Example sentences of "i can [adv] say " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mind you , travel was very much an academic thing for me until the television programme and even now I can scarcely say I am a travelled person . |
| 2 | And with this in mind and I 'm I 'm you will notice that I have n't spoken at all and that is quite deliberate on my part but then I can also say the same for many people sitting round here who know quite well that they have n't spoken either . |
| 3 | And I can also say sir , I think without fear of contradiction , that of the hundreds of enquiries that I have done , this is the only enquiry sir which will have la left a lasting impression . |
| 4 | I can assert of the oldest tree in the park ( if there is such a tree ) that it is an oak , but I can also say of the sentence " The oldest tree in the park is an oak " that it means the same , or that it expresses same thought as , say , its French or Chinese translation , irrespective of whether it says anything true . |
| 5 | I can also say that morale in these teams , at the time I had contact with the projects appeared to be considerably higher than in comparable teams in more orthodox services . |
| 6 | If I can say he 's smug because I 'm his sister , I can also say he 's a man of very high principles . ’ |
| 7 | My Lords , I can give My Noble Friend an assurance that Christianity as the main traditional religious tradition of this country will be taught at every key stage , both key stages er at key stages , one , two , three and four and that er knowledge of other religious is also a requirement , but I can also say to My Noble Friend that model syllabuses have just been released for consultation and there is a real concern which I share with My Noble Friend that young children at the ages between five and eleven are required to cover too many religions and that 's a question that will be covered during the consultation period . |
| 8 | my Lord I think so yes , erm if I can just say this I understand on the structures that a letter has been , er , an offer has been made by a letter erm of the structure and obviously there would be and that , that was done I think some time ago , erm and it might be my Lord how to what sort of structure is , but , but , erm I think from our side , erm we , we 've taken the first step and we 're going |
| 9 | Before you end , a few minutes , er , Mr President , I wonder if I can just say , er , that you may remember , this really is a matter arising , but you may remember that , at the last meeting , of , of , the Annual General Meeting of N C V O , er , my organisation , the National Federation of Community Organisations was was bold enough to propose a resolution other than , than those required , and it is in your Minutes , if you have them . |
| 10 | Per perhaps I can just say one point . |
| 11 | See we , if I can just say Mark now , you and I know this truth , pe pe people in the world generally do n't know what you and I know do they ? |
| 12 | I can just say that I 've clocked it , even though I can I just I ca n't clock it yeah I can just say I could cos I know how it end . |
| 13 | I can just say that I 've clocked it , even though I can I just I ca n't clock it yeah I can just say I could cos I know how it end . |
| 14 | If I can just say something about the management to start off with . |
| 15 | It was just a quickie , I just wanted to read this little point that I actually think brings lots of what you 've been discussing about together , and it 's a light hearted , but it does have some relevance if I can just say it . |
| 16 | Wapping : I can not say , my Lord . |
| 17 | Alas , I can not say whether Mr Roirbak has had time to examine them yet . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ I can not say , ’ he smirked . |
| 19 | She is pleasant enough but how reliable I can not say and I am not depending on her for the birth . |
| 20 | I can not say what that last sentence signifies except that , as is apparent elsewhere in the book , Mr Nikiforuk dislikes rich people . |
| 21 | Disappointingly , the policemen took no notice of the blood , but drove off in the direction the robbers had taken , with what result I can not say . |
| 22 | ‘ I can not say much on the telephone . |
| 23 | What they belong to I can not say . |
| 24 | ‘ I can not say precisely how long the blade was , but I think you will agree that it is legitimate to deduce its length , from a progressive diminution in the width of the wound . |
| 25 | I can not say that I care for these self-perpetuating societies . ’ |
| 26 | I can not say that they were happy days , but they taught me what life is about . |
| 27 | ‘ I can not say , sir . |
| 28 | For the first twenty minutes or so of motoring , I can not say I was seized by any excitement or anticipation at all . |
| 29 | ‘ But I can not say what I am not . ’ |
| 30 | I can not say with any degree of certainty that this is happening , but the rolling performance is part of the bream 's basic instincts , and therefore I can not believe that certain members of a species abandon entirely a basic behavioural activity . |