Example sentences of "say [prep] [adj] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Unfortunately , the same can not be said of British primary legislation , where ascertaining the date of commencement can be a substantial problem . |
| 2 | Birse says under Labour local council receipts from the sale of council houses may be released to enable more council houses to be built , and this could help the industry , particularly local builders . |
| 3 | Thus we have to say of medieval popular drama that the sense of ritual ‘ presence ’ , of the kind still indicated by the formalized words and movements of the mass , has significantly changed , but may in some new combination of signals be still to some extent active , in ways that it is clearly -not in later forms and systems . |
| 4 | ‘ Oh , we 'ave , 'ave we ? ’ she said with typical cockney pertness . |
| 5 | ‘ He trusted no one , ’ she said with sudden muted violence , and paled at the bitter sound of her own voice . |
| 6 | ‘ There are lots of priests at Manchester United , ’ he said in typical Docherty style , ‘ and some of them are on the board . ’ |