Example sentences of "says something [prep] the [noun sg] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | In a nationwide poll conducted in the second week after the massacre , the question was asked : ‘ Some people believe that this tragedy says something about the problem of male violence towards women . |
| 2 | The Yorkshire wool trade gave rise to a good deal of flamboyant building , which says something about the nature of Yorkshiremen as well as about the immense wealth of the industry . |
| 3 | This account says something about the nature of invention . |
| 4 | It says something for the delicacy of the proposal that it comes not from the Japanese government , but from the ruling Liberal Democratic Party . |
| 5 | The employee top 10 features those companies which are expanding fastest , and it says something for the performance of WPP that it has managed to perform well in eps and return on capital terms at the same time as it has achieved that expansion . |
| 6 | He says the children were singing ’ always look on the bright side of life ’ which says something for the spirit of the school . |