Example sentences of "[prep] saying [conj] [pron] do [adv] " in BNC.
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1 | 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 ) . |
2 | The two kinds of reason for saying that they do not matter need to be kept distinct . |
3 | 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 . |
4 | 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 . |
5 | Which is shorthand for saying that you do n't have to cheat very much . |
6 | It goes without saying that they do n't deserve it , but considering how much the Beeb fall over themselves to shower praise on them , I thought it was a certainty . |
7 | 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 . |
8 | There are difficulties in answering a question by saying that we do n't know . |
9 | This guy just said , ‘ I can bring it here first thing in the morning in a carrier bag , and do n't be clever by saying that you do n't want it . ’ |
10 | I think I might have his conscience by saying that I do n't mind . |
11 | I put this earlier by saying that I do not believe that the causal nexus of nature or that of history could be broken . |