Example sentences of "say [conj] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | They say that on a clear day you can see the Isle of Harris . |
| 2 | I say that on behalf of the party he beat as opposed to the one that he put into third place — the Conservative party , which was marginalised in that by-election . |
| 3 | Candidates say that on the doorstep , education questions concern mainly national policies . |
| 4 | I simply say that on the debates we 've had on the Policing Bill , I 've learnt what the functions of your Noble House is all about and the speech that 's just been made from across the Chamber from me , sums up entirely my views on the matter , and I say to your Lordships House that on the basis of experience as Northern Ireland Secretary when one is a Home Secretary for a province and there 's a number of people in this House who 've had a job to do including the Noble Lord , The Noble Viscount Whitelaw who set the tone of the way we all proceeded , I accept that , the one of the things we had to do there was bring democracy back to policing and the primary force of policing is taking a long time to do and that here as Home Secretary , everything I learned there was , stop the growing centralisation and the weakening of the police authorities and police force and this Bill does exactly that But now one of the questions I 've asked myself and it 's the only point because all the points have been made that I really want to ask the Government is what are these appointees for ? |
| 5 | Because it is Ab , Abbey Life 's , at Abbey Life 's discretion , we do in fact say that on our last line do n't we ? |
| 6 | I say that on behalf of the permanent year-round staff at Festival House ( 3.5 people for the Festival and 2.0 for QFT ) but also on behalf of the professional staffs of the Grand Opera House , the Lyric , the Arts , the Ulster Orchestra , the Ulster Hall , the Ulster Museum , Stranmillis College , the Old Museum — in fact , all who help make the Festival the great event it is . |
| 7 | They say that at the moment of death the whole of one 's past life flashes before one 's eyes . |
| 8 | Police say that at about 11am a man reported at the Green Garage service station that his car had broken down nearby . |
| 9 | ‘ But then they all say that at this time of year , do n't they ? ’ |
| 10 | To echo Brundle : ‘ But they all say that at this time of year , do n't they ? ’ |
| 11 | They say that at a certain point it will stop expanding and start contracting again , back into the original primal seed . |
| 12 | ‘ If you say that at your trial , they will kill you . ’ |
| 13 | Had a word with Vic about the script and he says not to worry but they always say that at this stage , do n't they ? |
| 14 | Workers say that at least one employee has been dismissed from his job without compensation because of illness caused by pollution from the smelter which also processes arsenic , cadmium and lead — well known to have adverse effects . |
| 15 | That is why I say that at impact , during a proper swing , the shaft of a club is doing nothing to help or hinder a shot — and we can have no control over it at this point . |
| 16 | But diplomats say that with many opposition politicians in jail and the continuing arrests , few Burmese expect the elections to affect the military 's control of the country . |
| 17 | ‘ You say that with some feeling , Wilson ? |
| 18 | I say that with every degree of confidence . |
| 19 | Pundits say that with a proven automatic gearbox and active suspension , Moustache Nightmare could well be world champion for Williams-Renault this year . |
| 20 | Opponents of the NBA say that with no interstate trading restrictions the agreement is now inoperable . |
| 21 | I say that with some feeling because , in the three years , that I have been doing this job I have not heard so many well-qualified solicitors and barristers , people from the legal community and inquests and from pressure groups say that there are areas of deep concern . |
| 22 | I say that with absolute passion about a man who is my boss and my friend and with whom I am proud to serve in this Government . |
| 23 | I say that with the most heartfelt |
| 24 | it 's not pronounced in mine , but , some er they say that with where it 's gone away , you know , there 's all sorts of things that can prove it I mean the obvious thing is we came from somewhere did n't we ? , we did n't just drop here with a flash of light and er they 've studied plants and other animals and they evolved . |
| 25 | In any case , it 's weird that whenever I say that to Keith , he looks at me with the unmistakably quizzical air of the tall thin intellectual he is , his hair on the blond side of chestnut ( now heavily greying ) ; his fair skin with his rosy cheeks reminding one of Victorian youths with perfect complexions ( or so the novels of Wilkie Collins and the paintings of the Pre-Raphaelites would have us believe ) ; his eyebrows bushy and deliberately unkempt ; his classic tweed suit of the old school , worn with a shamefully Byronic air somewhere between hippy and academic ; his accent public school , as befits his education , although he also speaks a passable Spanish , so we can keep switching languages whenever linguistic difficulties develop . |
| 26 | Just say that to yourself : ‘ It was n't me . ’ ’ |
| 27 | ‘ Say that to anyone else , ’ Short muttered without looking up from his fried egg , ‘ and I 'll see you in court . ’ |
| 28 | We have a strong tendency to reject it — ‘ Go on , you say that to all your sales people ! ’ |
| 29 | Well just say and just say that I had a bit of a ba an and I 'd like a check over that 's all just say that to them if you want alright ? |
| 30 | Well just say that to her , it 's a long distance and er , will you , will you call me back on this number ? |