Example sentences of "[vb mod] [adv] say [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ They might only say important things . ’ |
| 2 | We 'll just say sorry to Deborah . |
| 3 | it 'll just say privileged instruction violation , |
| 4 | I was much more , well I 'll not say interested altogether , but much more thoughtful of the condition of er these coloured people . |
| 5 | But this ideological construction is highly vulnerable , one might even say feeble . |
| 6 | For example , ( a ) damage to paths , is also caused by walkers , witness the problems of erosion on many popular tracks ; ( b ) the passage of cyclists requires walkers to step aside ( ! ! ) — this and para ( c ) sound really churlish , I might almost say childish , and give the impression of an RA membership composed entirely of geriatrics — which I 'm sure is not the case . |
| 7 | You could n't say boiled egg , and you used to call them baldies ! |
| 8 | Now he 's bitter , unpredictable : I 'd even say psychotic . |
| 9 | I would n't say indestructible , but I know what you mean , yeah . |
| 10 | Asked if he was bored , he replied : ‘ I 'm a little bit tired , I would n't say bored . ’ |
| 11 | I would n't say nervous type . |
| 12 | Two important non runners there in the twelve fifty , number seven Far Senior and in the two o'clock number thirteen the I would n't say old timer but Panto Prince anyway shame he 's not going to get a run . |
| 13 | ‘ I would n't say genetic , Mrs Avery . |
| 14 | Was after world war one anyway I mind of that , so say it might have been in the twenties he might have done I would n't say proper |
| 15 | And I 'd be quite would n't say frightened mind |
| 16 | Now I was I would n't say surprised because the matter is already well know , but I found an additional piece of evidence for the proposition that while they knew a lot about what happened to their commodities in their countries — how it was produced , how it was distributed internally and how it was sold internationally — they generally did n't have very much information as to what happened afterwards . |
| 17 | After talks in Moscow on Nov. 27 between President Gorbachev and Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz , described by Gorbachev as " difficult , I would even say harsh " , the Soviet Foreign Affairs Ministry estimated that only 350 Soviet nationals had thus far been allowed to leave Iraq . ) |
| 18 | Ca n't say good morning . |
| 19 | You ca n't say horrible . |
| 20 | Close friends and family — those who really care about you — will be happy to comply but you must remember to tell them that you would like them to indicate what they think are your weaknesses as well as your strengths or they will simply say nice things about you . |
| 21 | I mean I know some of the , some of the more slender women , I wo n't say skinny here , what , are n't in need of a tummy tuck , but well there 's you as a twenty two Scottish women would spend two thousand pounds , what do you think of that ? |
| 22 | I 'm only — I wo n't say glad , no , that would be quite the wrong word , but , shall I say relieved , that it happened last night . ’ |
| 23 | I 've always been a sort of I wo n't say outgoing personality let's say right . |
| 24 | He was a man of exceptional generosity , in fact I can truthfully say over-generous . |