Example sentences of "say [pron] [modal v] [verb] [prep] a " in BNC.
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| 1 | Say you 'll sleep on a sofa or a table , and you 'll be all right . |
| 2 | Until 1970 the foresters here say they could rely on a good sale of fir trimmings — used in Christmas decorations — to pay for the routine management of the rest of the forest . |
| 3 | They say it could lead to a melt-down more serious than that at Three Mile Island in 1979 . |
| 4 | There 's a move to slow them down , but the hauliers say it could lead to a very dangerous situation . |
| 5 | Critics say it should concentrate on a less exclusive market . |
| 6 | ‘ Yes , but I 've said I 'll experiment for a while before making a decision . |
| 7 | I 've said I could do with a fag |
| 8 | But Richard Ingham , managing director of Beacham Peplow Noakes Advertising says he would opt for a more down-to-earth approach . |
| 9 | It says it may switch to a RISC microprocessor in future iterations of what is becoming an extremely popular product on the OEM market . |
| 10 | The Colorado-based Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund , which finances the centre , says it will wait for a ceasefire before attempting to resume research at Karisoke . |
| 11 | Speakers told the jokes on Friday at a dinner honouring a former Virginia representative , Stan Parris , who has said he may campaign for a congressional seat next year , the Washington Post reported yesterday . |
| 12 | But , in some of the major ones , the children and the elderly , there are quite clearly on the statutes laid down , and case law , laid down saying you must go through a process of consultation . |
| 13 | One goes on about it all the time , saying she must go on a diet , and start jogging and stuff , the other one does n't . |
| 14 | Houston police are trying to find a man who has succeeded in getting teenage girls to pose nude for him by saying they will appear in a music video for NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK . |
| 15 | He said , well let's put it this way he said I can get into a Ford and start it without breaking any windows |
| 16 | laugh , unfortunately you ca n't erm ca n't erm when I was giving this similar lecture two or three years ago , erm there was er a student in the class she put up her hand she said yes , she said that 's absolutely right she said , what you 're saying about the female does n't have to submit she said I used to work as a , as a stable maid at Newmarket at a stud farm and she said er you 've got ta have five people for er er to cover a mare . |
| 17 | Eleven percent proof , I said so get some of that down you I said you 'll sleep for a bloody week ! |
| 18 | And it had a stain on the shoulder which she said she would hide with a gold rose . |
| 19 | Krabbe 's manager , Jos Hermens , said she would run at a meeting in Jena on May 28 . |
| 20 | She said she would shop for a couple of hours on her own , that she did n't want him with her while she mooched around dress departments . |
| 21 | She said she 'll come on a Sunday morning with me and I said |
| 22 | ‘ Well , you said we could go on a picnic today . ’ |
| 23 | Cheshire Carers ' spokeswoman Lil Hughes said they would battle for a complete removal of the charge . |
| 24 | The responses indicated that 28 per cent would prefer to buy through a building society ; 27 per cent said they would buy from a salesman in their own home . |
| 25 | One quarter — 25% — said they 'd listen to a Radio News Network . |
| 26 | One quarter — 25% — said they 'd listen to a Radio News Network . |
| 27 | The greater proportion ( 33 per cent ) of people said they could function on a minimum of six hours ' sleep , though many claimed they could get by on five hours ( 23 per cent ) and four hours ( 20 per cent ) . |
| 28 | Kleinwort Benson said it could lead to a further 15 per cent fall in property values . |
| 29 | The defender said he would sell at a price of £70,000 . |
| 30 | He said he would look into a dispute which was holding up the release of Brussels cash to help build some factories on the site of the old Darlington forge . |