Example sentences of "[vb mod] say [det] [prep] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He was a demon wonder at finding food , I 'll say that for Vern .
2 ‘ 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 .
3 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 .
4 But some , some will say that in bravado .
5 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 .
6 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 ) .
7 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 . ] .
8 I can say this with sympathy and love even though I am , as many know , entirely supportive of the ordination of women .
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