Example sentences of "[pers pn] say it [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the courtyard where the Emperor s retinue awaited him , there were tens , no , I say it without exaggeration , hundreds eager to push their faces forward . |
| 2 | Milton , I say it with confidence , even in the presence of my friend Peter Burke , was the most learned — was more learned than any man in this room . |
| 3 | I said it without thinking . |
| 4 | You say that I have the endurance — you say it in order to give me strength . |
| 5 | ‘ We [ i.e. women ] are as freeborn as men , have as tree election , and as free spirits ’ , says the Hic Mulier figure , and she says it in drag . |
| 6 | She said it without conviction . |
| 7 | She said it without conceit , simply as a fact . |
| 8 | do you say it in English or in French ? |
| 9 | A. Yes , in assembly while they say it in English I do the other one . |
| 10 | But he said it without hope . |
| 11 | He said it without emotion , like someone discussing the death of turkeys in an abattoir . |
| 12 | He said it in English , slowly , as though enjoying the sound of the words , and he added with a secret little smile , ‘ That happened just before he was recalled at the request of Lami Dozo himself . |
| 13 | I know he said it in anger but you do n't even say things in anger if you do n't feel them and that really bothers me a bit . |