Example sentences of "[prep] [subord] to say that " in BNC.
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| 1 | Disguising his real feelings he wrote cheerfully , telling them that it was better here than The Hague , as if to say that nothing could be worse than the hell of being unloved . |
| 2 | But Emeth is saved , for good deeds done for Tash belong to Aslan , and bad deeds for Aslan to Tash ; as if to say that God and Allah are different , but yet that virtuous Mohammedans will be saved rather than murderous Christians . |
| 3 | Dougal gave him a little nod , as if to say that he had remembered that too . |
| 4 | I screamed and rattled my chains ; they turned sluggishly away as if to say that one way or another they would eventually dine on my flesh . |
| 5 | The worst option , leaked in a rather conspiratorial manner prior to publication , and which would have left Wales with two short stubs of main line , was immediately rejected by the Government , as if to say that to the public that now there was nothing more to worry about . |
| 6 | Thank you erm I think that 's all I 'm concerned with except to say that I wrote er to a little church spelling what it is today er really into consideration on its this proposition so that we can ensure all of the issues with er our requirements . |