Example sentences of "i [vb mod] say [prep] [noun sg] [that] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may say without vanity that I 'm rarely mistaken in a boy . |
| 2 | ‘ I could say without doubt that this lady would have been alive today if she had not taken drugs at that party . ’ |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Well , I can say without question that was the most trebly record we 've heard today . |
| 6 | 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 . |