Example sentences of "[vb mod] say in [pos pn] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , that 's what I 'll say in my defence when I get back . |
| 2 | All three on the other hand , and here Blanche was imagining what Parkin might say in his defence once in the interview room , had a good reason to want to see the blame for the murder transferred to Parkin should they have killed Nicola themselves . |
| 3 | I mean we ought to say in our case approved our the proposals of the company , they raise no objections in which only the who raised objections , the employees did n't and in the High Court case we 've just said , how can an employee be independent , when he depends upon his employer for his future work . |
| 4 | ‘ You are being very naughty , ’ McAllister whispered back , pretending to be severe , ‘ and the only thing that I can say in your favour is that I am in nearly as bad a way as you are , and know exactly how you feel — but be patient , it can not be long now , ’ for she knew that once the bazaar was over , and she was at last able to tell him the truth , they could go ahead with their marriage plans , the only delaying thing being the time it would take Mama and Papa to cross the Atlantic . |
| 5 | All I can say in my defence is that at this point in history , I find it useful to do two things with my own writing and speech . |
| 6 | All I can say in my defence is that I have nothing now in my life that I would need to hide from you . ’ |