Example sentences of "[prep] say that i [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All that is a way of saying that I found , and still do find , the conscious act of sitting down to meditate — in the accepted way of the word — an exceedingly difficult act . |
| 2 | I will not list Frances ’ numerous qualities but content myself with saying that I know of no one who could fill her position as well as she … ’ |
| 3 | David did n't like it because he was on there and so we went through saying that I have only the most important |
| 4 | The hon. Gentleman had no basis for saying that I misled the House , and he has no basis for declining to withdraw his allegation . |
| 5 | Having grown up a northerner , I make no apologies for saying that I do not regard myself as a southerner who happens to live a few miles up the road . |
| 6 | That 's my reason for saying that I do n't think the western relief road gives very much environmental relief to the A sixty one . |
| 7 | That is one reason why I have no hesitation in saying that I support Stagecoach also . |
| 8 | Er and the proposal that I shall report is the and in particular those matter our certainty of responsibility between various agencies needs to be addressed erm it arose obviously are much more widespread than in the past week , but er I was granted in fact to give consideration to this result of the parish meeting , conventional routine parish meeting at Barnham er on the fourth of January erm which led to the largest parish meetings I think they 've had in many years erm when because people were incensed with the suffering and the hardship that they had as a result of the flooding on the night of Thursday the thirtieth of December erm should let me say first of all that erm I would congratulate all those who were involved er in dealing with the present emergency operations erm it 's quite superb , it 's erm it seemed to be erm a remarkable reflection on the capacity er that to deal with certain circumstances reflects very well on this authority and in saying that I mean it 's not just the opposites to the men and women who are involved , but also whereas I 'm sure many members are here that members amongst our numbers have putting on very long hours in dealing with the present circumstances and I congratulate on the activities . |
| 9 | There seems no point in saying that I love you in spite of everything because that only seems to irritate you for reasons best known to yourself and which you choose neither to explain nor comment on . |
| 10 | I just wondered , colleagues if Azil Nadir of Polly Peck fame currently I understand sunbathing in Northern Cyprus would be prepared to say how proud he is to be associated with the Tories of course in saying that I do include Michael Mates , and I just wondered whether or not this watch he sent was in fact a Timex watch . |
| 11 | I think that I am not alone in saying that I have not properly done my job of examining in detail some of the legislation which has come before us . |
| 12 | In those circumstances , it is unnecessary to express any view on the proper construction of the charter and statutes beyond saying that I have heard nothing which persuades me that the views of Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle and the Court of Appeal [ 1991 ] 1 W.L.R. 1277 were wrong . |
| 13 | It goes without saying that I consider Nizan 's trilogy of novels to be an exemplary piece of writing worthy of serious critical attention . |
| 14 | When he started to inquire about my life , I deflected the conversation by saying that I had sold one of the famille rose vases . |
| 15 | ‘ As an ex-sex symbol ’ , Miss Dors confessed , ‘ I usually amaze those who pose the question by saying that I believe the permissive society HAS gone too far . ’ |
| 16 | I put this earlier by saying that I do not believe that the causal nexus of nature or that of history could be broken . |
| 17 | I think I might have his conscience by saying that I do n't mind . |
| 18 | I could probably give you the best idea by saying that I conducted most of my tests at an output rating of only 8 watts per channel and that there was sufficient volume to overwhelm a large mammal . |