Example sentences of "say that [pers pn] [verb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | He says that they sample for dozens of chemicals — the Severn supplies drinking water so they have to be accurate . |
| 2 | She says that she screamed for help — another two minutes and the twins would have died because of all the smoke and flames . |
| 3 | If a person goes to the town hall and says that he qualifies for a discount , the authority will need proof . |
| 4 | Ideas , according to Berkeley , are particulars whose significance is explained by saying that they stand for the things they represent . |
| 5 | ‘ Using Moorsbus is one way of the public saying that they care for the future of the moors . |
| 6 | ‘ Well over one third of those questioned in our survey said that they waited for the sales to make major purchases . |
| 7 | Why did you go on about that erm place where you went for that beer and you know , you said that we worked for that |
| 8 | He got him to hospital and the doctors said that he lived for 70 minutes , but he was dead by the time we got there . |
| 9 | The Prime Minister said that it remained for him to wish his colleagues all good fortune in the difficult but hopeful situation which they had to face . |
| 10 | Leaving such miscommunications aside , though , it is still true to say that we search for confirmation , and I have found myself reluctant to make the telephone call or write the letter of sympathy in case I have heard it wrongly or been given the wrong information . |
| 11 | I have to say that I know for definite that the force at that time only possessed two shields , er we kept one shield in the South of the county at and one shield North of the county and and hence that is why I went to the headquarters in the morning . |
| 12 | To generalize and say that it stood for anything at all was self-delusion and deceit . |
| 13 | I can not say that I care for these self-perpetuating societies . ’ |