Example sentences of "[vb mod] [pron] say [that] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After carefully reconsidering the issue , may I say that we would not want , as a matter of practice , to publish the proceeds from each company sold . |
| 2 | He states in his letter to the Russians : ‘ On behalf of the Scottish fish processors may I say that we have appreciated the trading link that we have with you and we would hope that this will continue . |
| 3 | Finally may I say that I hope that ( most days ) you enjoy reading this book as much as I ( most days ) enjoyed writing it . |
| 4 | May I say that I wholeheartedly support a big increase in the tax on petrol ( even though I 'm a motorist myself ) . |
| 5 | In case you are frightened off , may I say that it is unusual for there to be more than three major matters arising from a survey on the average house . |
| 6 | As treasurer of our appeal , may I say that it was very disappointing that , first of all , the council members and the town clerk did not accept our invitation to the opening of our appeal , on March 11th . |
| 7 | May I say that it seems incredible that , in the light of all that is known about the unreliability of uncorroborated confessions in police custody , there should be those in Northern Ireland who are attempting to defend that practice in relation to the notorious Castlereagh ? |
| 8 | Could I say that we 'd be willing perhaps that the Conservative amendment first of all , and then to turn to the amendment by the Liberal democrats erm I would like to suggest that schools or other charities , not just schools are exempt from any registration charge but will still notify the local authority in , in advance of an event , because events held at schools or by charities still create problems with traffic and parking and congestion |
| 9 | I 'm an ex-carer , and I looked after my aunt for three and a half years , and could I say that it 's not all negative although it times you could scream ! |
| 10 | Could I say that there was ? |
| 11 | ‘ How could you say that he was arrogant ? ’ she accused . |
| 12 | How could she say that it made her feel uncomfortable ? |
| 13 | Could we say that we had handled that well ? |
| 14 | How could he say that there was only God 's insistence , even though He abided by no rules Himself , that His strictures should be discovered and obeyed ? |
| 15 | Articulate , easy to be with ; filled with ideas and knowledge ; nor could anyone say that they were a bad-looking lot , the young men got their sun-burn , the girls were pretty and well-turned out . |
| 16 | How dare you say that I 'm dull ? ’ she stormed , the accumulations of the day taking their toll as she swung at him with her handbag . |
| 17 | I mean , you may like them but would you say that we need the monarchy ? |
| 18 | ‘ Would you say that she limped ? ’ |
| 19 | Would you say that there is a good relationship between management and employees here ? |
| 20 | Yeah would you would you say that it 's erm it 's A , more of a problem in places such as Flats , anyway than than say ? |
| 21 | Would you say that you are building a reputation in eccentric roles ? necessarily eccentric — that just sounds a gimmick . |
| 22 | ‘ Would you say that you knew pretty well everyone who was at that meeting , sir ? ’ |
| 23 | Would you say that you have many people you could talk to ; people you would call friends ? ’ |
| 24 | Lots to cover so lets start and let starts with er , having it done to you , would you say that you 've ever been a victim of crime ? , button one for yes , button two for no , have you been a victim of crime ? |
| 25 | let me ask you one final question and its a cheeky one and er , I want to know whether you drink and drive , I 'm not going to , we have n't got any time for debate , I 'm just interested to know would you say that you drink and drive ? , this is not policy any more , button one for yes , button two for no , your told it as a simply for a , a kind of statistical er oh , er some of you are being rather coy and not voting |
| 26 | ‘ Would you say that you were first rate or second rate ? ’ |
| 27 | With your with regard to erm the tenants and and the contact you had with them , erm would you say that you found that people tended to be supportive of each other ? |
| 28 | selling and getting a result on that you see I 've covered a lot of stuff for you on that , I 've covered quite a bit with you on , er product knowledge , now would you say that you 're reasonably together there and where you want to be on product knowledge ? |
| 29 | What would you say that your style of leadership is ? |
| 30 | ‘ Shall we say that I 'm less uncertain than I was at the beginning . ’ |