Example sentences of "say something [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I am aware that it can be a statement ; traditional dress can say something to other people , the same way big boots or punk dress can . |
| 2 | Evelyn could hardly wait for dinner time so that she could say something to Jackie . |
| 3 | The Admiralty would probably say something to the effect that Crabb was testing highly secret equipment that could not be discussed in detail and had unfortunately drowned . |
| 4 | They will also say something to you . |
| 5 | Frequently couples at their golden wedding celebration will say something to the effect of ‘ we made it a point never to go to bed angry ’ . |
| 6 | She 'd give him more , and when he 'd had enough she would say something to really provoke him . |
| 7 | In the next section , I offer some brief and critical remarks about a recent attempt to provide a general descriptive account of how knowledge develops which would say something to that issue . |
| 8 | Did someone say something to me ? ’ |
| 9 | ‘ Dora , did n't you say something to me about trying to have a word with Dieter yesterday morning , before you went off to your interview ? ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Perhaps I 'd better say something to Jed . ’ |
| 11 | Can I just say something to you ? |
| 12 | I thought Dr. Favor would say something to her again , but he did n't . |
| 13 | Well can I say something to you in that case then ? |
| 14 | Can I say something to that question . |
| 15 | And I said , Okay look , if I 'm gon na say something to anybody , I want to have a look show me what you 're talking about . |
| 16 | mm why do n't you say something to her ? |
| 17 | And I 've got ta to , I 've got ta say something to them . |
| 18 | get ready , yeah , I was gon na say something to you |
| 19 | What happen was we was standing this jeweller 's , well really we 'd been there , she half the stuff for me and er other people and that , but erm , were standing there for ages , and she come , I 'm , I 'm sort of standing there like this up against the counter waiting to be served , suppose to be coming back right , stood right on the foot , it hurt , but I thought ok it 's a busy shop he wo n't so I 'd turned around , sort of he was there , so I sort of went to him like that and he was looked at me and fucking looked back , so I said are you gon na apologise then , getting right fucking pissed off cos I about three o'clock that day , hang over and being dragged up and down the town all fucking day ai n't my idea of fun you know , ri right in a bad mood anyway , and he said no in a real fucking why do n't you try and make me sort of attitude , so I 'm just about to fucking say something to me , like , how out the shop and everything , and she said what 's the fuck , what 's the matter with you then ? |
| 20 | For two pins I 'd sort of say to them , I thought well you might might say something to the erm |
| 21 | From an argument based on such negative evidence it may be that as a hunting weapon they were more common than the record suggests , having such a high use-value that they were not disposed of at burial ; if accepted this would also say something of the use-value of weaponry . |
| 22 | This may say something of social class , intellectual outlook or opportunity . |
| 23 | Almost any small feature in a building or even a field wall may say something of the structures that once stood on such sites . |
| 24 | Despite these reservations , we can say something of the landscape of the Saxon Deerhurst estate , because , even without the fine detail , we can see vast areas of arable and pasture in the Severn Valley , areas of woodland and waste to the west over the river , and upland pasture on the Cotswolds to the east in a detached part of the estate . |
| 25 | ‘ Though your Majesty 's affections may be very well known as to religion , ’ he urged , ‘ yet it may be expected that you should say something for the world 's satisfaction . ’ |
| 26 | Nor can it be a matter of the effects he intends to cause in hearers , for one may say something with a definite meaning , with all sorts of different such intentions , and , in any case , the causal theory as advanced by Stevenson is concerned with the actual causal potency of language , not with what is intended . |
| 27 | In the ensuing melee the victim will say something along the lines ‘ You . |
| 28 | A Druidic Priest who addresses the door politely can make a Fel test and , if successful , the door will say something along the lines of ‘ Well , I 'm not sure about this … ’ . |
| 29 | Avoid formal labels , such as " Introduction " and " Conclusion " , which are redundant ; instead you might say something along the lines of " Introduction : symbolism as an issue in 'The Captain 's Doll' " . |
| 30 | I would say something along the lines of you 've had several , talking about several ways of energy production , but once you start talking about energy transfer and storage one seems to get to electricity fairly quickly and do you want to say anything about that ? |