Example sentences of "they [vb mod] say [prep] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their range includes an Anti-Blemish cover-up cream — because , despite what they might say to the contrary , boys like to hide their spots , too ! |
| 2 | Most Nonconformists were genuinely distressed at the changing character of the Established Church ; whatever they might say to the contrary , they lived in the shadow of ‘ the establishment ’ and continued to feel a certain proprietary if illogical interest in the Church . |
| 3 | They issue an er they issue an annuity , which is erm er if you 're not sure what an annuity is , this is a temporary annuity , and they might say in the case of Miss they might say well what about a ten year annuity ? |
| 4 | ‘ Oo , ’ they 'd say at the merest smear of mud , ‘ you had a pig in here ? ’ |
| 5 | That was the main , but not the only cause of the subsequent riot , when the bonnie lieges , not a few ‘ in drink ’ as they used to say at the magistrate 's court , toppled the case over with the luckless , as well as legless leprechaun still inside . |
| 6 | ‘ The night is his hour , that 's what they used to say at the fairground . |
| 7 | as they would say in the army she had legs that went all the way up to her bottom ! |