Example sentences of "[indef pn] [adv] [adj] to say " in BNC.
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| 1 | John Taylor has something extremely important to say about these potential sources of offence : " We may learn to reformulate these irreducible convictions in the light of our dialogue . |
| 2 | Sviatoslav Richter ( DG made such a memorable recording of the piece , that others have had an almost impossible act to follow unless they too have had something comparably original to say about the work . |
| 3 | From the way his eyes kept darting to and fro she guessed that he had something more important to say and that he was waiting until Eleanor was safely out of sight and earshot . |
| 4 | Maurice Sendak also has a clear idea of his role ( Lorraine , 1977 , p. 152 ) : ‘ To be an illustrator is to be a participant , someone who has something equally important to say as the writer of the book — occasionally something more important , but certainly never the writer 's echo ’ . |
| 5 | ‘ We have , ’ she agreed numbly , fishing around for something amazingly trivial to say that would lighten the atmosphere . |
| 6 | So I do think the development at that level has something pretty profound to say . |
| 7 | ‘ She 'd have had something very sharp to say by now if she was . |
| 8 | I 'm sure if people will perhaps they look at the church and think oh it 's out of touch but it is n't there are churches that are alive and have something very relevant to say today . |
| 9 | This silence has a sub-text when accompanied by a slightly smug buttoned-up look , implying subtly that if one were only free to utter , one might have something very interesting to say . |
| 10 | And we hope that you will listen to the criticisms that each of you gives to each of the other groups , and when Bob Satchwell comes that he will have something very positive to say about relationships with the press . |
| 11 | ‘ I have something very important to say to you today . |
| 12 | ‘ There 's nothing really radical to say about it , ’ said Lydia , not looking up from her letter . |
| 13 | ‘ Yes … so do I. ’ She murmured agreement for want of anything more constructive to say . |
| 14 | ‘ How are you ? ’ — ‘ I 'm fine ’ , and talk about the weather are designed to make another individual feel comfortable , to let them know that we are positively disposed towards them when we can not think of anything more significant to say . |