Example sentences of "[vb mod] say that [prep] [art] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You might say that about the human animal really , might n't you ? |
| 2 | Put in terms of basic psychoanalytic theory , one might say that in the modern Western individual the order of stages of psycho-sexual development has been determined by the id . |
| 3 | Historians might say that in the twentieth century in Britain only the reforming administrations of 1906 and 1945 provided a major change in direction to be followed by administrations which consolidated the changes . |
| 4 | But erm and that presumably one could say that in the same way as Stalin did but that erm Trotsky 's idea was much nearer to Marx . |
| 5 | He used to say that in a few years his uncle would retire ; then he would be in control . ’ |
| 6 | But sightings of the young lady continued and the curious point was that people used to say that in the first compartment next to the tender there would often be the strong scent of roses . |
| 7 | ‘ Well , I would say that after a rotten beginning I 've had a good life — That 's not very helpful , is it ? ’ |
| 8 | In conclusion , one may say that in the ritual life of the traditional Hindu woman one can see the ambivalence of the traditional attitude of Hindu society towards its women and their sexuality . |
| 9 | Speaking broadly , we may say that in the Roman church it is regarded as presumption , in the Protestant churches it is a privilege or a duty , but in the New Testament it is simply a fact . |
| 10 | And in so far as it , as the question arises erm of what kind of , of provisions erm are you going to find if you go abroad , erm then I think we can say that within the European Community , erm citizens of one member state are entitled to what the citizens of the member state in which they happen to be staying are entitled to . |