Example sentences of "say a few [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ From what I heard you say a few minutes ago , you 're not feeling quite so grateful for the job now . ’ |
| 2 | Let me say a few things about this . |
| 3 | So let me just say a few things before he does arrive , and catch his breath and perhaps have a cup of tea , on , on a topic which we , it 's not fully listed but I think is worth just mentioning , and that is writing for the press , because it may occur to you and in fact you may yourself on occasions , write things for the press . |
| 4 | But a few well I was gon na say a few weeks ago , it might be longer than that , there was that very large coloured girl that was on |
| 5 | Later , people would come along , dig him up and remove him to a more permanent resting place where the vicar would say a few words and it would all be over , except for those who remembered him . |
| 6 | ‘ When I introduce the film this evening you must say a few words too , ’ I said , and he agreed . |
| 7 | he might say a few words inside the hut , and that |
| 8 | But before we get down to the equations I must say a few words in defence of the approach I choose . |
| 9 | He 's he 's not come yet so erm Perhaps while while we 're waiting for the others I 'll just say a few words about the building , because erm from out here you can see er quite clearly that the central portion of the building is the oldest erm from if you look at the state of the stonework . |
| 10 | Tonight , for the first time , I can say a few words to you . |
| 11 | ‘ If I might say a few words , Headmaster , on that , ’ put in Glenda Grower ( History , French and World Religions if absolutely pressed ) . |
| 12 | My hon. Friend the Minister for Public Transport may say a few words about funding if he feels that it is appropriate . |
| 13 | Then before putting the resolution to the vote I shall say a few words and ask whether , ah , there are any questions . |
| 14 | It was agreed that John Major , departing from precedent , should ‘ say a few words ’ at nine-thirty , and announce that the national YC executive and officers were to be disbanded a la Tebbit . |
| 15 | Thank you Next item , Right agenda item three , notes of the Joint Consultative Committee held on the twenty-first of October , nineteen ninety-three , paper B. If I could just say a few words . |
| 16 | I 'd like to erm just say a few words about erm the three erm reductions in the budget of the erm er the erm community services erm the erm deletion of the arts budgets , you probably have heard this before , but I I do think it 's a great pity that erm when it was on the basis and I think very little knowledge of un and understanding with erm er of what arts is about which is to delete one of the , was one of the erm the the erm things in this council which we actually do best , it 's one of the things which has attracted attention from way beyond Cambridge erm and which is undoubt has undoubtedly to communities in which it takes place , erm as far as the erm erm oh the erm community , staffing of community centres erm this looks like erm in calculations involved handing over the r the management to the community centres to erm volunteers . |
| 17 | Er but he he is the agent for the European elections , the Liberal Democrats agent , and he 's gon na say a few words about that later on . |
| 18 | Ian , you were one , , and Tracy , if you could just say a few words . |
| 19 | Since there are no further hands rushing up into the air I 'll say a few words myself . |