Example sentences of "[verb] say or [vb infin] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In this case , speakers or writers start out with a semantic representation of what they want to say or write , and search for the corresponding phonological information ( enabling one to say a word ) or orthographical information ( enabling one to write a word . |
| 2 | At Shell , we 're always open to our Customers ' suggestions , questions , complaints , even compliments — and anything else they want to say or know about Shell . |
| 3 | The problem was she had no real idea of what she was going to say or do when she got to the château . |
| 4 | She was not going to say or do anything that would make John Major 's task more difficult : the Cabinet , here she indicated them with a sinuous wave of her hand , was the most brilliant since Herbert Asquith 's and , as for Central Office , and she looked directly at Sir Charles , who was mopping his brow , they were good men and true who strove mightily in the interests of the Party , and for precious little reward . |
| 5 | Still Daalny lingered , as if minded to say or ask something more , her thin oval face sharply alert and her eyes half-veiled but very bright within the long dark lashes . |