Example sentences of "[pers pn] can say [prep] [noun sg] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It was completely contrary to Lord Darlington 's natural tendencies to take such public stances as he came to do and I can say with conviction that his lordship was persuaded to overcome his more retiring side only through a deep sense of moral duty . |
| 2 | Er , I can say for instance that I 'm changing because I 'm er getting older , I 'm getting tireder erm all sorts of things can be said about me . |
| 3 | Well , I can say without question that was the most trebly record we 've heard today . |
| 4 | I can say without embarrassment that I have been training for this for a long time , that I have learned to breathe the rarefied air , that I now know when to stand still and when to move forward , when to attack and when to retreat , when to leave a problem to resolve itself and when to go on working at it till the solution emerges . |
| 5 | I mean , you can say for example that the Government did n't bring in registration , licensing of food premises , only brought in a register . |
| 6 | We can say with confidence that God wo n't ask us to build an ark — because the story of the flood ends with a promise that there will never be such a deluge again . |
| 7 | We can say with certainty that we would be able to mount the first kind of display ; but at the moment we can not be so certain about the travelling display which , although the more attractive proposition , has much more significant resource implications . |