Example sentences of "say simply that " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Others say simply that market forces must prevail . |
| 2 | I say simply that I support the views of my hon. Friend the Member for Chichester ( Mr. Nelson ) and of the hon. Member for Middlesbrough ( Mr. Bell ) rather than other views that have been expressed today . |
| 3 | One says simply that her parents kept their ‘ strong , independent spirit ; they would be no burden on their children . ’ |
| 4 | He says simply that he enjoys what he does ( he 's in research ) and is not ambitious — that he 'd be unhappy on the managerial side . |
| 5 | He says simply that his civil servants work extremely hard . |
| 6 | Shaw says simply that the two sides have an ‘ excellent ’ deal . |
| 7 | James says simply that ‘ it was suddenly very important to me that he should live ’ . |
| 8 | Usually , the Oracle says simply that ‘ the Master is asleep ’ , but if you are running an adventure in which Drachenfels is returning to life and the adventurers have n't killed him yet , the Oracle 's eyes gleam as he says that ‘ the Master is growing stronger , he will come to see me soon ’ , as he clasps his hands together in unholy pleasure . |
| 9 | Martin Harrison says simply that ‘ Bailey ended that era ’ . |
| 10 | The only manuscript of the latter author available for this present study says simply that Molla Fenari went on the pilgrimage by way of Damascus in 833 and mentions neither his return nor his death . |
| 11 | The outlawing of Earl Thorkell of East Anglia on 11 November is his sole recorded action in 1021 , and in 1022 the Chronicle says simply that he sailed out with his ships to Wiht ( D reads Wihtland ) . |
| 12 | Nor can it be said simply that " this " in language A means " that " in language B. If the meaning of words is to be determined accurately , the following basic principles of semantics ( " the science of meaning " ) must be understood and applied : 1 . |
| 13 | Most significantly , the Iraqi tape had represented her as saying simply that the US " has no opinion on the Arab-Arab conflicts like your border disagreement with Kuwait " , whereas , she now stated , she had insisted that the dispute must be settled " in a non-violent manner " . |
| 14 | They 're keeping quiet at the moment saying simply that they 've invested a lot in new technology and models , and their cars are doing well against others in the country . |
| 15 | The weaker way is to say simply that although there is a radical and obvious difference between the two hypotheses , it is not one which could make any difference to you , and so that you can be exempted from paying any attention to it . |
| 16 | It is not possible , however , to say simply that whenever one man intentionally causes harm to another that is a tort for , as we have also seen , the mere fact that my motive in performing an otherwise lawful act is to cause damage to another will not of itself make the act tortious . |
| 17 | The manuscript of Taskopruzade omits the as , in effect , does Sa'deddin , who generally follows Taskopruzade very closely , the result of which omission is to say simply that he became at the Darulhadis. el-Kefevi 's text of Taskopruzade clearly included the however , since he states unequivocally that Molla Arab became Hizir Bey 's muid at the Darulhadis ; and there is thus a good case that , despite the doubts introduced by the manuscript of Taskopruzade and Sa'deddin , Taskopruzade intended the lahu . |
| 18 | Sometimes she said simply that she did not know when he would be back and dropped the phone . |
| 19 | ‘ In ninety-three legislative words , ’ he said , ‘ the safeguards gained after centuries of constitutional struggle , even bloody civil wars , were swept aside by a provision that said simply that hereafter anything enacted by the EEC automatically became British law , annulling any laws which were inconsistent without debate . |
| 20 | What actually happened is that my Group said simply that our proposals for 11 to 16 year olds were built on our work for the primary stages , and that it would be absurd for us to bring out our second Report if its proposals were out of tune with the earlier attainment targets . |
| 21 | Jesus said simply that they failed because they had little faith . |
| 22 | He said simply that he had known where to go for it , and moved on to explain that when Hal MacQuillan made a bid for the paper it was supposed to be his personal fortune that was financing it . |
| 23 | I mean , wages , benefits from the welfare state — the cost of reproducing labour power , which is really what the wages for housework argument turns on , this cost is covered in a variety of ways — not adequately , that 's true and working class women are most vulnerable , but I do n't think we can say simply that housework , childcare is given free , is not paid for at all . |
| 24 | As to the question of where the resources should come from , avoiding the easy ( albeit probably correct ) let-out of ‘ abolish capitalism ’ , I would say simply that the transfer of money to unpaid workers ought to be the next stage in the redistribution of wealth , taking precedence over ‘ breadwinners ’ pay claims , tax-cuts or ‘ family ’ benefit increases . |