Example sentences of "[conj] what [pron] [be] [adv] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | So , I believe that what you 're also saying is that even if there were war , that would n't necessarily mean that the tap would suddenly turn off and there 'd be no more oil coming out of the Middle East ? |
| 2 | ‘ I suppose that what you 're really saying is that Guy was attracted to me because he could pretend I was a boy ! ’ |
| 3 | ‘ They should judge him purely on his ability as a player and what they are actually saying is that their man-management techniques are n't up to scratch . |
| 4 | Not only having gone to higher standards of were but also looking to account a motion which has already been passed by the Environment Committee on the fourteenth of September nineteen ninety three and what I was basically saying was that erm incinerator should come to That 's Life that the current E E C proposals on erm that that and I know that 's not a rule but in fact when Her Majesty 's Inspectorate of Pollution is actually considering this want to draw their attention to a motion which in some cases were saying that we would expect the highest possible standards if those developments were to go ahead with the . |
| 5 | So he suddenly found that he preferred to write poems but what he 's actually saying in that essay , is that he thinks poems are living things , just as animals are and that they 're they 're difficult to catch . |
| 6 | What he 's talking about and this is the same erm same councillor who was talking about living harmoniously side by side those that have are are buying them , those that are renting them but what he 's actually saying is well I 'm actually very , very sorry but if you have n't a job , if you have n't an income or you 're income is so low , just go over there and stay away from us decent chaps with lots of cash . |
| 7 | But if it 's not required by law , then I can not issue , and if people ask for advice we are obliged under Fire Services , the Fire Services Act to give that advice , but what I 'm really saying is that with the , the pressure of work on the Fire Safety Department , it 's likely that if it 's a fairly low risk to life , we 'll never get round to it , and that 's the honest truth . |
| 8 | But what you 're then saying is that the taxes start at a very low threshold I E you , you , you start to pay tax at a hundred and fifty Cantonese per person . |