Example sentences of "say [adv] that [pron] [vb mod] " in BNC.

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1 I am conscious of the time , so I say only that it will be a sad day if the Government are allowed to change the legislation , not only for the miners and their communities or for those who , directly or indirectly , are involved in or seek employment in the industry , but for the whole of society .
2 They say here that he will do no more of these questionless immobile heads as his designs begin to set the immobile against the mobile .
3 The case is hard to argue against , and even harder after a couple of Tories just get up and say flatly that they will be voting for the lady .
4 and this is why military strategies have always said we were gon na get we could hold them for a year , two years maybe three , but in the preventional warfare we would start loosing and military strategy have always said along that it would probably be somebody like France or us that would first use the nuclear weapon
5 It will be said perhaps that I should have combined some principle of conduct with propositions about the flavours .
6 He has said repeatedly that he will serve out his term , but the pressures on him to quit early are expected to grow after next Sunday 's vote .
7 We have said clearly that we shall not accept changes in the rules on rabies unless we can have at least the same safeguards as we have today .
8 Thomasina had said often that they should play more with their dolls like any other girls , instead of spending most of their time in the ‘ library ’ as she called their shared bedroom .
9 Mrs Whitman says now that it might not happen ‘ in six months or six years ’ .
10 The cars parked on the end of the runway did n't help either , but Spencer says now that he would n't have made the runway even it they had n't been there .
11 The Lord Chief Justice had said then that it would be wrong for it to appear that the proposals had the backing of the judges or that they had had any hand in their preparation ; and that it was essential that the judges remained at arm 's length .
12 there , there , there be fighting and shoving and pushing for the power and then it says there that it will look as though the , the north king will take all over , all over the what , what spread all over the earth and then it says gradually he will go right back to his ho go home , gradually will be stepping back , right back to his home and there 's going to be no helper for him
13 As well as the letters that poured in , the other guests on the programme had all said privately that they would do what they could to help ; Ian Hislop , the editor of Private Eye , had already printed a Friends of John McCarthy ad for free , and Gerald Scarfe had agreed to design a programme cover for the upcoming Benefit .
14 Expressing disappointment at the decision to dissolve the Royal Commission , for which the new Advisory Council would be no substitute , Heath contended that such a serious outcome could have been avoided if , after the resignation of the initial six members , the Prime Minister or the Home Secretary had said firmly that they would appoint others to take their place .
15 But he says again that we should n't move the trees simply for something which is meant to fit in nature does n't always fit in .
16 Since Chinese officials have also said recently that there will be few major alterations to the Basic Law between its interim and final drafts , their intention may be to declare that proliferation of ideas about political reform indicates an absence of consensus in Hong Kong , and leave Mr Cha 's proposal in place .
17 He had not said definitely that he would be coming to Rome , only that he might … =
18 The administration has n't made up its mind yet , saying only that they will be two independent entities ; those that have been briefed say that they will not be the National Security Agency or the law enforcement agencies .
19 Buckingham Palace is saying only that there could be other engagements which have not yet been fixed up .
20 Aaron I think was saying yesterday that it would be a good idea to get at least one tape of some erm stoned people .
21 Her mother , who had been fading hitherto , returned to fill the black hole by the kitchen sink or to confront Helen on the stairs , saying smugly that she could have told her all along what to expect .
22 ‘ You 're saying plainly that you 'll assert yourself in the most obvious way possible if I ever attempt to cross you ! ’
23 May we take it from what he has said that he is saying definitely that he would be prepared at Maastricht to make an irrevocable commitment to a single currency ?
24 Lojze Peterle resigned as President of the Executive Council ( Prime Minister ) , saying afterwards that he would devote himself to his political party work ( as leader of the Christian Democratic Party ) .
25 Charles said gloomily that he 'd drink to that .
26 As he left court he said only that he would be seeking legal advice on a compensation claim .
27 This present mayor was away on holiday at the time , he said perhaps that I should of seen that erm it would go to committee
28 At the time I conjectured — and she said doubtfully that I might be right — that she was thus exorcizing the spirit of ‘ ferocity , brutality , violence ’ , which had tempted her artist in A Wreath of Roses away from her true world , and made her fearful of being ‘ ladylike , nostalgic , governessy ’ .
29 An MP who 's been campaigning for years to have the road improved said tonight that he 'll be pressing the government yet again to have it upgraded to a dual carriageway .
30 It was alleged that Moin tried to scuff up the pitch — but England officials said yesterday that they would not study the video .
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