Example sentences of "then say [indef pn] [prep] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | According to Hockett , a distinction can be made between the topic and the comment in a sentence , in that ‘ the speaker announces a topic and then says something about it … |
| 2 | It is clearly easier to follow a message that announces its subject and then says something about it than the other way round . |
| 3 | Mr Barnes usually then says something like , ‘ Right then , get on with something useful . |
| 4 | Every single dog , when the record comes up , has got a field headed main use and then says something like guide dog , guard dog , rabbiting or whatever it is . |
| 5 | Harry drew breath to deny the slur , and then said nothing after all , seeing in his heart that it was true enough . |
| 6 | Dermot looked round briefly at Patsy and Ellie and then said something to his two brothers which made all three of them laugh . |
| 7 | He would then say something like : " The sun is in Pisces . |