Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] saying [conj] [pron] do " in BNC.
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| 1 | Which is shorthand for saying that you do n't have to cheat very much . |
| 2 | There are difficulties in answering a question by saying that we do n't know . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | I think I might have his conscience by saying that I do n't mind . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Having said that , however , most left academics and activists when it comes to the electoral crunch do vote Labour , excusing their commitment by saying that they do so " without illusions " but perhaps signalling by their actions that they do see some kind of meaningful choice at the polls . |
| 7 | The two kinds of reason for saying that they do not matter need to be kept distinct . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | As described by one character , this catch-all phrase is ‘ a short way of saying that they do n't claim to find either the ultimate cause or the ultimate cure , but they do know exactly how it functions , and can prescribe accordingly ’ ( 149/151 ) . |