Example sentences of "[adj] to say [conj] [pron] [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | The employment White Paper was published under a coalition dominated by Conservatives and Labour , but it was not the result of discussion within each party , and although leading politicians on both sides endorsed its policy it would be wrong to say that it reflected the considered view of either party . |
| 2 | It is not too much to say that we entered the conference in the law and atmosphere of the 17th century and we came out with a fair prospect of 20th century conditions . ' |
| 3 | It would have been more honest to say that I thought the litterbug needed a lesson . |
| 4 | It 's impossible to say if I knew the attackers . |
| 5 | Hough and Mayhew ( 1988 ) regard these figures as underestimates and Worrall and Pease ‘ s ( 1986 ) re-analysis of the BCS data which looked at all crimes , and attempted crimes , involving contact and where the victim could identify whether or not they knew the offender , found that women were much more likely to say that they knew the offender well and that the offender was a spouse in nearly 40 per cent of cases . |
| 6 | ‘ Are n't you supposed to say that you watered the horse ? ’ said her father . |
| 7 | ‘ A very good point ’ , he said ‘ and I am glad to say that we have the whole matter under constant study . ’ |
| 8 | For example , a defendant will presumably not be able to say that he injured the complainant intending to have sexual intercourse with her but she then consented . |
| 9 | It would be more accurate to say that it shows the decline of community and public practices . |
| 10 | ‘ It 's fair to say that we liked the thought of it going to somewhere like Embsay , which does n't have any other big engines , because it will do a good bit of flag flying for us there . ’ |
| 11 | It is fair to say that it has the sweep and scope of an encyclical . |
| 12 | On the one hand , one is inclined to say that it gets the relation of theory to reality the wrong way round . |
| 13 | He says that a substantial amount has been paid in benefits , it 's not true to say that they owe the tenants a large amount of arrears . |
| 14 | It is unnecessary for the purposes of this judgment to set out in any detail the content of these articles : it is sufficient to say that they question the propriety of certain investments made by the council of moneys in its superannuation fund , with Mr. Bookbinder as the prime mover , in three deals with Mr. Oyston or companies controlled by him . |
| 15 | Anyway , sufficient to say that I witnessed the moment of your parting . ’ |
| 16 | Sufficient to say that I regard the play as pure make-believe . |
| 17 | Needless to say though she left the studio offering no apologies , no thanks , no farewells . |