Example sentences of "[be] [adv] [adv] [adj] to say that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although it does not in fact provide a justification , we are much less inclined to say that it does not . |
| 2 | Defendants are often very keen to say that they will not pay for a disbursement in respect of a report that they have not seen . |
| 3 | Iraq would be much more justified to say that she spent lots of money on military equipment so that she could invade other countries like Iran to gain more land . |
| 4 | In fact it would be even more true to say that they conversed largely by the sign method , overcoming any difficulties which might have arisen over differences m mother tongues . |
| 5 | Those who did respond were much more likely to say that little or no contribution was fair . |
| 6 | Hough and Mayhew ( 1988 ) regard these figures as underestimates and Worrall and Pease ‘ s ( 1986 ) re-analysis of the BCS data which looked at all crimes , and attempted crimes , involving contact and where the victim could identify whether or not they knew the offender , found that women were much more likely to say that they knew the offender well and that the offender was a spouse in nearly 40 per cent of cases . |
| 7 | Upper socio-economic single girls were much more likely to say that they did not use soap and water because it would ruin their skin . |
| 8 | If B is threatened with a tort it is , of course , equally true that he may bring an action for damages if the tort is committed or bring an action for a quia timet injunction first , but , especially where the threat is of violence , it is perhaps less realistic to say that these legal remedies afford him adequate protection against the consequences of resistance . |
| 9 | It is much more satisfactory to say that these statements show what the speaker believes or feels , if he is speaking sincerely and correctly . |
| 10 | It is probably more accurate to say that as a package the new employment system used traditional symbols to make the unfamiliar appear customary . |
| 11 | That is unfair , and it is also slightly sinister to say that , when somebody reaches a certain age , he can no longer receive care under the NHS . |
| 12 | It is also quite untrue to say that any foreigners obtained land . |
| 13 | It is almost certainly true to say that there never was any significant period when god worship and religion were as modern man would wish them to be , but instead , that they have always been corrupted , to some extent , to support greed and excess . |
| 14 | It is certainly not objectionable to say that personal freedom is sometimes limited : any society based on the rule of law does that . |