Example sentences of "goes without saying " in BNC.
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| 31 | it goes without saying that our glasses were constantly refilled with red or white wine by the attentive waiters . |
| 32 | That goes without saying . |
| 33 | It goes without saying that such developments demand fundamental changes of attitude on behalf of drivers . |
| 34 | ‘ It goes without saying that we have an obligation to pray for a just , understanding and — dare I say I — compassionate solution to the situation . |
| 35 | Of course it goes without saying that the aquarium glass must always be perfectly clean for best results . |
| 36 | It goes without saying that in order to use a device for improvising ( such as scales , arpeggios , licks etc. ) one has to develop the particular device to such a level of fluency that physically playing it in any key or position has become almost instinctive , or second nature . |
| 37 | Now , the talent of musicians like Extreme 's Nuno Bettencourt goes without saying . |
| 38 | It almost goes without saying that the camera lifter does not have to soar to great heights , and it will perforce have to fly in a steady breeze of 10 knots or more . |
| 39 | It goes without saying that the strap loops must be large enough to enable them to be cast off the hands quickly in any emergency . |
| 40 | It is partly , it goes without saying , that I 'd like another sentient being who imagines me to be the centre of the universe , but it 's more than that . |
| 41 | J. H. Eaton , a magistrate , declared : ‘ It almost goes without saying that there is hardly a case that comes before our courts , to which the natives are parties , in which this crime [ perjury ] is not more or less freely indulged . ’ |
| 42 | It goes without saying that any original drawing for an illustration by an esteemed artist ( see frontispiece ) is likely to fetch a large sum . |
| 43 | ‘ It goes without saying , sirrah ! ’ |
| 44 | Secondly , it almost goes without saying that in real life people will not be presented at the point of sale with a neat , comparative ranking of ( say ) five different credit options , with one end of the scale of choice giving much better value than the other . |
| 45 | It goes without saying — the fireside chair |
| 46 | It goes without saying that any infringements of these new restrictions will imperil what is already an extremely sensitive access agreement . |
| 47 | That the hanger showed Innovation goes without saying — enter the Oxford and the Harvard again . |
| 48 | We 'll keep trying , of course , that goes without saying , but in the present climate of relations there 's little chance of your situation altering dramatically . |
| 49 | On second thoughts , it might be better to say that it goes without saying that linguistic communication is a matter of conveying ideas or thoughts . |
| 50 | For when what goes without saying , especially the bit about translating thoughts into spoken or written signs and then back again , is actually said , it begins to lose its air of obviousness . |
| 51 | Properly to understand this , one needs to spell out the counter-argument , even to the point of saying what ordinarily goes without saying . |
| 52 | It goes without saying that the museum now needs hard currency in order to add to its collection . |
| 53 | It goes without saying , however , that not all works of art made since the beginning of this century will be available for export ; a list of unexportable items will be drawn up . |
| 54 | It goes without saying that almost invariably the instances of animal behaviour that we find ourselves discussing involve adult creatures . |
| 55 | It goes without saying that both sets of institutions have benefited enormously from this symbiosis : the former from its continued popularity and support and the latter from a continuous stream of royal copy which appears to ensure increased sales . |
| 56 | As it is inevitably the biggest , toughest Orcs that become more important it goes without saying that it is the big Orcs who get bigger ! |
| 57 | It goes without saying that it is not £75,000 in respect of each but the total earnings ’ figure which must not exceed £75,000 . |
| 58 | It goes without saying that a huge range of factors play some part in shaping the course of human affairs , and there are obvious advantages in a division of labour . |
| 59 | It goes without saying that once the primary structure has failed there must be provision for the failure to be detected by some means before the redundant structure itself is weakened by continuous flight loads . |
| 60 | It goes without saying that there should be an independent official investigation , inquiry , inquest — call it what you will — into the cause of an unnatural death ; but is it not time that ancient laws and practices were brought up to date to deal with modern circumstances ? |