Example sentences of "say [prep] [pron] is [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She picked up her cup , and said in a voice as cool as she could make it , ‘ Yes , I have heard of Miss Foy , and what you say of her is true . |
| 2 | Alright well , generally then I think from hearing what you 're saying , erm , some good points , some perhaps things that you 'd do differently next time , and then what it obviously says about you is that , you 're all managers and you all have different styles , and you possibly do things in different ways . |
| 3 | ‘ If all that is said about you is true , then you ought to know , ’ Jehan observed . |
| 4 | From what we have said above it is clear that there is no single structure for reports , although what follows can be used as a model : |
| 5 | He 'll be saying to me is that lady coming who lives in a hole now , Bodger and Badger . |
| 6 | that 's er that 's right , you know , and erm what I 'm saying to myself is okay , you know , er maybe it will be tiring , I 'm sure it will maybe it will be erm expensive , like take a taxi because ca n't walk , you know , erm erm okay |
| 7 | What I 'm saying to you is that , that we actually need to find additional money for this , because this is over our budgeted amount if we are to proceed , and I , the clerk is suggesting to us that we do proceed , because he 's concerned on our behalfs . |
| 8 | I think erm what she 's really saying to you is that writing 's not an art , writing is a science , bloody hard work . |
| 9 | and I said to her is that what your going to call your baby and she said yes , so I said well you realize what the initials spell and she went Pauline , oh my goodness I did n't know that |
| 10 | And I ca n't see that what she said to me is any of your business . ’ |
| 11 | I of that and I said to him is that the last one ? |