Example sentences of "say that [noun pl] [vb base] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In jargon , we say that effects depend on causes continuously . |
| 2 | They always say that families argue at Christmas — mine do n't much — it 's more me , I think ! |
| 3 | The NRA admits that there are no easy solutions to the problem , and says that cases need to be looked at individually , but agrees that ways have to be found of reducing phosphate levels in the water . |
| 4 | But this conclusion is not particularly illuminating as it merely says that children come into local authority care when no one else can care for them , a repetitive statement we call a tautology . |
| 5 | The schools of Freud and Jung are now much closer together than they used to be : it 's been said that Jungians tend to be more ‘ spiritually ’ orientated . |
| 6 | Lastly , I should have said that entries close at 17.00 GMT on Fri 14th ( not 13th , as I said earlier ) . |
| 7 | He is cagey about what his services cost , saying that fees vary with the size of the job . |
| 8 | Suzanne Gibson , now when Marianne just said that women need to be aware of their own power , there was quite an interesting smile that came over your face there . |
| 9 | ‘ Oscar Wilde once said that children begin by loving their parents ; after a time they judge them ; rarely , if ever , do they forgive them . |
| 10 | With all this variety it becomes almost a truism to say that families exist in all kinds of human society . |
| 11 | How true is it to say that customers look for benefits , not for features when considering a product ? |
| 12 | And it 's a bit of a nonsense to say that pigeons perch in trees you may see an odd pigeon sort of settle in a tree but not for long . |
| 13 | Thus it is not possible to say that drivers attend to information differently for different road types . |