Example sentences of "[prep] say that [pers pn] [verb] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | As described by one character , this catch-all phrase is ‘ a short way of saying that they do n't claim to find either the ultimate cause or the ultimate cure , but they do know exactly how it functions , and can prescribe accordingly ’ ( 149/151 ) . |
| 2 | Some authorities made a point of saying that they did not have a training programme because they depended on courses that presented themselves , e.g. : ‘ We always hope to send staff on courses as they are advertised ’ . |
| 3 | When we squeeze the Devil out through the front door , we unwittingly let in all sorts of secular ideologies that masquerade as Christian ones ( which is just another way of saying that he comes in again through the back door ) . |
| 4 | David did n't like it because he was on there and so we went through saying that I have only the most important |
| 5 | The two kinds of reason for saying that they do not matter need to be kept distinct . |
| 6 | That 's my reason for saying that I do n't think the western relief road gives very much environmental relief to the A sixty one . |
| 7 | Having grown up a northerner , I make no apologies for saying that I do not regard myself as a southerner who happens to live a few miles up the road . |
| 8 | Which is shorthand for saying that you do n't have to cheat very much . |
| 9 | ‘ Would I be right in saying that we have n't provided you with what you were looking for when you came here ? ’ |
| 10 | Am I right in saying that you 've also been very you 've also changed with the times as well , and adjusted |
| 11 | I think that I am not alone in saying that I have not properly done my job of examining in detail some of the legislation which has come before us . |
| 12 | It goes without saying that they do n't deserve it , but considering how much the Beeb fall over themselves to shower praise on them , I thought it was a certainty . |
| 13 | It went without saying that he did n't want to be seen , but it was worth the extra discomfort of hanging around for the extra information that he might pick up . |
| 14 | It goes without saying that he did not serve scrambled eggs with smoked haddock , he cooked the haddock first , flaked it , and mixed it with the beaten eggs before cooking them . |
| 15 | Law ( b ) is more falsifiable than law ( a ) , which is tantamount to saying that it claims more , that it is the better law . |
| 16 | For people already inclined to be critical of Mr Bush , it is easy to leap from saying that he can not articulate a policy to saying that he does not have one , or that such policy as he has is flawed . |
| 17 | Having said that , however , most left academics and activists when it comes to the electoral crunch do vote Labour , excusing their commitment by saying that they do so " without illusions " but perhaps signalling by their actions that they do see some kind of meaningful choice at the polls . |
| 18 | I want to end by saying that we need now to f go over this hurdle of liberation make sure that the vast majority of black South Africans who are deeply angry and I saw this anger because I was in South Africa when Chris was assassinated and this anger was turning into rage and the country was on a knife edge it could have blown up , the country would have burned had it not been for the diplomatic achievement of , of enormous stature by Nelson Mandela when he addressed the whole nation and in a sense seized power informally from white and black and the country managed to survive that but if that anger turns into rage again then the country could burn and I do n't say this to be dramatic but just to warn that in those moments when the media and so on do n't explain the situation well do n't forget our people because they have had to cope with this situation . |
| 19 | There are difficulties in answering a question by saying that we do n't know . |
| 20 | This guy just said , ‘ I can bring it here first thing in the morning in a carrier bag , and do n't be clever by saying that you do n't want it . ’ |
| 21 | And that illustrates what I meant by saying that you need quite complex systems . |
| 22 | Charles hedged by saying that he 'd never imagined the BEF would be at all like this . |
| 23 | He wound up his reply to the delegation by saying that he had only put the £30,000 for the foundations into the estimates for the present session and would ask Scott for elevations in a different style . |
| 24 | He tried to fudge the issue earlier by saying that he did not want to specify periods . |
| 25 | Lorenz responded by saying that he did not hold the position they were attacking with such gusto . |
| 26 | I think I might have his conscience by saying that I do n't mind . |
| 27 | I put this earlier by saying that I do not believe that the causal nexus of nature or that of history could be broken . |
| 28 | Downing Street sought to explain the decision by saying that it had not been on his diary anyway . |
| 29 | Doreen , loyal to her role of concubine , had tried to cheer him up by saying that it had never been so good . |
| 30 | Clara had actually heard one constant church attender , caught out donating a small charitable sum to the Vicar , defend herself to Mrs Maugham by saying that she had n't really meant to give it , and that she never would have given it if it had n't been that her little boy had just given up Sunday school . |