Example sentences of "[vb mod] say [adj] [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Bob knocked back his coffee , and I was about to stand when he said , ‘ Listen , Alex , I do n't know if I should say this to a poet , but there are some things a damn sight more urgent than the doggerel of a dead country squire . |
| 2 | Marvelling that anyone could say this without a trace of selfconsciousness or humour , Wexford looked her up and down . |
| 3 | And I will say this for the greengrocer , he never at any time tried to pressurize Buffy into buying the apple . |
| 4 | Erm , I suppose we ought to say welcome to the Health Service , Mick . |
| 5 | the cube root , third root of E. So what would erm what would let's say sixteen to the power of one quarter be ? |
| 6 | Our lives there were promiscuous , I can say that for a start . |
| 7 | Not many can say that for every facet of College society — study , sport , social activities , and so on . |
| 8 | I said , the vilest thing about them is that they can say that with a smile on their faces . |