Example sentences of "are say [prep] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | For example , if all syllables are said with low pitch except for one said with high pitch , then the high-pitched syllable will be heard as stressed and the others as unstressed . |
| 2 | Obviously , single-syllable words present no problems — if they are pronounced in isolation they are said with primary stress . |
| 3 | And molecules like this , amino acids are other examples , are said by structural chemists to have a ‘ chirality ’ , from the Greek word for hand . |
| 4 | How should indexicals be accommodated , so that the notion of logical consequence , as it applies for example to the inference from ( 14 ) to ( 15 ) , can also be applied to the inference from ( 16 ) to ( 17 ) ? ( 14 ) John Henry McTavitty is six feet tall and weighs 200 pounds ( 15 ) John Henry McTavitty is six feet tall ( 16 ) I am six feet tall and weigh 200 pounds ( 17 ) I am six feet tall Clearly , in order for ( 17 ) to be a valid inference from ( 16 ) , the referent of I must somehow be fixed — the inference does n't follow if ( 16 ) and ( 17 ) are said by different speakers . |
| 5 | When I look at what the new people in charge of Channel 3 are saying about Current Affairs , I am depressed . |