Example sentences of "[be] say [be] " in BNC.

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1 Its report refers to the ‘ few minutes ’ in which broadcasters can consider whether what has been said is on the wrong side of the law .
2 Implicit in what has already been said is the inescapable fact that many old people have , by reason of physical frailty , a degree of enforced dependence which is unwelcome .
3 ‘ One of the things that has been said is that it 's actually very difficult to get a purchaser for your shares on the USM even though in theory it 's an open market .
4 Is n't there an argument , and perhaps I am st getting now onto two , matter two , that says from Hambledon 's point of view , what has just been said is compelling , is a compelling argument in favour of identifying where the new settlement should go , because that will , at the same time , identify where it should not go ?
5 What had been said was we would be open to the poss I ca n't remember now the exact words he used , but
6 I mean I , what you 're saying 's quite valid I mean , i if you 've got a situation where you have been successful and you 've got an accumulation of stuff that 's been recovered from robberies , at least it gives you some method of returning it to it 's previous
7 When it comes down to it , all you 're saying is that the likes of Tina Turner and Mick Hucknall have created a bloated travesty of soul .
8 All they 're saying is ‘ a HUGE , absolutely HUMONGOUS quantity of MONEY ! ! ! ’ .
9 So what you 're saying is that Cabinet government in the eighties has been a matter of trench warfare with exchanges conducted in the shape of mortar fire .
10 Men do n't usually conduct loud , enthusiastic duologues about rural delights ( not English men , anyway ) and it was even more unusual to hear someone butt in with ‘ Excuse me , I could n't help overhearing , and what you 're saying is absolute rubbish . ’
11 What they 're saying is ‘ get us the hell out of here and be quick about it ’ . ’
12 What you 're saying is you 'd like to see more amateur productions ?
13 ‘ I mean , if you believe that , then what you 're saying is women basically do n't want sex , but if they have enough food stuffed down their faces , they might be persuaded .
14 ‘ So what you 're saying is that Bernard 's the only person who knows when the hit on Mobuto 's going to take place ? ’
15 I mean you could have , if you have basically what we 're saying is that you have a whole load of of subject reports and on the top of it you 've got form tutor report
16 What you 're saying is
17 ‘ I know what you 're saying is right , Eve , but I 'm not sure I 'm man enough to do what you suggest . ’
18 So essentially , what you 're saying is we 've got the erm the sort of environmental checks in place , to help
19 So that , what they 're saying is sierra stands for S , oscar stands for O.
20 But what you 're saying is that when you accelerate — when you go faster and faster in an upwards direction — as you did coming out of that big drop — it 's like adding extra gravity .
21 What we 're saying is that , that we 're gon na have we we 're gon na put a bid in
22 So y what you 're saying is that sixty three percent of patients in America presenting with B P H have a flow rate above fifteen a and voiding pressure below fifty , right ?
23 So so wha , what what you 're saying is , it 's all just nonsense ?
24 So so what you 're saying is it was not related that credit was refused , not because of that fact that say people were actually on benefits , cos er the same person actually somewhere else would would probably get It 's the very fact they actually live in the flats , that actually has largely accounted for people not being able to get credit .
25 So what you 're saying is that erm as most people are s such a high percentage of people in the flats , have pr have erm serious problems , it means it 's basically th basically that all all their energy goes into actually trying
26 Er what what they 're saying is , P Q P going round this way , P Q R S , is a rhombus .
27 So you so you would n't vo So what you 're saying is woul
28 ‘ What you 're saying is , these three fucking murderers we 've got in cold storage have all committed crimes identical to ones committed by Peter Lawton , Mathew Bryce and Trevor Magee , right ?
29 ‘ What you 're saying is , ’ she said , ‘ that one should n't even whisper it in the wind on the hill-tops because once said a thing can never be unsaid ; that expression gives power to thought ; that even the clear though unspoken formulation of a nebulous impression may be dangerous , giving it a force and potency which silence or merely a lack of clarification would deny to it . ’
30 If I 've got this right , then what you 're saying is that I do n't need to feel any jealousy about the multiplicity of your sexual partners , because you 're married .
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