Example sentences of "just say " in BNC.
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| 1 | Just say if you are and I 'll go away . |
| 2 | Just say that you do n't want to do it . ’ |
| 3 | Unfortunately , Morley contradicted the government 's message — a form of Nancy Reagan-like intellectual reductionism : just say no . |
| 4 | ‘ Just say no ’ does n't say much , no more than it means much to say to a slave , ‘ Enjoy your slavery ’ or to the poor , ‘ Shut up and accept your lot . ’ |
| 5 | Just say a man does n't earn as much money as me and he has to steal to keep his family , well , sociology says that 's OK . |
| 6 | I do n't — I just say thank you and goodbye , then I go off up the road . |
| 7 | They know when to just say ‘ No ’ . |
| 8 | Just say that to yourself : ‘ It was n't me . ’ ’ |
| 9 | ‘ A lot of them that works on commission just say there 's nothing they can do and call in the tow-truck . ’ |
| 10 | In simple languages such as Dyak , plural forms are replaced by repetition : instead of saying ‘ eggs ’ , you just say ‘ egg egg ’ . |
| 11 | Thus , when the Triumph Stag comes up , you just say , ‘ Pretty enough , but there 's always that overheating alloy head to worry about , is n't there ? ’ |
| 12 | just say no |
| 13 | You just say , ‘ Come on ’ — speak to them in their own language and they 'll understand you . |
| 14 | Pat Ayers quotes one of those same street people : ‘ Just say you were standing on the corner , now if you had seen a policeman coming over the bridge … you automatically moved . |
| 15 | ‘ If clients do n't want you to touch them , they just say no . |
| 16 | ‘ Not being active was very difficult to begin with , but I think you 've got to be very positive and just say to yourself , ‘ I am old now , I 'm 92 . |
| 17 | I said , ‘ Just say he 's a friend . |
| 18 | Just say the word . |
| 19 | Just say softly , ‘ I 'm not ready for that yet . |
| 20 | When you answer the phone , just say ‘ hello ’ and do not give your name and number . |
| 21 | She stopped for breath and a laugh and I said , ‘ Nell , if Bill Baudelaire asks you if I 'm here , just say yes , do n't say where . ’ |
| 22 | Stowing away on a space-faring mining vessel is all very well , but getting caught scrounging Liquorice Allsorts from a deactivated android … ‘ just say no ’ kids , it 'll save more than your teeth ! |
| 23 | But if I just say , ‘ Hop on one leg , ’ you should ignore the instruction . |
| 24 | You just say ‘ no ’ — you do n't deign to give me any reasons . ’ |
| 25 | Just say the name and your invisible assistant will call their office . |
| 26 | If you want to enter both competitions just say ‘ Both Competitions ’ and leave your answers to both , again with your name , address and daytime phone number . |
| 27 | The other people just say ‘ Hush ’ and ‘ Rest ’ . ’ |
| 28 | The only incongruous note was a cheap round badge , enamelled in red and yellow , that he wore on his shirt , which bore the legend ‘ Just Say No ! ’ . |
| 29 | Of course , if he looks dodgy then do n't stop in the first place ; just say that you do n't carry a watch . |
| 30 | The catchy Just Say No slogan of the anti-drug movement invented for Nancy to head were words conjured up by smart PR people . |