Example sentences of "[adj] say that [adj] [noun] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is historically untrue to say that religious decline in Europe began in the twentieth century : the majority of working people in the first one hundred years of industrialism were not regular churchgoers ( though the new middle classes were ) . |
| 2 | I am glad to say that this act of faith has since been amply rewarded and the blazer 's fit is perfect . |
| 3 | None the less , it is fair to say that this concept of home country authorisation or the ‘ single passport ’ ( as it has become known ) provides a potent tool for the establishment of a single market in financial services . |
| 4 | In fact I am sorry to say that many aspects of the book are disappointing . |
| 5 | From the later middle years onward , there is some decline in the body 's production of the male hormones and this will begin to have marked effect in the seventies ; but , again , continued sexual activity will serve to keep hormonal levels up , so that it is legitimate to say that sexual activity in the man can continue — provided his health is good and the system is not impaired by disability — well into the eighth decade of life or even longer , provided he keeps in practice . |
| 6 | Although much work has been done in the decades since those words were written , it is still true to say that many texts in printed form do not reflect the contents of the original manuscripts with complete accuracy , although more recent printed transcriptions tend to be reliable , not least because they have usually been scanned by a number of scholars before publication . |
| 7 | It has become fashionable to say that this kind of equality is unimportant because it offers little protection against tyranny . |