Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] say [conj] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unless steps are taken to ‘ eliminate it from the enquiry ’ — and that must mean a diagnostic diet — then there is no sound basis for saying that a patient 's symptoms are psychosomatic . |
| 2 | 38 , 51 , afford a sufficient basis for saying that a party would not be allowed in equity to go back on such a promise . |
| 3 | As I expected , the hon. Gentleman responded to the last intervention by saying that a Labour Government would simply reintroduce rates . |
| 4 | F. Austin ( Leyton ) Ltd v East [ 1961 ] Crim LR 119 is authority for saying that a latent defect amounting to a dangerous condition is not a defence but would be good mitigation . |
| 5 | He became ill , and eventually died from ‘ a twisted bowel ’ , which frequently is another way of saying that a horse died from psychological stress . |
| 6 | Like ‘ excessive profit ’ , ‘ over-priced ’ is merely another way of saying that a market is failing . |
| 7 | There is precedent for saying that a drunken belief that the car belongs to the accused when it did not does not give a s.12(6) defence : Gannon ( 1988 ) 87 Cr App R 254 . |