Example sentences of "[vb mod] say [adj] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'll say that for Lorne . |
| 2 | He was a demon wonder at finding food , I 'll say that for Vern . |
| 3 | It is n't much , but I 'll say this for Dr John Young . |
| 4 | ‘ At least I 'll say this for Doreen — there 's no deceit about her . |
| 5 | ‘ I might say this in closing , ’ he said , ‘ … as far as foreign policy goes , Mr Kissinger ( Mr Ford 's secretary of state ) has been the president of this country . |
| 6 | But then one could say same of Verbier and she has not ruled that out . |
| 7 | But suppose I am trying to use the machine , and I try coin after coin unsuccessfully , and I utter ( 23 ) ; I might then very well communicate : ( 24 ) Some , and perhaps all , ten cent pieces are rejected by this vending machine and indeed I could say this without contradiction . |
| 8 | Used to say that in Liverpool ! |
| 9 | No one would say that about Rob or Jen . |
| 10 | But some , some will say that in bravado . |
| 11 | Frankly , one has no idea what they will say next on defence . |
| 12 | I will say this for Rosenbloom , she keeps her cool . |
| 13 | We have to look at the application er on its merits in the particular erm circumstances and I 'll tell you something which we will certainly have to do erm and I I will say , I will say this in sort of due respect erm , because we are grateful to them that we can see . |
| 14 | It left quite an impression , because it needed the brilliant virtuosity that Repin already had at that time , and it needed powerful playing from the orchestra , not just loud but with a lot of richness for the fast passages — you know how to judge a great orchestra when you hear let's say thousands of notes in a few seconds , and there 's still a special timbre . |
| 15 | On this basis the position of region B has deteriorated with respect to region A. On the other hand one may say that for Region A , between year 1 and year 2 , unemployment increased by 25 per cent ( expressed as a percentage of unemployment in year 1 ) and for region B , unemployment increased by 20 per cent ( expressed as a percentage of unemployment in year 1 ) . |
| 16 | Probably Edward was respected in Hungary , which may say much for interest in the English monarchy , but the only certainty is his return thence to England , at his countrymen 's request , in 1057 , presumably because some hoped he would succeed the childless Edward the Confessor [ q.v . ] . |
| 17 | I can say this with sympathy and love even though I am , as many know , entirely supportive of the ordination of women . |