Example sentences of "[noun sg] [conj] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | And did she do a tape or said |
| 2 | As a keen musician and clarinet player ( name your own musical instrument or say ‘ As one who appreciates music but can not play anything more difficult than a gramophone record , I was very impressed to learn ) I was delighted to learn that Annabelle 's uncle plays for the BBC orchestra ( or pop group , etc. ) , on the violin ( or drums ) . |
| 3 | Often the choice was to weep or else to hit their partner over the head with an axe or say really horrible things to them . |
| 4 | The boy might break wind or say a naughty word and forfeit the protection of that great white spirit . |
| 5 | Dexter caught a look of suspicious surprise from the man as the sergeant followed Blanche in , a glance that said , ‘ Crikey , the black is a policeman too ; I just thought he was her driver . ’ |
| 6 | ‘ We have a card that says that . |
| 7 | He gave each pupil a little card that said ‘ MR SLIPPER . |
| 8 | This indicates the kind of attitude of mind that says ‘ lawyers know best how to write reports ’ , but looking back , particularly over the public inquiry reports of the 1950s , the quality is pretty poor and remarkably uneven . |
| 9 | It will also gather information on why individuals join groups ( in defiance of the free rider prediction that says that collective action is illogical ) . |
| 10 | The monster that said ‘ Hee-haw ! ’ carried me on its back and we went to a little river . |
| 11 | The big grey monster that said ‘ Hoo-woo ! ’ was worried about me . |
| 12 | This goes against the general rule that says the bigger the band , the longer and more excruciatingly dull , the soundcheck . |
| 13 | You could almost say there 's a kind of rule that says you ought to write in fairly free verse nowadays and that you 're making a kind of statement if you do n't . |
| 14 | They know how to set traps , they know how to ask you questions which will lead you into using emotive words , they will have you on tape , they will also possibly be in a position to edit that tape , and at the end of the day you can not say , ‘ I did n't say that , ’ because I have a piece of tape that says you actually did say it . |
| 15 | Hers is a vulnerable yet crucial role as negotiator between difference : typically she is one who refuses to outcast herself from the black community and family , because aware of its value and importance , yet by virtue of that same tact subjected within them to sexual discrimination : ‘ we straddle the fence that says we can not be uplifters of the race and lesbians at the same time ’ ( ‘ Talking about It ’ , 54 ) . |
| 16 | The sentry there came out and flashed his lamp around , and then we entered a high steel-mesh fence that said ‘ Department of Agriculture . |
| 17 | Can you give me some idea of the eff the effect that say a death would ha when your what effect did your brother 's death have on the family ? |
| 18 | I got off my bicycle and stood there in Bromley High Street , next to the plaque that said ‘ H. G. Wells was born here ’ . |
| 19 | Mr , if we have a criterion that says protect the countryside for its own sake , and a criterion from our discussion yesterday , and somewhere down here in relation to free standing , is n't our conclusion that nowhere is acceptable for a new settlement . |
| 20 | However , for show purposes and parades , people like a horse that says ‘ look at me ’ , and to have this presence they need not only good looks but also some essence of animation or cheerfulness . |
| 21 | When you 're away from your base and somebody is fielding your calls for you , give them this pad , and ask them to record the calls in this pad , then you can just tick that box on the right-hand side that says calls to answer , erm , and insert the pages as you need to into the daytimer . |
| 22 | There is a mathematical theorem that says that any theory that obeys quantum mechanics and relativity must always obey the combined symmetry CPT . |
| 23 | ‘ This is ‘ gesture legislation ’ — a statute that says we do not approve — but without any real means of enforcement , ’ he says . |
| 24 | The hon. Member for Londonderry , East quoted the experts waste recovery association and said that the first priority should be waste minimisation . |
| 25 | A joyful Lou called Melissa to thank her for her kindness and to say that Rick was now reconciled with his parents . |
| 26 | Well perhaps this is a good time just to take stock and to say I know that I 'm not all that I should be and all that I ought to be , but by this time next year I 'm going to be a bit better than I am just now , in spiritual terms . |
| 27 | In the film , The Silence of the Lambs , Sir Anthony plays the cannibalistic serial killer and says he fears that it glorifies violence . |
| 28 | The sergeant produced his warrant card and said he wanted to ask some questions . |
| 29 | So she went like this pulled our her note card and said I can put it on now she said . |
| 30 | Aoun rejects deal and says war still on |