Example sentences of "say that [pron] [verb] [prep] " in BNC.

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1 The feelings of the young hon. Member for Gedling ( Mr. Mitchell ) about the way in which local government has broken up were expressed subjectively and I suspect that he will not agree with me when I say that they seemed to date from about 1979 — and we know what happened in 1979 when the hon. Member for Finchley ( Mrs. Thatcher ) was first elected .
2 Three out of four PMT sufferers say that they overspend in the days before their period starts — the average ‘ blown ’ is £39 — and some women spend more than £100 , premenstrually , on unnecessary extras .
3 This analysis raises the same question addressed in the previous section : if the speaker wanted the hearer to recover these effects , why did n't he or she simply say that they sprinted up the hill ?
4 Of course , you are likely to get some people who say that they thought of it first .
5 Those who say that they believe in God and yet neither love nor fear him , do not in fact believe in him but in those who have taught them that God exists .
6 Some people say that they believe in the Devil but not in demons .
7 The Government say that they believe in open government .
8 Added Keegan : ‘ They say that everything comes to those who wait .
9 ‘ People say that you get over it , but you do n't , not really , not properly . ’
10 The interviews were around a series of suggested topics : ‘ The say that you have in decisions which affect young disabled people 's education and lives , and what limits the say that you have ’ ; ‘ The say that others have ’ ; ‘ The say that young people themselves have ’ ; ‘ The implications of ‘ disability ’ on the decision-making that determines young people 's education and lives ’ ; and ‘ What you see as the main priorities in terms of who has what say and in working with others in future decisions . ’
11 When she asks , you must on no account say that it went into the sea , because she will worry that it is a curse on you — or me as well , for it was given to me at my baptism .
12 The way you say that it sounds like crap , but I guess the essence of it makes sense .
13 Only a quarter say that it led to in-service training and a fifth think that it improved staff relations and improved teaching methods .
14 and I , I told him I was n't stupid enough to keep money in the house as an ex er as an ex lawyer and erm , where , er it so happened as I say that I talked to he , he did n't take any thing in fact at the end he apologise for having chosen the wrong house and he
15 Baldirzade and Ismail Belig , in addition to giving information about Molla Yegan 's burial place , say that he died in 878/1473–4 , for which date there appears to be no firm evidence , though equally there is nothing to show it to be improbable .
16 He responds to us all in different ways , to his sister , Amanda , he 's always smiled at her and we say that he looks at her at her in his cute way . ’
17 We must face the issue seriously and not in the way in which the Prime Minister faced the issue at Harare when he said that he would write off some of the debts in return for the acceptance of an economic model imposed by the International Monetary Fund , and say that there has to be a write-off of debt .
18 Bill Mumford says that everybody goes on these trips comes back changed in some way … its a maturiing thing … and maybe it 's a lesson for all of us we should feel inspired by disabled people trying something remarkable
19 He says that they went into the deal with their eyes open , there is no way the council treated them unfairly .
20 Byrne says that they added to the confusion by jumping up and down and shouting with glee .
21 Thor Heyerdahl 's cherished notion that the Pacific islanders are descended from South American voyagers drifting westward does n't stand a chance against the genetic evidence , which says that they came from Asia .
22 She says that they banged on the doors , and got them out .
23 He says that they sample for dozens of chemicals — the Severn supplies drinking water so they have to be accurate .
24 He says that they spoke to Mr Morley and he agreed to come out .
25 She says that they need to be fed every two hours or so .
26 She says that everyone dreams of winning a medal , but at the moment she is just hoping to get there .
27 He says that whatever needs to be done should be done to stop anything similar happening .
28 Senior research metallurgist for the Cutlery and Allied Trade Research Association , Alan Medlock , says that it depends on what you call 13/0 .
29 It has not taken IBM Corp long to admit informally that its target of 25,000 job cuts this year is on the low side , and the company now says that it expects at least 6,000 jobs to be cut at its three main operations in the Hudson Valley in upstate New York , where previously it had forecast between 3,000 and 3,500 : IBM told Reuters that the job cuts , which will likely include layoffs , will come from the company 's mainframe business in Poughkeepsie and Kingston , where at least 2,000 jobs will be cut , up from the company 's previous expectations of between 600 to 800 , and it also sees bigger staff cuts at the East Fishkill chip facility , which now expects to lose about 4,000 workers , up from about 3,000 — IBM is phasing out semiconductor operations in East Fishkill , moving some of the work to Burlington , Vermont , some to Essonnes , France ; advanced semiconductor research and packaging remains in East Fishkill ; the company says that despite the increased cuts , it believes that the charges it took in the fourth quarter will still be sufficient .
30 For instance then , the very last point being made up in that rose thing , is , it says that it protects against sicknesses and evils .
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