Example sentences of "say [conj] [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Others say that Tethlis grasped the Sword of Khaine and that it writhed in his grip and started to come free , and that the king was cut down by his own bodyguard who feared the consequences of Aenarion 's fatal weapon being unleashed once more upon the world . |
| 2 | They say that actions speak louder than words . |
| 3 | Customs sources say that raves held just over the border are attracting hundreds of teenagers from all over Ulster — and drug dealers . |
| 4 | It 's to shame the rest of the Dharjees , because they say that Dharjees flout Islamic law ! ’ |
| 5 | 16.14 In chapter 7 we say that literature plays an important role in improving abilities in speaking and listening , and in writing , as well as in reading . |
| 6 | In jargon , we say that effects depend on causes continuously . |
| 7 | They always say that families argue at Christmas — mine do n't much — it 's more me , I think ! |
| 8 | The majority of men say that sex makes no difference to them when it comes to choosing a doctor , surgeon , lawyer , MP or boss . |
| 9 | Her husband and son say that cleaners had been left to hand out meals to patients . |
| 10 | You can er adjust the lights , say that Mark 's got in the back |
| 11 | Environmental campaigners say that Timbmet contributes to Britain 's appalling record as one of the world 's biggest importers of hardwoods . |
| 12 | She was cool that morning , detached , brutal with herself — people say that Constanza has such arrogance , well , she also has humility . |
| 13 | Friends of the Earth ( FoE ) say that tecnazene produces paralysis in fish and tumours in mammals and should be banned . |
| 14 | Although I have said I do not mean to commend particular hotels or restaurants , I am compelled to break that rule here , just once , and say that Saint-Jean does have the only restaurant anywhere in the Pyrenees to which the Guide Michelin invariably gives two rosettes for its food . |
| 15 | There is a report on CEEFAX that say that Wilko has been approached by Lazio re : the sale of one fat Geordie ! |
| 16 | He claims that ‘ animal rights ’ people say that mice have equal rights to humans . |
| 17 | Well you say that women take care of the children ninety two per cent of the time . |
| 18 | say that women have been discriminated against for so long that they just have n't had the opportunities to rise up through the ranks , and if they are ever going to achieve the kind of representation that they ought to achieve just by the sheer numbers that the represent in the population , apart from the quality , and there are a lot of people who would say that women are probably rather superior erm to a lot of men at an equal level |
| 19 | A decision which has never had any legal effect can not be deprived of legal effect , and so when we say that certiorari quashes a decision which the decision-maker had no jurisdiction to make , what we really mean is that the order formally declares that from the moment it was purportedly made ( ‘ ab initio ’ ) the decision had no effect in law . |
| 20 | Then as soon as the last act goes up Bobby will ring for a doctor and say that Bunty 's had an accident . |
| 21 | After all , they say that doctors make the worst patients ( so he had a point to prove ) . |
| 22 | Some club members say that problems have arisen because power at Rugby has been restricted to a small executive committee , and major constitutional changes at the club now seem likely at the annual meeting in June . |
| 23 | Intelligence sources in West Germany say that efforts to stop the current wave of IRA attacks have not been hampered by rivalries and that different organisations have been co-operating well together . |
| 24 | Large companies are facing price increases averaging 20 p.c. this year and say that efforts to cushion the rises through a recent Nuclear Electric auction were a flop . |
| 25 | You can not , in isolation from church doctrine , and in isolation from the plain facts of literary history , say that Jesus said this ming or that thing . |
| 26 | 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 . ’ |
| 27 | In technical terms we say that Socinus rejected the ‘ forensic ’ idea of salvation . |
| 28 | If we say that dinosaurs grew large because they were in pursuit of the advantage of heat conservation , we are not implying that species engineered their own destiny , with the effect predetermining the cause . |
| 29 | Ranchers , who see themselves as the guardians of the west , say that grazing generates economic stability and feeds the nation . |
| 30 | When we say that individuals have a right to be protected against assault , we do not mean that this protection must be achieved through some particular scheme we already have in mind . |