Example sentences of "[noun] [conj] say [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | You could almost say there 's a kind of rule that says you ought to write in fairly free verse nowadays and that you 're making a kind of statement if you do n't . |
| 2 | They know how to set traps , they know how to ask you questions which will lead you into using emotive words , they will have you on tape , they will also possibly be in a position to edit that tape , and at the end of the day you can not say , ‘ I did n't say that , ’ because I have a piece of tape that says you actually did say it . |
| 3 | Hers is a vulnerable yet crucial role as negotiator between difference : typically she is one who refuses to outcast herself from the black community and family , because aware of its value and importance , yet by virtue of that same tact subjected within them to sexual discrimination : ‘ we straddle the fence that says we can not be uplifters of the race and lesbians at the same time ’ ( ‘ Talking about It ’ , 54 ) . |
| 4 | ‘ This is ‘ gesture legislation ’ — a statute that says we do not approve — but without any real means of enforcement , ’ he says . |
| 5 | Well perhaps this is a good time just to take stock and to say I know that I 'm not all that I should be and all that I ought to be , but by this time next year I 'm going to be a bit better than I am just now , in spiritual terms . |
| 6 | In the film , The Silence of the Lambs , Sir Anthony plays the cannibalistic serial killer and says he fears that it glorifies violence . |
| 7 | The sergeant produced his warrant card and said he wanted to ask some questions . |
| 8 | So she went like this pulled our her note card and said I can put it on now she said . |
| 9 | The architect explains his reasoning and says he thinks the tenant might enjoy the privacy . |
| 10 | Look Ralph erm if , if you do n't mind me saying can you remember if you do this could you just give me a ring and say it 's done , if not Sid come down in the morning . |
| 11 | We 've even had customers ring up on a Wednesday after a delivery on Tuesday and say they 're sold out . |
| 12 | Erm and then what he did was , he they went through it together and he showed her what to do and she followed him and and as she did things right he praised her and gave her feedback and said she 'd done it correctly and then then when there were things did n't understand she questioned him and then he clarified her . |
| 13 | While S & N has announced itself ‘ perfectly happy ’ with the way things have gone since the switch and said it had been successful , some observers are convinced that operating costs have increased substantially and cite political rather than cost or environmental reasons behind the decision . |
| 14 | The judgment for the plaintiff was upheld by the House of Lords , but Lord Cairns L.C. rested his decision on the ground that the defendant had made a ‘ non-natural use ’ of his land , though he regarded the judgment of Blackburn J. as reaching the same result and said he entirely concurred in it . |
| 15 | And some chap came down from the M G B Owners ' Club and said he 'd offer him six thousand for it . |
| 16 | I 'll just phone INCUBUS and say I 'm leaving them … |
| 17 | The passengers came straggling back shedding overcoats and saying it was cold outside , and again the dining car filled up . |
| 18 | Then she changed her mind and said she 'd have an audience after all , and then , best of all , she said not only would she have an audience , but she 'd like them to ask her questions . |
| 19 | He did n't like the sound of that much , so he changed his mind and said he might not have time , anyway , after his other reading in a church hall . |
| 20 | ' … which he thought he might have been wearing that afternoon and then changed his mind and said he had n't , ’ continued Harris , unperturbed by the interruption . |
| 21 | As for Amaranth 's speech , he told her what he had in mind and said he would sketch out something in greater detail by early next morning . |
| 22 | When I did she cried with fear and said she did n't want to die . |
| 23 | Ousley claims CDC has some $130m in cash reserves and says it is now in the market for acquisitions in the channels and application areas . |
| 24 | right , you go upstairs , pick up the most expensive article they 've got and then you go downstairs to the customer relations department and say I bought this article yesterday and say , and , and I 'm afraid |
| 25 | Supporters of sacked workers have rejected accusations of ‘ rent-a-mob ’ tactics and say they plan to turn up in force again . |
| 26 | ‘ She knew the lads and said they were very nice so that made it easier to audition for them . ’ |
| 27 | This is what Ni , I spoke to Nigel about on the phone on Friday and said he could |
| 28 | He said he would ask Sir David Attenborough to help her , which he did by checking out her agent and saying he would look out for a film part for her . ’ |
| 29 | RISC watcher Andrew Allison remembered FRISC as a merchant chip attempt and says he laughed at Micron months ago when it announced the subsidiary because it did n't have the resources or market presence to pull off a new proprietary architecture . |
| 30 | I said , ‘ You 've done your piece and said it nicely . ’ |