Example sentences of "[prep] say that [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this case , it is another way of saying that we wish to be governed neither by elected representatives nor by our own countrymen . |
| 2 | All of which is a roundabout way of saying that what matters in this world is asking the right questions , rather than knowing the right answers . |
| 3 | I will not list Frances ’ numerous qualities but content myself with saying that I know of no one who could fill her position as well as she … ’ |
| 4 | He has found several different types of Anomalocaris ; from studying the whole lot , he thinks he can make a case for saying that it belongs with the arthropods , not out on its own . |
| 5 | What is involved in saying that something exists in its own right , while something else does not ? |
| 6 | To be sure , God 's Spirit is at work in the East and everywhere , but that is different from saying that he contributes to beliefs which deny the truth that he has inspired . |
| 7 | It goes without saying that everything depends on the nature of the piece of music to be scored . |
| 8 | It goes without saying that you start with the bottom step , to prevent the concrete falling through to the one below . |
| 9 | But surely , a speaker could have conveyed an impression of athleticism simply by saying that they sprinted up the hill . |
| 10 | Ideas , according to Berkeley , are particulars whose significance is explained by saying that they stand for the things they represent . |
| 11 | Wittgenstein avoids both mentalism and behaviourism by saying that what matters for an understanding of psychological verbs is not anything phenomenal — either inner or outer — but their use . |
| 12 | The court admitted that it was giving an unusual meaning to the word , for a historian who described the end of Rizzio by saying that he met with a fatal accident in Holyrood Palace would fairly be charged with a misleading statement of fact . |