Example sentences of "say [adv] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | B is the more radical principle , and in the absence of any special reason to prefer A , and given that writers supporting neutrality say little that bears on the issue , I will assume that the doctrine of neutrality advocates neutrality as in B. |
| 2 | Later , in The Sense of Order , my book on decoration , I say somewhere that the shepherd boy who cut a twig from a willow tree and made a little pipe to play a tune on may have been a great genius but we can not tell . |
| 3 | Should I express a taste for wine he would order half a bottle , or sometimes say outright that it was bad for me and I should drink lemonade . |
| 4 | I am sure that hon. Members have talked to constituents , many of them young women with children , who say bitterly that they feel trapped in their environment and dare not go out at night , even to have a cup of tea with a friend . |
| 5 | Say only that this of which I speak is pleasing to you . ’ |
| 6 | NIH officials say only that the witnesses were notified ‘ in the most expeditious way possible ’ ; members of BIG insist that a telephone tree was created in which one person was told to call several others . |
| 7 | Some hon. Members referred to the issue , but in the time available I say only that we all accept that second homes present a threat in parts of Wales . |
| 8 | I am conscious of the time , so I say only that it will be a sad day if the Government are allowed to change the legislation , not only for the miners and their communities or for those who , directly or indirectly , are involved in or seek employment in the industry , but for the whole of society . |
| 9 | But it was n't just Tyson 's playing credentials and Satriani 's say so that impressed original members Dan Arlie and Eric Valentine . |
| 10 | One minute you say trustfully that he contains only soya meal and the next you suspect him of harbouring chunks of minced-up nameless anatomy . |
| 11 | ‘ I say merely that I know nothing of your late wife . |
| 12 | Many people say generally that ‘ there should be no whaling for ethical reasons ’ , but when you try to pin them down to a formulation of those ethics , you find it exceedingly difficult and , I am afraid to say , probably unconvincing to most people of the nations of the world . |
| 13 | Does em does empirical evidence , well I think you probably say generally that there is some economic factors and there is some non economic factors , which of those two does er empirical evidence suggest is the main driving force behind migration ? |
| 14 | He has his sleuth say once that to commit a murder you need four aces . |
| 15 | Say quickly that you believe . |
| 16 | Some say diffidently that the ERM has been assaulted by an extraordinary and unrepeatable event ( German unification ) ; or that the underlying imbalances which caused last September 's breakdown ( the pound and some other currencies were over-valued against the D-mark ) have now been sorted out . |
| 17 | ‘ They say also that the Greshorns are the end of the world , ’ Murtach said shortly . |
| 18 | I say openly that the greatest guarantee for the preservation of world peace today is round in the international investments of capitalism . |
| 19 | ‘ All her former intimates say openly that she 's barmy , ’ he says . |
| 20 | If you find yourself changing your mind in the course of an answer , either cross out what you have written and start afresh , or , if there is no time for that , say frankly that you have changed your mind . |
| 21 | If I do not get the chance later in my response to answer the comments of the hon. Member for Caernarfon ( Mr. Wigley ) on students with special needs in further education , I say now that I attach great importance to those students . |
| 22 | I was always annoyed though , Phil and George were magnificent dancers and the chap I used to walk out with sometimes he er he 'd he he used say now that I look like this ! |
| 23 | You then say immediately that the total of the days added are 74 . |
| 24 | If we say well that looks a bit awkward so we 're going to plot the Y against sine X or the y against log X |
| 25 | They say here that he will do no more of these questionless immobile heads as his designs begin to set the immobile against the mobile . |
| 26 | I say here that I have been gratefully assisted by the reports and evidence of Mr Peter and Mr David from Hunstead Park in this case . |
| 27 | and er and we say here that er in respect of directive seventy three , two , three , nine , contrary to what my learned friend has said , we say the passages in the V D S case |
| 28 | There was only allegations and and again I say today that we have not ever found any any proof of any child abuse out there . |
| 29 | The case is hard to argue against , and even harder after a couple of Tories just get up and say flatly that they will be voting for the lady . |
| 30 | Others say simply that market forces must prevail . |