Example sentences of "[conj] say that [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I will go one step further and say that without the correct position at the top of the backswing , other parts of the swing can not function correctly during the forward swing . |
| 2 | This omits the details on Mildred , but adds , in a way reminiscent of chapter 5 of the 1027 Letter , that Cnut was most acceptable to the emperor , and says that on landing he hurried to St Augustine 's to offer them rich gifts — no doubt including the gold plate which he took from his treasures and held aloft to attract the saint 's attention during the storm . |
| 3 | Kathryn , who is married with an 18-month-old daughter , said she was just curious to know whether these experiences could be connected with reincarnation and says that at times : ‘ I feel restless , a sort of sad yearning for what could have been a past life . ’ |
| 4 | She now does yoga , and says that for the first time in her life she wakes up feeling calm and generally finds that thinking positively works . |
| 5 | It aims to turn the headphones radios and television group into a mini-conglomerate and says that in the five weeks since new board was appointed , ‘ considerable progress has already been made . ’ |
| 6 | In De Officiis he describes two ways that men can do wrong , ‘ by force or by fraud ’ , and says that In order to guard against such destructiveness Cicero urges that ‘ pretence and concealment [ simulatio dissimulatioque ] should be done away with in all departments of our daily life ’ . |
| 7 | Dataquest notes that 1992 was the first year in which each of the five top workstation vendors offered RISC-based workstations for under $10,000 and says that in the third quarter more than 60% of the boxes going out the door were priced under $15,000 . |
| 8 | When Boswell sought to establish a distinction between ‘ the licentiousness of a single woman , and that of a married woman ’ , Johnson intensified his analogy , comparing the loose single woman to a thief , and the randy married woman to a thief who first murders the victim , and says that among women the infection of licentiousness spreads from the single to the married . |
| 9 | A new French contender in the object database stakes has emerged in the shape of Matisse , from Intellitic International SA , of Saint Quentin en Yvelines — and Waltham , Massachusetts-based parallel computer systems manufacturer Kendall Square Research Inc and says that after an extensive vendor review to select an object-oriented database developer whose technology would best complement the KSR1 architecture , it concluded that Intellitic 's Matisse was the most suitable . |
| 10 | v. Grant , or some other authority to the same effect , and saying that by our law an offeror can be landed with a contract even though he never receives an acceptance , since the contract is held to be complete on the posting of the letter of acceptance . |
| 11 | He had smiled then and said that despite my generosity he would give no cause for jealousy . |
| 12 | He blamed politicians and some sections of the media for whipping up anxiety about mortgage repossessions and said that for his company marital breakdown rather than poverty was still the main reason for such repossessions . |
| 13 | The only reason I came here was because the Madam gave me your name and said that with your underworld connections you might be able to help me find someone . " |
| 14 | In the Abridgement of 1754 , Miller listed fifty-one roses and said that at least three variations of the Provence were sold ‘ promiscuously ’ by the nurserymen . |
| 15 | UNITA accused the government of using chemical bombs in the eastern province of Moxico , and said that at least 500 civilians were killed there between May 1 and 13 . |
| 16 | I 'd go a little bit further and say well it 'd be much more likely that husband and wife would be in the master bedroom with in the small bedroom , but as you say er the adults or anybody indeed in the flat is likely to be in the bedrooms at that time , but Sergeant you see went a bit further and said that at the briefing , somehow he got information that was likely to be in the master bedroom so I understand your evidence , you certainly did n't get that impression at the brief . |
| 17 | Of course , the others laughed at him but he insisted and said that at about the same time I thought I 'd seen Sir Bartholomew , a stranger had arrived in the village late at night and stopped at the ale-house for food and drink . |
| 18 | Further and/or alternatively , the judge said that under the provisions of article 13 of the Convention he considered that there was a grave risk that the return of the child would place him in an intolerable situation , and said that on that ground also he would have declined to order the return of the child . |
| 19 | If Tipton Scouts have written to us and said that under the grant that we 're trying to give tonight , towards . |
| 20 | It added : ‘ This university is the last island of democracy in this country , ’ and said that during Ian Smith 's time as Prime Minister , students had the right to hold meetings on the campus without prior official approval . |
| 21 | Striped shirt tapped a gold pencil thoughtfully against his teeth and said that of course one had every respect for someone wishing to take such a stand and that in that case we must see what could be done with the portfolio as it was . |
| 22 | When she objected to him sharing the blame with the editor , he brushed her aside and said that without the keys a lot of information would have been kept from him . |
| 23 | They just That was the only example they gave and said that as the word |
| 24 | However , on Aug. 24 , Gorbachev announced his resignation as CPSU general secretary and said that as the CPSU Central Committee had failed to condemn the coup , it should " take the difficult but honourable decision to dissolve itself " . |
| 25 | The committee expressed concern over loss of public access as Forestry Commission woodland was sold off , and said that as a first step , all existing rights of way should be maintained . |
| 26 | The court did not inquire into the nature of his departure from the instructions , and said that as a quasi-arbitrator all he had to do was to act honestly . |
| 27 | He pointed to a ‘ desperate need to educate the population better ’ and said that in the first half of the Eighties the engineering workforce fell by a third and the number of graduates employed increased by half . |
| 28 | Under gentle pressure he conceded that Riddle had mentioned the possibility of marriage and said that in this circumstance he would want to make a fresh will . ’ |
| 29 | The Government have consistently wrung their hands and said that in the past the services were awful . |
| 30 | Earlier today the Secretary of State chided me and said that in some way I was an advocate of his system because I used the example of refuse collection and its cost to show that his system was simple and that we were in agreement on it . |