Example sentences of "[vb mod] say [pron] [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Er but of course I I must say something about section eleven funding , this whole section under funding , er is er featured in , in , in this section and er , er I 'm not too sure what the Tories are playing at er , unlike Bob I am not going to condemn them out of hand now , being a Democrat I want you to hear what they have to say and then we 'll roast them this afternoon |
| 2 | I do n't think we should say anything to Stephen or Eileen or of course Terry until we know more . |
| 3 | ‘ Ye do n't talk about the record and I 'll say nothing tae Doctor . ’ |
| 4 | We 'll say it with flowers — that way we can do it all in one night . |
| 5 | We 're going to now from first of all I 'll say it in order and then you can come up . |
| 6 | Evelyn could hardly wait for dinner time so that she could say something to Jackie . |
| 7 | The prime minister , Harold Macmillan , took refuge behind the usual claim that he could say nothing for fear of damaging national security . |
| 8 | I could say nothing to Lollo , she had become a silent , horrible , raw red thing . |
| 9 | In fact nobody on the entire establishment could say it except Charlie the farm foreman and he only though the could say it . |
| 10 | She could say it in English and in French , in Italian , Spanish and German ; she could do a passable job in Japanese . |
| 11 | That meant he could say it in Latin , which , when you think about it , was another fundamental hypocrisy . |
| 12 | Int : I thought you 'd say something like Kylie Minogue or something . |
| 13 | I wanted to see you again , but I was dashing all over Europe that week , and I did n't have time to chase you in person , so I thought I 'd say it with flowers . |
| 14 | We still say that that 's what the Frenchmen used to say it in French aye . |
| 15 | Most to the point is Stendhal : ‘ I shall say nothing of Pompeii : it is the most astonishing , most fascinating , most entertaining thing I have ever come across ; only there can one get to know the ancient world . ’ |
| 16 | ‘ You will say nothing to Miguel ? ’ he whispered . |
| 17 | And he will say it in front of them . |
| 18 | The Vauxhall top brass is conspicuously absent ( which may say something about Vauxhall ) , and trivial PR flackery all too present . |
| 19 | This may say something about Bridget Freemantle , that she did not stand on her dignity in her friendship with the poet , even though she came from a more genteel background , and was about the age of Leapor 's parents . |
| 20 | Never mind about your prayers — you can say them in bed . |
| 21 | I can say it with authority . ’ |
| 22 | You can say anything in front of Stevens , I can assure you . ’ |