Example sentences of "i [vb mod] say [prep] [noun sg] [conj] " 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 | With several well-attended Irish women 's conferences behind us , a well-resourced and staffed Irish Women 's Centre , many autonomous groups and campaigns operating all over London and in other parts of England , I will say with strength and pride that Irish women , whether heterosexual or lesbian , from Anne Devlin to Bernadette , remain the ‘ unmanageable revolutionaires ’ they/we have always been . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Well , I can say without question that was the most trebly record we 've heard today . |
| 7 | 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 . |