Example sentences of "[vb mod] say a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll say a quiet good-bye to your mother and father and perhaps you would explain to Sandra and tell Matthew when you come back . " |
| 2 | We 'll say a little prayer for your baby , shall we ? ’ |
| 3 | Elizabeth took no part in this discussion and Lydia wondered whether it was her imagination or whether Elizabeth had the air of someone who could say a great deal if she chose . |
| 4 | So I have a certain interest , you could say a certain responsibility . " |
| 5 | Er I 'd say a wide range . |
| 6 | I desired you and — how shall we put it — I am as they used to say a little bit priapic . ’ |
| 7 | And she used to say a big head |
| 8 | Er doctor says not only was the taxing officer right in what he did , but he should of gone further and as I say he should of erm disallowed more interest , the basis of which erm doctor puts forward that submission before me seems to be two fold , first he points out that in fact the plaintiffs failed to perfect the order of Mr Justice er , er sorry Mr Justice erm , until the twenty fifth of May nineteen ninety three and that was a , I think he would say a probable failure on part of the plaintiffs and their solicitors to do with what his solicitor had asked them to do in the letter of the twenty third of April nineteen ninety one . |
| 9 | erm If you were not so much an artist as a technician , you became as a technician interested in what this camera of yours could do , and therefore George Albert Smith , who was primarily I would say a technical man rather than an artist , he was very interested in the trick film . |
| 10 | So was Dr Carrington exerting a right — some would say a fundamental right — to self-determination , or was he capitulating under the weight of an intolerable burden ? |
| 11 | We have a wonderful capacity , some would say an over-developed capacity , to project ourselves into other beings . |
| 12 | I left led I would say an uneventful life , but I 've been very happy you know , ups and downs . |
| 13 | Well , maybe double chin is a little unfair : let's say a mere jowlswipe of pork tenderloin . |
| 14 | And let me illustrate that in a context let's say a local radio station . |
| 15 | Let's say an Upper School boy , doing what might turn out to be a six week long project , he will mark it at the end of every session , well not mark it but assess it — which is slightly different — and staple little bits of paper on it with comments and suggestions , and so on . |
| 16 | For example , let's say an old lady with a walking stick approaches you in the High Street and asks you the way to the nearest public toilets . |
| 17 | Your PP may say a well-known proverb up-to-time and you respond . |
| 18 | Well I think an abstract canvas can say a great deal . |
| 19 | Now now if I can say a little bit about the building to you . |
| 20 | Then we can say a proper farewell . ’ |