Example sentences of "[vb base] [pron] 's [art] [adj] [noun] " in BNC.

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1 But , as I say she 's a modern outlook is a difference from the Queen , I think Queen Elizabeth
2 People say she 's a good swimmer but she 's big
3 ‘ That girl you saw … you say she 's a social worker ? ’ said Iris , brandishing a tablespoon .
4 ‘ They say she 's the youngest prima ballerina ever to dance at the Coliseum . ’
5 FREE OVEN & HOB Right now with every kitchen we fit there 's a free oven and hob .
6 So either you say there 's no general will or there is something like a general will , but it is not easily recognizable and for either reason you would want to be much more tolerant of the role minorities , either as a way of getting to the truth , or erm as a way of as it were making up the truth as you 're going along .
7 Its disciples talk of new values , its detractors say there 's no such thing as new when you 're a hardened pro — just good and bad , successful and unsuccessful .
8 Police say there 's no apparent motive for the attack .
9 Experts say there 's no scientific evidence the drug helps build muscle .
10 They say there 's a small garden there and a ten-foot high crucifix , they say that last Lent Sister Martha spent five hours in front of it every day .
11 Robert came forward and listened intently as the owners — a middle-aged man with an anxious-looking wife — asked nervously , ‘ You say there 's a certain amount of risk .
12 Specialists say there 's a growing need for more Rivermeads , and more understanding about head injuries .
13 Environmentalists say there 's a high risk of pollution from a new landfill site — because it 's on a layer of chalk .
14 They say there 's a big army tank with a monster on its roof bearing down on them . ’
15 You know , they say there 's a full range of facilities and I 'm just looking A is central , bedroom , I 'll tell you , I 'll , I 'll , I 'll , we 'll whiz through them .
16 That 's the first and they 'll be the ones that will be able to tell you why they 've taken that decision and why we say it 's a reasonable decision .
17 This time the weight of the lorry , it 's the weight of the lorry we 're interested it 's a say it 's a small van .
18 Not wishing to come down on either side , the planners say it 's a nice fence but high fences near roads need permission .
19 I say it 's a vicious attack , that 's been set upon them , by this vicious Tory government , over the last fourteen years is not enough .
20 The 3 main parties regard Cheltenham as a glistening prize , although the Tories and the Liberal Democrats say it 's a two horse race .
21 You can she said to me G T A have only just started doing they say it 's a new model she said , is it the new shape ?
22 one , you just divide You say it 's a six-sided figure , divide three sixty by six
23 So it 's sort of a mobility thing and erm I think people will notice it on erm on that kind of level erm but as I say it 's a gradual process it 's cumulative and erm
24 The George Hotel is deemed of little architectural importance by the Council , but the protestors say it 's a historic landmark .
25 Campaigners against the proposed cuts say it 's a major victory .
26 But I think I 'd actually like to support that idea , I think we ought to er er write back to them and say it 's a splendid idea , erm let's have more of it and and thank you to the local government commission for s er seeing to this after a hundred years .
27 They both say it 's a great idea and it attracts a lot of attention !
28 Er right so as I say it 's a lighthearted approach and on christian name terms and with that in mind would you detach one of these and just stick your name on so that at least if you do n't know then at some stage during the course you stand a good chance of getting to know each other because again the essence of this course is informality and talking .
29 But the people who know it say it 's a fantastic track . ’
30 The sergeant was silent for a moment ; then unconsciously taking his tactlessness a step further , he said , ‘ I always say it 's a bloody shame , you with a voice like you 've got .
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