
| 14 | Inferring the function of what is said by considering its form and context is an ability which is essential for the creation and reception of coherent discourse and thus for successful communication . |
| 15 | Speech act theory , by attempting to single out the pieces of shared knowledge which enable us to interpret the function of what is said , also assumes that we can distinguish which factors in the situation are relevant , but again it does nothing to explain how we distinguish the relevant from the irrelevant . |
| 16 | The row followed publication of what was said to be the Queen 's full message in The Sun newspaper . |
| 17 | This book ( 103pp ) contains the edited texts of the main talks , and a digest of what was said in the discussion groups . |
| 18 | As we mentioned in the first chapter of this book , egalitarian marriage is now widely promoted as an ideal , but recent research indicates that there is a wide gulf between what is said to be happening in terms of sharing in marriage and what actually happens . |
| 19 | There can be a world of difference between what is said ( or written ) , what is meant and what is understood . |
| 20 | Quite often , people explicitly discuss , or try to clarify the illocutionary and perlocutionary force , to formulate the upshot of what is said . |
| 21 | It might also help to make a note of your doctor 's answers as a reminder of what is said , for example about any medicines you should take . |
| 22 | It might also help to make a note of your doctor 's answers as a reminder of what is said , for example about any medicines you should take . |
| 23 | Every statement makes truth-claims — a prerequisite for literal meaning to be constituted — even if the speaker is not committed to the truth of what is said . |
| 24 | Tone of voice , inflection and emphasis can completely change the meaning of what is said . |
| 25 | To understand the meaning of what is said to us is a cultural accomplishment that we take for granted . |
| 26 | Yet for the discourse analyst it may be exactly these transient and variable features which enable us to understand the meaning of what is said , and the reason why the order of sentences proceeds in the way that it does . |
| 27 | One way of doing this is to look behind the literal , formal meaning of what is said or written , and to consider what the sender of a message intends to achieve with it , to try to understand its function . |
| 28 | One way of doing this is to look behind the literal , formal meaning of what is said or written , and to consider what the sender of a message intends to achieve with it , to try to understand its function . |
| 29 | Using this assumption , combined with general knowledge of the world , the receiver can reason from the literal , semantic meaning of what is said to the pragmatic meaning and induce what the sender is intending to do with his or her words . |
| 30 | It enables them to give options and also to retreat behind the literal meaning of what is said . |