Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pers pn] [vb mod] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | If pushed I 'd say Golding . |
| 2 | They have n't got one and I 'll s er say this as I 've said everything on the wireless or anything , whatever I 've said I 'll say to their face , and I can slot the num perhaps they ca n't prove everything but you know it 's there . |
| 3 | Probably if you 're having a new home built or something like that you may not have to recourse to those because while you 're having , you 're having your home built you can say to the electrician , alright I want X number of power points here . |
| 4 | Now you know Mr if it 's spelt you may say oh it 's it 's pretty close . |
| 5 | I would have thought they 'd say . |
| 6 | For those tha who are not to familiar with , the initials P P G , it stands for planning policy guidance , and there are a whole series of these guidance notes produced by the Department of the Environment for the er advice guidance of , well not only the local planning authorities but anyone else who is interested in the development business , and they are expressions of , I suppose government policy , er and their attitudes towards various aspects , whether it 's countryside , housing , trans or transport , and they do pro provide a useful backcloth , in fact an extremely valuable backcloth to the way in which er this matter should be considered , erm I know from the submission which North Yorkshire County Council have used they would say that the fact they have n't had regard to all this er , but I would like to carry on the discussion against that background , and could you direct your thinking at this stage about the need for a new settlement in the light of the principles spelt out in P P G three and particularly paragraph thirty three . |
| 7 | I thought I must join some service which is considered sufficiently hazardous , because when I am conscripted I can say I do n't wish to fight but I am ready to do my part in National Service . |
| 8 | If challenged he would say that he was testing the echo — a favourite pastime for Lake Tourists whether inside the fells or on the Lakes themselves . |
| 9 | which often looks quite nice so that even if what you 've found does n't quite match up with what they 've found you can say well look you know these theories , ideas are need enriching , they 're a bit inadequate as they stand because what happens when somebody tells you this , what happens when somebody says this erm you know we can , we can revise them in the following way |
| 10 | Now he has proved he will say anything to win . ’ |
| 11 | She had known he would say that , but still her heart was thundering . |
| 12 | She had known he 'd say that , and it confirmed her suspicions . |
| 13 | What had she hoped he would say ? |
| 14 | After a while when most of the cards are removed you can say ‘ Do you prefer red or black cards . |
| 15 | Well , yes , it 's doubled I would say , Bill . |