Example sentences of "[modal v] say with [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If we could say with certainty that they are , then , it seems , we would already know the answer to the problem as to the possibility of a numerical diversity of ontological existents . |
| 2 | Forensic science had no answer to the question of what happened to the timer after it was supplied to the Libyans by the Swiss , any more than it could say with certainty what happened to the Semtex plastic explosive after that was supplied to the Libyans by the Czechs . |
| 3 | As the prophet Jesus could say with authority , ‘ Amen , amen I say unto you , ’ and claim to speak final truth about God , ‘ We speak of what we know , and bear witness of what we have seen ’ ( John 3:11 ) . |
| 4 | are most of the programmes are really to do I would say with displacement activities rather than replacement activities . |
| 5 | ‘ Head in a book as usual , ’ Dorothy would say with contempt . |
| 6 | All depend in varying degrees on the analytical activities of conscious thought , but all would say with Thomas à Kempis : I had sooner feel compunction than know its definition . |
| 7 | 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 . |
| 8 | I think I may say with Dryden : |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | But at the moment , I can not speak with the same feeling of achievement about caring for er , elderly , the elderly relative , whereas I think I can say with conviction we 've done quite a lot for those with small children . |
| 11 | So when your managers speak to you at the beginning of a er of your Monday morning meeting to say Gerald how much business have you got landed for next week you can say with conviction , two , two definite cases . |
| 12 | Sometimes , for many lines together , we can say with Wordsworth — ‘ the words , and the order of the words , in no respect differ from the most unimpassioned conversation ’ ( Preface to Lyrical Ballads ) . |
| 13 | All we can say with certainty is that it would be the biggest man-made explosion in history , which does n't sound so bad when you say it quickly as I 'm saying it now . |
| 14 | We can say with certainty that we would be able to mount the first kind of display ; but at the moment we can not be so certain about the travelling display which , although the more attractive proposition , has much more significant resource implications . |
| 15 | I can say with confidence , however , that he knows nothing about Athletico Whaddon . |
| 16 | We can say with confidence that God wo n't ask us to build an ark — because the story of the flood ends with a promise that there will never be such a deluge again . |
| 17 | If its prompt and courteous treatment of our request is anything to go by then I can say with confidence |