Example sentences of "[modal v] say [art] same " in BNC.
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| 1 | Ask anyone who 's had anything to do with pen computers and , unless they 're trying to sell you one , they 'll say the same thing . |
| 2 | ‘ I might say the same . ’ |
| 3 | One might say the same about portrayals of American disc jockeys , leukaemia victims , Martians , cowboys , millionaires or the Last of the Mohicans . |
| 4 | ‘ Well you could say the same about people . ’ |
| 5 | I wish I could say the same for ours and , soon , I shall . |
| 6 | Not many cab drivers could say the same . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ I wish I could say the same . |
| 8 | Years later I could say the same of my old MGB . |
| 9 | ‘ You could say the same of the people in the cars , ’ said Tina . |
| 10 | O'Neill could say the same of his own team . |
| 11 | He 's not the player he used to be but I suppose you could say the same about me . ’ |
| 12 | A majority of managers could say the same , so we can put away the handkerchiefs . |
| 13 | The next day , you could say the same and then , a couple of days later , you 'll build yourself a joint . |
| 14 | I only wish I could say the same about your politicians . ’ |
| 15 | ‘ You could say the same about anybody , ’ Sheldukher snapped back . |
| 16 | ‘ But I wish I could say the same for your superiors . ’ |
| 17 | You could say the same about Communism or anything else , any big idea . |
| 18 | One could say the same sort of thing about Captain Maxwell and the 26 banks that lent money to his enterprises . |
| 19 | ‘ Wish I could say the same about you . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ I could say the same thing to you about a photograph of Svend ! ’ |
| 21 | I only wish I could say the same of some other companies ! |
| 22 | ‘ I would I could say the same of you . ’ |
| 23 | Mr Wilson commented on the BBC doing nothing which would do a disservice to Linfield Football Club , but I could say the same about Glenavon . |
| 24 | I must confess , my dear Fanny ( his sister ) , that I found your judgement of him was inadequate ; perhaps , too , he may not have been in the mood for playing when you heard him , which is probably often the case ; but I was again enchanted by his playing , and I am convinced that if you , and Father too , had heard some of his best things in the way he played them to me , you would say the same . |
| 25 | There can not be many who would say the same of Tyson . |
| 26 | Nigel used to say , ‘ If you can read , you can cook , ’ and I would say the same of gardening . |
| 27 | However , it hardly seems satisfactory to say that it is conscience which tells us that conscience should be at the controls , for presumably self love would say the same of itself if given its head . |
| 28 | I would say the same of a case in which a child of any age consented to donate an organ : such a case is not , of course , covered by section 8 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969 on any view of the matter . |
| 29 | ‘ He would say the same of us . |
| 30 | ‘ Burun would say the same of you , ’ Alexei said equably . |