Example sentences of "[vb mod] say [prep] the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ We must say to the public , ‘ you can not leave us without moral guidance on this . |
| 2 | Part A trial bundle two it should say on the front of it . |
| 3 | Maybe what we should say at the end of the day is erm just is n't talking about that , he 's on about a completely different subject and we really should n't erm we should n't beat over the head for having a bad theory of the self . |
| 4 | But then it should say at the end , ‘ For further information contact |
| 5 | What do you think I should say to the Principal ? |
| 6 | Well well you 'd go to er er I should say in the morning service , that was a service you used to have . |
| 7 | I should say in the context of the working of the Anglo-Irish Agreement that at no stage during the time that I have been Secretary of State has the Minister for Defence for the Republic of Ireland taken part in the conference . |
| 8 | I 'll say at the outset , that Holy Communion is not something that we play about with . |
| 9 | Their range includes an Anti-Blemish cover-up cream — because , despite what they might say to the contrary , boys like to hide their spots , too ! |
| 10 | Most Nonconformists were genuinely distressed at the changing character of the Established Church ; whatever they might say to the contrary , they lived in the shadow of ‘ the establishment ’ and continued to feel a certain proprietary if illogical interest in the Church . |
| 11 | In other words , the energy release could be determined exactly , whatever Heisenberg might say to the contrary . |
| 12 | He might say to the doctor , ‘ I do not wish to live as a helpless paralytic . |
| 13 | The pure flame of radical Christianity , we might say with the example of the Titfords before us , would be lucky indeed if it burned brightly for as many as three generations . |
| 14 | For all that we might say about the relevance of performance indicators in financial reporting , a fundamental and seemingly intractable problem remains : performance can not be judged in terms of output alone , economy , efficiency and effectiveness must be judged together . |
| 15 | You might say like the law courts here , you know , you might say what 're the law courts er as associated in what they , they do ? |
| 16 | They issue an er they issue an annuity , which is erm er if you 're not sure what an annuity is , this is a temporary annuity , and they might say in the case of Miss they might say well what about a ten year annuity ? |
| 17 | ‘ No , Jordi , no ! ’ was all I could say as the train slowly carried him away into the dawn . |
| 18 | There 's so much more that I could say about the development of Switchboard . |
| 19 | I think you know , Lincolnshire has done a dam good job for the people in Lincolnshire whether it in roads , whether it be old peoples homes , or whether it be in schools , whether it be in fire stations , police stations , I admit to where one could say across the board , they could compare , that they could compare , they might compare they might live in one area and work in another . |
| 20 | There was nothing more he could say in the way of argument , so he decided to plague her other address with mail . |
| 21 | And all Mrs Thatcher could say in the face of that mocked Mr Kinnock , was that tax cuts looked unlikely next year . |
| 22 | So therefore Mr Deputy Speaker in conclusion , what I 'd say to the minister is , number one do we really need this order at all ? because why should we have extra seats just because Germany are getting more . |
| 23 | And I would say , I 'd maybe be about twenty or thirty yards away from the coach , and I 'd say to the shunter when he come out , That buckeye 's not caught . |
| 24 | I dare say in the end I 'll settle for second-best . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ He 's your picture , Jake , ’ she used to say over the laddie 's cot , laughing like a witch ; and I could 've killed her for it . ’ |
| 26 | That was the main , but not the only cause of the subsequent riot , when the bonnie lieges , not a few ‘ in drink ’ as they used to say at the magistrate 's court , toppled the case over with the luckless , as well as legless leprechaun still inside . |
| 27 | ‘ The night is his hour , that 's what they used to say at the fairground . |
| 28 | As my grandad used to say at the end of a grand day like that , " That 's another one they ca n't take away from you . " |
| 29 | ‘ Gold Monogram at Only Five Ninety-Nine Extra , ’ it used to say on the sign . ’ |
| 30 | I used to say to the wife : ‘ Look at this bloody lot . |