Example sentences of "say [adj] [modal v] [verb] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I say that 'll give them something to talk about . |
| 2 | They say this would leave them vulnerable to attack , because the UN would not let them receive arms and ammunition through the corridor . |
| 3 | Lakeside residents say this will make it difficult for emergency vehicles to get through and would be dangerous for children and pensioners . |
| 4 | But residents say this will make it difficult for emergency vehicles to get through . |
| 5 | Income support will be uprated by an unspecified amount but campaigners say this will do nothing to help other poor families . |
| 6 | And they always said , we always say this should get he all ? |
| 7 | He says this would make them more streamlined , understandable , and efficient . |
| 8 | The group is negotiating the sale of its remaining consultancy businesses and says this will leave it with a strong and focused base in advertising and marketing services . |
| 9 | The group is negotiating the sale of its remaining consultancy businesses and says this will leave it with a strong and focused base in advertising and marketing services . |
| 10 | He 'd said this would help her mother in some way , but just what did he expect of her in return ? |
| 11 | They wanted to talk to you direct , but I said that would frighten you off . |
| 12 | I said that 'd do you good to be in business for a couple of years , that 'd get you sorted out ! |
| 13 | She said it 'll just , she said that 'd , she said that 'd straighten it , yeah . |
| 14 | I said that will teach her to what for for saying that ! |
| 15 | er , mm , how we got the days of the week because I said that could name it Monday because that was the day everybody got their money , got paid |
| 16 | There was something of importance he wished to say that would affect them all . |
| 17 | Christian was too happy to be the bearer of bad news , and yet he had told them earlier he had something to say that would affect them all . |
| 18 | She wished she could think of something to say that would make him trust her , only after her stupid behaviour earlier she thought it might be a long time before he fully believed her . |
| 19 | But as his eyes travelled across to Elinor 's crowd , with their frizzy haloes of hair , their flowered dresses and carefully arranged profiles , he realized that there was nothing he could think of to say that would persuade them he was anything other than a boring little man . |
| 20 | I noticed he said some may call him naive — that is the very best that anyone could call him . |
| 21 | Ms Kielly , 37 , said this would make it extremely difficult for people to get in and out . |
| 22 | I thought that progressives , political progressives in this country were prepared to stand by public services and believe in them sufficiently to say this will cost you and we are prepared to put the bill to you because we believe you will pay the bill . |
| 23 | Lucy remained silent , knowing this to be a fact , nor was there anything she could say that would make him feel more sympathetic towards her aunt . |
| 24 | Again and again she had told him there was nothing she could say that would help him , but he refused to be distracted from his goal . |
| 25 | I 'd say that 'll take you around three weeks . |
| 26 | If you think there 's anything you can say that will change my mind about — about — ’ |
| 27 | Added to that is her instinctive feeling for people — what to do and say that will please them most . |