Example sentences of "say [that] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The ‘ I ’ at one and the same time transcends the body ( so that for instance we talk of our bodies as something separate from ourselves and say that we ‘ have ’ them rather than ‘ are ’ them ) and is immanent or present in the body . |
| 2 | people criticise this style and say it 's all a lie , they take one quick look in through the door and they say that we are all acting madly to conceal some great sadness from ourselves . |
| 3 | It expresses what we mean when we say that we have our reservations or vacillate about something . |
| 4 | He 's on reserves and they say that we already have more than our quota per pupil than most other places . ’ |
| 5 | I say that we should strike now , before he gathers more . ’ |
| 6 | I say that we should do the same , if need be . ’ |
| 7 | And say that we do n't want anyone to get hurt . |
| 8 | Thus , intergenerational expectations are created ; we say that we know what it is like to be a child ; we have some understanding of the needs , joys and sorrows of childhood ‘ from the inside ’ . |
| 9 | That 's what we mean when we say that we make cookers for cooks . |
| 10 | I THOUGHT it was terrific when David JoHansen of the New York Dolls delivered such quips a : ‘ Who cares about the music when one has such sense of drama ? ’ and , ‘ We do n't play too good but we can dance as bad as we want , ’ and ‘ We do n't hold concerts — we throw parties ! ’ , and ‘ It does n't bother us when people say that we ca n't play , when we met we actually could n't , ’ etc , etc , but all these sweeping statements were launched in 1973 , and when those same epigrams are repeated three years later by lesser mortals ( i.e. Sex Pistols , Runaways , Ramones and Kiss ) , things begin to look synthetic . |
| 11 | ‘ I think I am talking for us all when I say that we will gladly work for nothing , just until matters improve , we have all been so happy here at Summer Lodge and each and every one of us would like to stay with you wherever you go . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ And have all society say that we are cowards ? ’ |
| 13 | Authors ' reply , — W R Gransden and Susannah Eykyn say that we failed to emphasise the need for safe prescribing of aminoglycosides , and they mention two truisms applicable to all drugs . |
| 14 | ‘ We often say that we are looking for the intention of Parliament , but that is not quite accurate . |
| 15 | The way some some people are top brass of British Gas but er it really is astonishing so when you say that we shall all we shall poorer generally so and yet er . |
| 16 | And er anyway we eventually er ah but er the questions used to asked at every meeting , when are we going to come out and er so much so that er they made the secretary who was a J P and a Tory write to the T U C and er say that we prepared to come out when ever they ask us . |
| 17 | ‘ They say that we have become selfish and have taken too much from the Earth without giving anything back . |
| 18 | I 've written to him , I 've not heard from him yet suggesting you know er say that we 'd like to have a seminar afternoon . |
| 19 | But it may be that what we do is is as you say that we Does that guidance thing give general broad headings ? |
| 20 | And er we er ploughed through this until tonight , and er I think I 'm right , Mr returning officer , say that we 're the first Euro constituency in the northwest to get to this stage . |
| 21 | Whenever things went wrong she would blame us and say that we were causing Bernard difficulties . ’ |
| 22 | Lord Browne-Wilkinson quotes the observation of Lord Reid that ‘ we often say that we are looking for the intention of Parliament but that is not quite accurate . |
| 23 | We expect , or say that we expect , that individuals will be appointed to social offices of all kinds in their individual capacity and on the basis of their individual merit . |
| 24 | So and , and I think maybe it 's a good idea that we write and say that we would like to be given an opportunity to speak to them . |
| 25 | What is the largest single event of sheer naked coincidence , sheer unadulterated miraculous luck , that we are allowed to get away with in our theories , and still say that we have a satisfactory explanation of life ? |
| 26 | He would give me a hearty slap on the back , comment on my expanding girth — ’ Twice the man you used to be , Andreas , eh ? ’ — say that we must meet again ’ for a jar , old man , but just this moment I have to rush , ’ look at his watch , sigh apologetically and shoot off to his next meeting or liquid lunch or whatever . |
| 27 | The latest sub-atomic theories , for example , say that we are all made up of infinitely thin pieces of string which may exist in ten dimensions . |
| 28 | As the problem which prompted the question has been resolved by the Inland Revenue , will my hon. Friend pass on to its staff the thanks of many Members of Parliament for dealing with issues that we have raised on behalf of our constituents and say that we hope that the problems will continue to decline as tax rates come down rather than go up ? |
| 29 | We say that we will protect single retired people , we will ensure that the rebate system is improved not only to help those people , but to target help on all those who need it and we will ensure that what people pay is based on their ability to pay and not on their status . |
| 30 | We are on solid ground when we say that we will oppose this Bill . |