Example sentences of "can say [be] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's all you can say in n it ca n't say nothing else . |
| 2 | Or I can say are you ready for traffic and travel ? |
| 3 | All we can say is do n't look back ! |
| 4 | ‘ All I can say is that the law is the law and its enforcement requires no commendation from me . ’ |
| 5 | All we can say is that the burden of the wood adds further poignancy to an already heart-rending story , and throughout the journey acts as an all too visible reminder to Abraham of the act he is about to commit . |
| 6 | All I can say is , this is either bullshit , or it 's the biggest story in the history of mankind . ’ . |
| 7 | ‘ And as for the idea that I am being some how manipulated all I can say is that I do n't know about the other girls but I have been in a similar industry — television , for the last couple of years and now I know how it works . |
| 8 | Peter Carter-Ruck , a leading libel lawyer , said : ‘ All you can say is that it would probably still be held to be defamatory to call someone homosexual today when they 're not . |
| 9 | ‘ All I can say is that I recognise the incredible enthusiasm that there is for this sport among a section of the listening public — especially Daily Telegraph readers . |
| 10 | What you can say is that there 's been acidification . |
| 11 | All I can say is I 'm sorry . |
| 12 | All I can say is that a bloke in a top-hat spoke to me . |
| 13 | At this momentous occasion all I can say is ‘ but he 's got no eyelashes ’ |
| 14 | The best I can say is that Boy looked something like , or had something like the feel of , Paul Newman when he 's playing the character christened Chance Wayne in that Tennessee Williams film . |
| 15 | All I can say is , I think they must never have spent a night in The Bar if they think that , or never a good night . |
| 16 | I have to admit Mr Graham has a point here , but all I can say is that after one has been in the profession as long as one has , one is able to judge intuitively the depth of a man 's professionalism without having to see it under pressure . |
| 17 | All we can say is , it 's about time ! |
| 18 | All I can say is that I doubt I will be asked to join the Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team . |
| 19 | All I can say is , I pray this is a spasm , one you 'll grow out of . |
| 20 | But after failing to sway villagers attending the annual meeting , he allowed himself to comment : ‘ Well , all I can say is good luck to you and your children . ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Well , all I can say is that there is a whole lot of bloody sheep as symbols as well in the Christian religion , ’ said Alison as she packed up her ‘ baroque ’ fiddle . |
| 22 | ‘ All I can say is I hope you were n't too rude to that insurance investigator then , ’ Mark put in drily . |
| 23 | Well all I can say is he must have money to burn ! ’ |
| 24 | All I can say is that at the time everything fitted together perfectly into so glaringly obvious a pattern that I was amazed I had never seen it before . |
| 25 | ‘ It 's quite heart-breaking , but all we can say is ‘ Come and take your chances ’ , ’ she said . |
| 26 | In some ways that was the classic sound that I had with Whitesnake , but that sound was n't usable in later , more AOR versions of either that band or even other things that I 've done ; all you can say is that it was right for that particular music . |
| 27 | Birdland 's manager Wayne Morris told NME : ‘ All I can say is that reports of the band leaving Lazy are totally untrue . |
| 28 | All I can say is that if Mr Kinnock fancies a bankrupt 's vote , he can have mine , and be welcome to it . |
| 29 | All I can say is that my students were gobsmacked by Paul Thorburn 's 70m penalty . |
| 30 | Yesterday , Carolyn said : ‘ All I can say is it is very , very sad . |