Example sentences of "say [prep] a [noun] to [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | What are many of these questions measuring and how significant is the data , say as a guide to behaviour or as an influence on voting ? |
| 2 | John Jevons , Clwyd 's social services director , says in a report to councillors today that a plan would be thrashed out to best meet the needs of individuals based on the residents ' reaction . |
| 3 | Company chairman John Collier says in a letter to Greenpeace that special measures are being introduced to monitor the state of the tubes but there is no intention to replace the reactor head . |
| 4 | As Meaulnes says in a letter to Seurel , death alone will give him ‘ the key , the sequence and the end of this adventure that failed ’ . |
| 5 | Urueu-Wau-Wau indian leaders have said in a statement to Survival International that they can no longer tolerate the invasion of miners and loggers on to their land . |
| 6 | By June 1990 a total of 95,000 Germans had their applications for citizenship approved by the West German embassy in Bucharest , while the mayor of Sibiu , Mircea Tomas , was reported by Tanjug as saying during a visit to Belgrade that the German community in Romania had fallen to only 80,000 . |
| 7 | Christians were baptized into ‘ Christ ’ , not into ‘ Jesus ’ , that is to say into a relationship to Jesus as God , not into the human Jesus . |
| 8 | Chen said in a message to employees that the Eau Claire , Wisconsin company had designed and tested a prototype of what would be the world 's fastest supercomputer , and industry executives familiar with the project separately told Reuter that the prototype appeared to be a viable machine with a solid architecture . |
| 9 | ‘ I wish to express the shock of the French Government in the face of this horrible assassination and convey its condolences to all Lebanese people , ’ the junior Foreign Minister , Ms Edwige Avice , said in a statement to Parliament . |
| 10 | And another witness , who had been in the car park , said in a statement to police that he had not seen the policeman check underneath his car before getting . |
| 11 | ‘ Because of the status of the hall as a listed building , and the need for close consultation between all parties concerned , it would be inadvisable to involve more than one architect on such a sensitive project , ’ he said in a report to members . |
| 12 | Croatian Foreign Minister Zvonimir Separovic said in a letter to EC foreign ministers on Oct. 27 that some 5,000 people had been killed in Croatia since the beginning of July . |
| 13 | Of course he opposed the Reform Bill itself , yet said in a letter to Crabb Robinson ( 5 February 1833 ) : ‘ You mistake in supposing me an Anti-Reformer — that I never was , but an Anti-Bill man , heart and soul . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ What is even more disturbing , ’ the Foreign Affairs Committee of the US Congress said in a letter to Dr Banda dated 3 April , ‘ we have been told that several members of the Malawi Congress Party have called for the bishops ' death by an orchestrated mob . ’ |
| 15 | He said in a letter to shareholders : ‘ I believe that I know better than anyone what makes Amstrad operate and what needs to be done in order to secure its future . |
| 16 | No formal agreement was signed but Bazin said in a letter to OAS Secretary-General Joao Baena Soares on Sept. 3 that a meeting with Aristide was an " unavoidable solution " to the constitutional crisis . |
| 17 | He said in a letter to MPs : ‘ Maxwell pensioners will be asking Parliament to bring this gnawing uncertainty to an end by calling on the Government to shoulder its responsibilities by guaranteeing their pensions and assuming full responsibility for the pursuit and recovery of all stolen assets . ’ |
| 18 | Peter Middleton , chief executive , said in a letter to staff that there was a ‘ vital need ’ for Lloyd 's market 's competitive edge to be restored . ’ |
| 19 | The Foreign Office Minister said in a letter to Mr Major that he has had enough and wants to step down . |
| 20 | ‘ Retention of a certification facility at Barnard Castle can not be justified in terms of either efficient administration or public expenditure , ’ he said in a letter to Mr Derek Foster , MP for Bishop Auckland . |
| 21 | Mr Stan Eldon , chairman of the organising committee for the wheelchair event , said in a letter to competitors : ‘ At no time must you overtake these escorting motorcycles . |
| 22 | The editor , Mr Geoffrey Owen , said in a memorandum to staff : ‘ I accept that this could mean some fall in editorial quality ; this is a lower price to pay than a continued RSI problem . ’ |
| 23 | De Valois reiterated that thought when she said in a lecture to teachers ( 1947 ) : ‘ Classical dance requires an ordered , balanced form in which a calm spaciousness of movement animates the dancers . |
| 24 | As de Valois said in a lecture to teachers : ‘ It is better to have a rule to break than no rule at all if chaos is not to reign in the class-room or on the stage . ’ |
| 25 | Mr Koc said on a visit to Dr Crockett 's surgery he saw him hand a cheque to Mr Ata Nur Kuntar . |
| 26 | Mr Koc said on a visit to Dr Crockett 's surgery he saw him hand a cheque to Mr Ata Nur Kuntar . |