Example sentences of "[conj] say [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such awareness does not govern everything a Home Secretary does or says in public , but it will never be far from his thoughts . |
| 2 | Letters are a record of what has or has not been agreed or said by various parties |
| 3 | It was a moment or two before she was able to control the wild surge of emotion and say with commendable aplomb , ‘ Good morning , Signor Lorenzo . |
| 4 | Once again , pragmatism can be defended as providing a good fit with what judges actually do and say in hard cases only if we assume that a pragmatist would have noble-lie reasons for constructing and deferring to the best account of the principle underlying past cases in these situations . |
| 5 | She made an effort and pulled herself together , drawing away from them and saying with great dignity and a careful enunciation of her words , ‘ You must not q-quarrel , you two . |
| 6 | The comedian Spike Milligan held forth about God , Diana gave a priceless diamond and pearl necklace to a friend to look after while she danced ; while the Queen was observed looking through the programme and saying in bemused tones : ‘ It says here they have live music ’ , as though it had just been invented . |
| 7 | As they passed him , he looked directly at Midnight for the first time and said with genuine feeling : ‘ I 'm sorry . |
| 8 | She paused , and said with genuine sincerity , ‘ It 's been so good to talk about things , feelings . ’ |
| 9 | She wondered if she had gone too far , so she turned to Mrs Chamberlin and said with real enthusiasm , ‘ Imagine ! |
| 10 | And then abruptly he looked away and said with neutral politeness , ‘ Would you like something else — some dessert perhaps ? |
| 11 | Then she raised her face to me and said with sad seriousness , |
| 12 | Matilda looked right back into the flashing eyes of this infuriated female giant and said with total calmness , ‘ I have not moved away from my desk , Miss Trunchbull , since the lesson began . |
| 13 | Julia took Annunziata 's hand at once and said with desperate urgency : |
| 14 | Finally he moved his chair nearer to her and said with great feeling , ‘ I once thought that he was a liar and a thief . |
| 15 | She looked at Emmie and said with distant kindness . |
| 16 | Louis leaned towards him and said with enormous venom , ‘ You 're in my way . ’ |
| 17 | Bradley turned to him and said with sudden vehemence : |
| 18 | A single tear fell on it before he regained control and said with quiet pride , ‘ The traitor escaped our justice , but our refuge remained a secret . ’ |
| 19 | He put out his hand to her shoulder , warm under the gritty film of sand and said with mock pomposity . |
| 20 | He had turned on her and said with cold savagery , ‘ For fuck 's sake , stop kicking me , will you ? ’ |
| 21 | Jess stuck out her tongue at the broad back and said in demure tones : ‘ No , but her is … no offence meant . ’ |
| 22 | Visiting me in hospital , hot foot from the Middle East , with his Brigadier 's tabs and row of medals , he stroked his moustache and said in crisp tones , ‘ Pity you had n't got a bit more promotion , boy . |
| 23 | Miss B : ( Thinks , ‘ Inquisitive old so-and-so ’ — but says with charming smile : ) Of course I do n't mind , but that 's something I do n't discuss . |