Example sentences of "say [conj] it [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Critics will say that it converts rape into an offence of negligence , in one respect at least . |
| 2 | So all attending had brought their freshly picked bunches with them and laid them on the coffin as they arrived , and I must say that it looked — and smelled — lovely . |
| 3 | How could she say that it made her feel uncomfortable ? |
| 4 | I must say that it sheds some light on the state of some of the aircraft that I had to fly in then . |
| 5 | I can only say that it sounded like one of those across the passage from my room . ’ |
| 6 | Let us say that it occurs to you that a story in which a husband kills his wife without any apparent motive would be " a marvellous idea " . |
| 7 | To be fair , Same-Lamborghini UK did say that it had n't had any complaints about lifting capacity here . |
| 8 | Could she not say that it had been her own choice to leave the Longhills , that they were not suited to one another ? |
| 9 | ‘ We are just at a point if we have anything to say , we really could not , ’ the company told Reuter , but it did say that it had hired Morgan Stanley & Co as its ‘ financial consultant , ’ along with Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette , but declined to say whether the investment banks are underwriters for a stock offering . |
| 10 | Today we might say that it had been shown to be different from itself . |
| 11 | And although it may be bad for a girl of that age to have sex , I can honestly say that it does not appear to have caused me any lasting harm , either emotionally or physically . |
| 12 | One must say that it does so by providing a price sufficient to pay off a debt of sin before God . |
| 13 | I have to confess that on many occasions I have had recourse to Hansard , of course only to check if my interpretation had conflicted with an express Parliamentary intention , but I can say that it does not take long to recall and assemble the relevant passages in which the particular section was dealt with in Parliament , nor does it take long to see if anything relevant was said . |
| 14 | I mean , I mean , lots of different pupils would say that it does n't mean anything in the end because erm you know , what are we here for , what can we do , you know , and like why you know , I mean I , I 'm sure it does n't mean very much . |
| 15 | Of the Imperial Camel Corps he would say that it comprised an aristocratic element among its officers and complete ruffians in the ranks ; all they had in common was a disdain for danger . |
| 16 | Alright , now if we look at the , the rural instead of the urban wage rate , right , up here alright , now let's just say that it takes that amount of time before this individual gets a job in the urban area , alright , now if we discount alright the erm , the rural , the urban wages right , that 's all this |
| 17 | The New Criticism began , as 1 said , with the work of Richards and Eliot ; more exactly one can say that it began with the publication in 1924 of Richards 's Principles of Literary Criticism , a radical , polemical programme for the study of literature that has had an enormous impact on British criticism and scholarship in the past fifty years . |
| 18 | He 'd say that it proved that , instead of a machine or a sampler , we really did play it ! |
| 19 | One might say that it claims that it 's presently raining is a real state of affairs . |
| 20 | De Niro does n't seem particularly keen to discuss his reasons for wanting to run a restaurant , and will only say that it 's been a vague dream of his for a while . |
| 21 | Now , if you use any financial monitor that we have , and bearing in mind the size of the task , any critical analysis will reveal that this Council , under Labour , can definitely say that it 's met the challenge and it 's certainly started to make the change . |
| 22 | I do n't understand therefore how you can ex say that it 's targeted to primarily to manufacturing . |
| 23 | I ca n't honestly say that it 's been a pleasure , but it has been an experience … one I most definitely do n't want to repeat ! ’ |
| 24 | Er , can I say that it 's been a great pleasure coming er , to you and to say that erm that there 's far more to say , of course , about Canberra er , but I hope that that taster will help you to try and appreciate what went on there . |
| 25 | Sperber and Wilson would say that it conveys a range of weak implicatures recovered on the hearer 's own initiative . |
| 26 | Some said at the time that Leviathan had been written for Cromwell , and indeed Hobbes did say that it supported a ‘ conscientious obedience to the present government ’ of the Protectorate . |
| 27 | can I say that it gives me particular pleasure to introduce Steven not least , because Steven Hughes is one of our colleagues in parliament who does a fantastic job for the trade union movement . |
| 28 | To generalize and say that it stood for anything at all was self-delusion and deceit . |
| 29 | Americans , who also used the term " Edwardian Era " , would probably say that it ended on 2nd April 1917 , when the United States entered the war . |
| 30 | Those of us lucky enough to see the wonderful 1960 European Cup Final between Real Madrid and Eintracht Frankfurt can truthfully say that it changed our attitude to football . |