Example sentences of "[modal v] say [prep] [noun sg] be " in BNC.
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| 1 | A clear pattern was emerging and in 1930 Daugherty could say of RKO 's Framed that it offered ‘ cafes and apartments after the presently accepted modern mode ’ and ‘ police autos whining down crowded boulevards , whoopee scenes , police stuff at headquarters , third degree etc. , raids and shooting in equal number and of an equal excellence to many already exhibited ’ . |
| 2 | All I could say in reply was : ‘ What for ? ’ |
| 3 | All he would say in return was that he did n't think it was working out ! |
| 4 | All we can say with certainty is that it would be the biggest man-made explosion in history , which does n't sound so bad when you say it quickly as I 'm saying it now . |
| 5 | The worse word you can say to authority is , I can cope , because they leave you to cope ! |
| 6 | ‘ I thought a personal appeal to the Brotherhood for a relic for Shaftesbury Abbey would be much better than legal wrangling , and all I can say at present is that negotiations are going very well indeed , ’ said Mrs Rider last night . |
| 7 | All one can say at present is that though the process is difficult , time-consuming , and at times very unsatisfying , it is at least an improvement over those processes we have followed in the past . |