Example sentences of "say and [art] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is helpful to have both a rigid rule — a lm wooden or steel rule , say and a flexible steel tape for measuring pipe runs and so on . |
| 2 | We tend to assess people through what they say and the way they say it , to come to conclusions about whether we will like someone from the way they present themselves in words . |
| 3 | Each character still begins a new line , so we know when a new person is speaking , but the ‘ said Puttermessers ’ and ‘ said Xanthippes ’ are pared to the bone : we have to deduce who is speaking from what they say and the way they say it . |
| 4 | Other signals may be rooted in our own culture or sub-culture — our clothes and our hair styles , for example , tell other people as much about us as what we say and the way we behave . |
| 5 | The study of origins and influences is no substitute for looking directly at what these texts actually say and the very particular felt understanding that they mediate . |
| 6 | Yeah er if you , what was on tonight was er on the , there was a T V programme on tonight called What the Papers Say and the editor Alistaire Campbell was on tonight , he is actually quite left-wing and this paper will , is actually quite vehement about the government , much more than the Sun would ever be , it 's quite interesting , yet that is owned by Murdoch , but I have to say that I think that is only because Murdoch is n't liked in that way since to have |
| 7 | It 's the words they 're interested in , not what you actually say and the |
| 8 | ‘ I laughed my head off there , ’ she says and the only black cloud was when the apartment was burgled and she had most of her jewellery stolen . |
| 9 | Glenn Hoddle says that playing at Wembley can be like making your debut … the sight of the twin towers still gives you a buzz but they 've got to forget all about that and get on and win the game … it 's a wonderful place to play he says and the pitch should suit Swindon but they 've got to concentrate on the job in hand |
| 10 | ‘ Horology is the study or measuring of time or making of clocks ’ — that 's what our dictionary says and the latter is what we do ; we make clocks for a large company called the London Clock Company , but we had very humble beginnings … . |
| 11 | He said then she can put her capital he says and the interest on the capital |
| 12 | But what i should actual fact be , one should be owing two pound more than what it says and the other one should be owing two pound less . |
| 13 | and he was saying to me er , he says Jean I says I live and learn and er he says , you know when he says , he talks through his nose , he says you know if they had 've left Sandy Row the way it was and just put bathrooms in and he says and the way it is |
| 14 | You need to know what will be said and a suitable , accurate form of words should be specifically agreed . |
| 15 | But it was said and the barrier was back between them , built of suspicions neither of them dared bring to the surface … though Trent had intended asking her about her grandfather . |
| 16 | Again Cowley took the picture , and smiled ; but his mind was racing , searching for the link between what Roz had said and the image he held of a man , killed in a car crash . |
| 17 | Misunderstandings arise because of what 's been said and the way in which it 's been interpreted . |
| 18 | Another place where writers put commas " illegally " is between a verb which describes saying and the sentence which presents what is said : |
| 19 | It suggests good Washington connections as he said and a certain fluidity of ethics as he did n't say . |
| 20 | No he says I could do it in a lot less time than that , he said and a lot neater , I said , you saying I 'm a scruffy writer ? |
| 21 | ‘ What does it matter whether they are open or shut ? ’ he said and the doors remained open . |
| 22 | ‘ Her too , ’ the Norwegian said and the Japanese held up a small woven bag with a slash down its centre . |
| 23 | Whatever authority it had , came not from the power of the speaker — he had none in the conventional sense — but from the cogency and relevance of what he said and the hope it inspired . |
| 24 | So could I just in conclusion say please fill in your short questionnaire thank you for your attendance and I can assure you as Chairman of the trust what you said and the question 's you 've raised this evening will be looked at in great detail and we will be reporting back to you in the near future about the proposals that we wish to make . |
| 25 | ‘ How about tonight ? ’ she said and the pathos in her ignorant unknowing enquiry almost made me gag . |
| 26 | ‘ Look upon us , ’ the voice said and the agent opened his eyes . |
| 27 | ‘ But it was the High King Erin who pronounced the spell , ’ he said and the cold bitterness was in his voice again . |
| 28 | We were puttering up river late in the afternoon and the sun was beginning to go down over these huge trees and a flight of big birds , herons or something , were taking off like pink seaplanes as someone said and the second assistant suddenly stood up and yelled out This is paradise , this is fucking paradise . |
| 29 | Mr. Wilson : That is a sophistication of what the Hon. Gentleman said and the record will show that . |
| 30 | ‘ I hope you 're a good traveller , love , ’ he said and the van rattled away down Wapping High Street . |