Example sentences of "say [conj] it [be] [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Although I would say that it 's primarily in the interest of that segment of business itself , ’ said , general manager and deputy treasurer of the Bank of Scotland , ‘ everyone has a complementary role to play ’ . |
| 2 | I 'll ring up and say that it 's not for me . |
| 3 | You ca n't say that it 's not helping bring people to the Sugar shows but after one show I hope they 'll forget about everything else . |
| 4 | I 'm an ex-carer , and I looked after my aunt for three and a half years , and could I say that it 's not all negative although it times you could scream ! |
| 5 | I 'll say that it 's not . |
| 6 | so you could say that it 's not double U |
| 7 | That 's nothing , I probably would say that it 's not contentious , while it 's Institution policy , and |
| 8 | Erm , can I say that it 's only last year that we organised that video for secured car parks , and employed a blooming outside presenter to do it , and that cost us twelve thousand quid , and that were at Derby and they made an excellent bloody video of it did n't they ? |
| 9 | ‘ They do say that it 's there that thy Robemaker has his Workshops . |
| 10 | You sometimes hear people say that it is not worth eating differently , or getting to the right weight ; they say they prefer a short and happy life to a long and miserable one . |
| 11 | One psychotherapist commented : ‘ Sex for singles sounds good and I wo n't even say that it is not sometimes , but I hear the other side when people talk to me . |
| 12 | In particular , he could say that it is not for the Conservative Party or anybody else to determine the budget options of Parliament . |
| 13 | If that is not the case , perhaps the Minister will say that it is not the intention of the Government to go down that high road or low road , whatever they wish to call it , and merge further education and higher education in one funding council after the general election . |
| 14 | While certainly in my earlier comments , I did say that it is highly desirable that there should be employment in any new settlement , it can not in my view be the case that th York has certain erm Greater York , but York in particular as a city has certain employment requirements as a result of decline in certain industries . |
| 15 | One can then say that it is only things of the second sort which count as things his action prevented , when one is calculating its good and bad effects , and thus distinguish Bentham 's criterion of rightness and wrongness from a rigorist one . |
| 16 | There is also a marked convenience element in the use of the product , Respondents , typically Stated that cotton wool is : " economical " or " works out cheaper " , but did not say that it is more convenient than washing and reusing facial flannels or cloths . |
| 17 | If the tobacco road is considered the one-way street to perdition , then let me say that it is as incompatible as the marriage of athletic sports with smoking sponsorship . |
| 18 | It is hard to say what the theme of the book is , but I would say that it was probably about the development of the relationship between Finn and Jim through their adventures . |
| 19 | I may say that it was not my intention to allow Harold Wilson to become involved in a full-scale lawsuit in circumstances where not so much odium but ridicule would be poured on him . |
| 20 | They did not say that it was over , neither of them . |
| 21 | You might say that it was n't such a terrible thing , but it 's not the actual abuse that matters so much . |
| 22 | ‘ I suppose the newspaper which started it would say that it was just a bit of fun . |
| 23 | Robyn swallowed and took a deep breath , trying to compose herself so that when he returned she could say that it was all right , she felt fine now . |
| 24 | We had Trimalchio 's feast to go on , described by Nero 's mate Petronius , so we had an idea of what they ate , and let me say that it was as much of a surprise to find they had sausages and black pudding as it was to find out they had concrete . |
| 25 | As treasurer of our appeal , may I say that it was very disappointing that , first of all , the council members and the town clerk did not accept our invitation to the opening of our appeal , on March 11th . |
| 26 | As Simon Halliday is a fine footballer and made his own contribution with a try you can say that it was almost a perfect backline . |
| 27 | ‘ Tell Mr. McCloy it 's no dice , ’ I heard him say and it was then I said had he got a match ? |
| 28 | Well I dare say but it 's far more dignified to play golf . |