Example sentences of "say something that [vb mod] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the wind and rattle sounds I 'd hear her start to cry and put my arm around her and lift her chin and say something that would calm her . |
| 2 | Say something that will get her … interested . ’ |
| 3 | This is the first of a series of questions designed to trap Jesus into saying something that could lead to his arrest . |
| 4 | The meaning of a ( simple ) sentence is qualitatively different from that of any of its constituents — it is capable of saying something that can stand on its own as a message . |
| 5 | But their real function is to give people a chance to be famous for five minutes , by saying something that will get them on to the next news broadcast . |
| 6 | She stared , and said something that might have been a question or a rejection . |
| 7 | I was aching to say something that would help her . |
| 8 | Claire saw his hands clench and thought , ‘ Oh , poor Frank , he 's trying to say something that will make Daddy cross . ’ |