Example sentences of "[adj] to say that [det] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But , I am afraid to say that this month 's Ultimate Brandy Snap , filled with gooseberry fool ( page 124 ) , is best served either on its own , or with a small tot of brandy . |
| 2 | I am delighted to say that both previous Prime Ministers under whom I served are avid and enthusiastic collectors of that porcelain . |
| 3 | In my judgment , it is impossible to say that that decision is wrong and this appeal will be dismissed . |
| 4 | The judge said it was quite impossible to say that any error was shown by these matters on the face of the determination , and that the parties were , on a matter of opinion , bound by the opinion of their chosen expert . |
| 5 | And help yourself to the , I 'm sad to say that that has curdled since I put it in the jug , do you want me to change it ? |
| 6 | I am sad to say that some Conservative Members and one or two of my hon. Friends seem to have a little Englander mentality . |
| 7 | It is easy to say that all should be treated equally , but as the paper by McKerlie well illustrates ‘ equally ’ may carry a variety of different interpretations and outcomes for different individuals . |
| 8 | It would be easy to say that this volume is just another book ’ on organic synthesis — one which will sit alongside the excellent texts of S. Warren , and the more recent book by E. J. Corey and X. M. Cheng , The logic of chemical synthesis . |
| 9 | It is also quite untrue to say that any foreigners obtained land . |
| 10 | Those who did respond were much more likely to say that little or no contribution was fair . |
| 11 | It is interesting to note that detailed cross-tabulations of the main survey data ( not included in Appendix 1 ) showed that in general people who consider credit to be ‘ occasionally necessary ’ ( rather than either convenient or sensible , or never a good thing ) were more likely to say that any of the types would be difficult to arrange . |
| 12 | It is not unfair to say that some turn out not to mean quite what everyone thought but nevertheless because they represent government policy — seldom of a direct party kind — they are useful . |
| 13 | Hourcade condemned it as un-French : ‘ our tradition calls for a subject and the originality of Cubism lies precisely in its rejection of the anecdote in order to rediscover the subject ’ ; and he repudiated the idea that all the painters of the Section d'Or had renounced natural appearances : ‘ … it is absolutely false to say that all these painters are turning their backs on nature and want only to produce pure painting . ’ |
| 14 | It sounds promising to say that these sentences stand to wonderings and wishes very much as factual statements stand to beliefs . |
| 15 | I am glad to say that all the relevant Government Agencies in Northern Ireland ie the Department of Economic Development , the Training and Employment Agency , the Industrial Development Board and LEDU , have taken steps to help local business prepare for the future . |
| 16 | Two hundred thousand to improve the provision for extra pupils , here again er lot 's come out of er , the , the , but er ministers wax eloquent about what we should er do about this mounting problem of erm , of er truancy exclusion , discipline in general , erm , they tell us what to do , they tell us , er we must have er referral units and what have you , but then dont' give us any funds to do the job , but I 'm glad to say that all three party agreement that er that two hundred thousand or so , it to improve the er the , the service for extra pupils . |
| 17 | I am glad to say that these tactics backfired . |
| 18 | I am glad to say that this act of faith has since been amply rewarded and the blazer 's fit is perfect . |
| 19 | It is much more satisfactory to say that these statements show what the speaker believes or feels , if he is speaking sincerely and correctly . |
| 20 | So how good to say that this new Chopin disc reveals a more composed and mature Gavrilov , someone able to storm high heaven , if necessary , without loss of refinement , someone in fact acutely aware that Polish passion in Chopin was counterbalanced with Gallic finesse . |
| 21 | Only a very small number of authorities were unable to say that some money was being directly spent on training or were unable to indicate a person or people at least nominally responsible for training ( see Chapter 3 for discussion of resources available for training ) . |
| 22 | That was a year ago , and I 'm happy to say that all went well . |
| 23 | Erm , it is perhaps only in the last er , six months or so that the erm , turnaround in the fortunes of erm , er , B Sky B have been acknowledged and er , I think there has been an element in our thinking that we wanted to keep our dry er , until such time as er , B Sky B which we have great belief and faith in and our , as you know we increased our investment during the year erm , sees its way through to profitability and I 'm happy to say that that 's happening now at a reab reasonable rate and that that means that it is highly unlikely that the hundred and thirty million of guarantees that we still have outstanding to B Sky B are likely to be called . |
| 24 | I 'm happy to say that this , this matter which arose from a misunderstanding on the basis of a grant from the European Social Fund . |
| 25 | After the agreement was reached , indignant voices were raised in many quarters , but I am happy to say that few , if any , regarded my behaviour as treacherous . |
| 26 | Counsel in support of the application this morning has not been able to say that that claim or allegation has been abandoned . |
| 27 | The teapot , milk jug , sugar basin and tongs will require cleaning with Goddard 's powder before midday , so that all will be proper , and the visitors will not be able to say that this house is a slum inside , even if there is one outside . ’ |
| 28 | I 'm very ashamed to say that most of my close friends , probably all of my close friends , are in the industry . |
| 29 | It would have been more accurate to say that all policemen and women ‘ should have ’ such a role , for unfortunately many do not ( see Trojanowicz and Pollard 1986 ) . |
| 30 | Among MPs and peers , enough dupes or worse are always available to say that such and such a revered British institution — in this case , British justice — is a sham . |