Example sentences of "[vb mod] [pron] say that " in BNC.
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| 1 | In case you are frightened off , may I say that it is unusual for there to be more than three major matters arising from a survey on the average house . |
| 2 | Sir , — In reply to the letter headed Ugly anti-hunt shock tactics , may I say that the aim of the Surrey Wildlife Protection Group is to enlighten the public to the true facts , by displaying posters and handing out leaflets . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | On a personal note , may I say that when I want to hear the Fourth Symphony for pleasure , which is relatively speaking often , I turn not to Munch or Dutoit but to an old tape I have from 1954 of the much underrated Albert Wolff conducting the Swedish Radio Orchestra . |
| 5 | Finally may I say that I hope that ( most days ) you enjoy reading this book as much as I ( most days ) enjoyed writing it . |
| 6 | After carefully reconsidering the issue , may I say that we would not want , as a matter of practice , to publish the proceeds from each company sold . |
| 7 | May I say that it seems incredible that , in the light of all that is known about the unreliability of uncorroborated confessions in police custody , there should be those in Northern Ireland who are attempting to defend that practice in relation to the notorious Castlereagh ? |
| 8 | Also , as the first signatory of the motion , may I say that since it was tabled statements have been made to me about the involvement of Stella Rimington and Mr. Roger Windsor of the National Union of Mineworkers . |
| 9 | As an employer , may I say that the greatest single obstacle to providing training is the possibility that someone else will take away one 's trainee and thereby render one 's investment worthless ? |
| 10 | May I say that I wholeheartedly support a big increase in the tax on petrol ( even though I 'm a motorist myself ) . |
| 11 | Er , my Lord may I say that er in relation to the witness statement erm , clearly the credibility of this , the plaintiff Mr is going to be substantially in issue er and therefore er I propose er not to simply to tell him er and say erm in your witness statement your evidence erm but clearly to take him to those areas which are in dispute and to ask him to deal fully with them in I appreciate it 's going to erm take some time to do that but it is important in my submission that your Lordship has the ability to er assess the plaintiffs . |
| 12 | He states in his letter to the Russians : ‘ On behalf of the Scottish fish processors may I say that we have appreciated the trading link that we have with you and we would hope that this will continue . |
| 13 | May , may I say that when you dictate it , you did it all . |
| 14 | May I say that Mrs Kurtz , I would have thought has sent her apologies , and I 'm substituting for her |
| 15 | Now should we say that B on seeing the pencil after seeing instruments which he did n't know had a feeling of familiarity ? |
| 16 | Should we say that this cry had meaning ? |
| 17 | The formulae ( ‘ it seemed good ’ , ‘ straight away ’ ) are aped from ‘ city ’ terminology ( and note the deme agora , something normally characteristic of a polis , cp. p. 66 ) — or should we say that the city aped the demes ? |
| 18 | Assimilation creates something of a problem for phoneme theory ; when , for example , in ‘ good ’ becomes in the context ‘ … girl ’ ( ) or in the context ‘ … boy ’ ( ) , should we say that one phoneme has been substituted for another ? |
| 19 | ‘ It was not logic that carried might one say that the quicksilver in the barometer changes the weather . |
| 20 | How could I say that if I did not really believe God was sovereign when something affected me ? |
| 21 | 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 ! |
| 22 | Could I say that the actual issues that go to the House of Lords do not relate to the earlier events to which the right hon. Gentleman has referred . |
| 23 | Could I say that there was ? |
| 24 | It is the very same thing erm could I say that two people have written to me , two of my constituents and I do agree that that they have a point . |
| 25 | Could I say that we 'd be willing perhaps that the Conservative amendment first of all , and then to turn to the amendment by the Liberal democrats erm I would like to suggest that schools or other charities , not just schools are exempt from any registration charge but will still notify the local authority in , in advance of an event , because events held at schools or by charities still create problems with traffic and parking and congestion |
| 26 | ‘ How could you say that he was arrogant ? ’ she accused . |
| 27 | Yes , could you say that just a little louder , I 'm not sure that they caught it down in the lower basement . |
| 28 | How could she say that it made her feel uncomfortable ? |
| 29 | Could we say that we had handled that well ? |
| 30 | Could we Before we get today , could we say that these are the gnostics are n't |