Example sentences of "to say [that] it [is] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But nevertheless , we have to say that it 's so . |
| 2 | ‘ It is a very sensitive area which needs careful consideration because we ca n't afford to say that it 's too expensive so we will forget about standards . ’ |
| 3 | If asked , they will be quite ready to say that it is grossly indecent , but far less ready to say that it tends to deprave or corrupt . |
| 4 | For the purposes of analysing intonation , a unit generally greater in size than the syllable is needed , and this unit is called the tone-unit ; in its smallest form the tone-unit may consist of only one syllable , so it would in fact be wrong to say that it is always composed of more than one syllable . |
| 5 | But everyone is keen to say that it is hardly ever used now . |
| 6 | We need not bother with the details , save to say that it is quite certain that all the contemporary accounts of Balboa 's triumph — which mention that he first saw the Pacific at 10 am on Tuesday , 25 September — are wrong . |
| 7 | This is quite patriotic of the poet — Owen then goes on to say that it is quite ironic how the sun woke up the world , started life yet it can not wake up this lifeless man , who is still warmblooded and full-nerved as Owen tell us here : |
| 8 | While the application of procedural checks to licensing activities has therefore increased it would be mistaken to say that it is now accepted that any licensing function should be subjected to such safeguards . |