Example sentences of "[noun sg] say that it was " in BNC.
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| 1 | The lawyer said that it was not possible to say that the young people had suffered any permanent effects as a result of their experience . |
| 2 | You must have heard the old story about the bucket of water ; when it was shown to the optimist he described it as being ‘ half full ’ while the pessimist said that it was ‘ half empty ’ . |
| 3 | Although the Israeli delegation said that it was prepared to discuss issues raised by the Palestinians , the two sides remained deeply divided over the organization of the talks . |
| 4 | The court refused to investigate the validity of the Act saying that it was unable to look beyond the parliamentary roll of statutes . |
| 5 | Most recently , the Cadbury Committee said that it was not persuaded by those who called for such a limitation . |
| 6 | Although there is a lack of reliable data on acute pesticide poisoning , the committee said that it was clear that approximately two thirds of all poisonings were suicide attempts and that a quarter were accidental . |
| 7 | He fell to thinking of the shape in the well-pit , and then dropped into a drowsy half-dream , in which El-ahrairah said that it was all a trick of his to disguise himself as Poison-tree and put the stones in the wall , to engage Strawberry 's attention while he himself was getting acquainted with Nildro-hain . |
| 8 | It trivialises the issue to say that it was merely the result of panic — although there was certainly panic in good measure . |
| 9 | In its reply , in a memorandum to HM Treasury , the Institute said that it was not convinced that the proposals were needed . |
| 10 | On March 28 an Interior Ministry spokesperson said that it was possible that former Communist leader Todor Zhivkov himself might be implicated in the crimes committed in the camps . |
| 11 | Because this would cause Mr Goodman financial hardship , a High Court judge said that it was wrong to grant a stay . |
| 12 | ‘ The trial lasted six days and in his summing up , the judge said that it was too difficult to determine the age of the dogs and that he did not believe a breeder would know her own stock — so basically the ‘ coincidence ’ was too strong . |
| 13 | The Hungarian Foreign Ministry in announcing its unilateral decision on the question of joint citizenship said that it was prompted to act by the Romanian government 's " negative " attitude and the unsettled status of thousands of refugees from Romania in Hungary . |
| 14 | Papa said that it was a good servant , but a bad master , and he never joined in temperance rant . |
| 15 | After the Head of Department had gone , the Head said that it was interesting and pleasing that the interview had identified an objective for the Head of Department which was congruent with the institutional needs of the school : to extend the range of his activities with Art . |
| 16 | The Court said that it was not easy to see in the circumstances what other inquiries Savory Milln could have made . |
| 17 | The county court said that it was not , this interpretation being opposite to that reached by a different county court . |
| 18 | The court said that it was not intended in Seymour to cast doubt on Venna which had used the Cunningham definition ( but was pre-Caldwell ) , and Venna was approved in DPP v Majewski [ 1977 ] AC 443 and seemingly by Lord Diplock himself in Caldwell . |
| 19 | The prosecution at Hawarden magistrates court said that it was concerned for the defendant 's safety if the case was being adjourned and he was bailed , because of the strength of feeling generated by the attack . |
| 20 | The prosecution at Hawarden magistrates court said that it was concerned for the defendant 's safety if the case was being adjourned and he was bailed , because of the strength of feeling generated by the attack . |
| 21 | Speaking after the election Greiner said that it was too early to assess " why I did n't get it right , and why almost no one in the community got it right " . |
| 22 | On Jan. 24 President Hosni Mubarak told the People 's Assembly said that it was Saddam Hussein 's " occupation of an independent , sovereign Arab country " which had " caused all that is happening now " . |
| 23 | I would be the last person to say that it was all your fault . |
| 24 | A notice on the wall said that it was forbidden to serve drinks to Muslims and a television set flickered in the corner . |
| 25 | The hon. Gentleman said that it was happening elsewhere to his knowledge . |
| 26 | Conradin loved it , but the aunt said that it was bad for him . |
| 27 | The Building News said that it was ‘ the greatest scandal and disgrace that has ever been inflicted on the architectural profession ’ . |
| 28 | Today claimed malicious falsehood was n't an applicable action but the country 's number two judge vice chancellor Sir Donald Nicholls this morning said that it was . |
| 29 | On Oct. 19 the European Commission said that it was " deeply worried " by the decision . |
| 30 | His Lordship said that it was quite likely that the Revenue would seek to argue that all or some of the award was liable to tax . |