Example sentences of "[prep] saying that [pron] do n't " 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 | 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 . |
| 3 | Which is shorthand for saying that you do n't have to cheat very much . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | There are difficulties in answering a question by saying that we do n't know . |
| 6 | 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 . ’ |
| 7 | I think I might have his conscience by saying that I do n't mind . |