Example sentences of "[conj] [verb] say [adv] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All these governments , despite what they were saying or had said previously in public , considered the abduction of their citizens as a political act and were negotiating over it . |
| 2 | But whereas say something that happens say Well say take for example where I live in . |
| 3 | Mr. Wilson : We know that the Hon. Gentleman is advising both companies — he informed us of that in Committee and has said so again tonight — but is it correct that he is backing Strathtay for his own area ? |
| 4 | Genscher has referred to Germany 's ‘ mission ’ to foster peace in Europe and has said very frankly that , ‘ We Germans can be the architects of a united and indivisible Europe ’ . |
| 5 | If Parliament had intended the word to mean ‘ releases other than for value ’ , it could and had to say so . |
| 6 | And Liz had slowly swivelled her head round , and stared at her as though from a great way off , and had said dreamily , ‘ If you really want something badly enough , do you think you get it ? ’ |
| 7 | She had stood there like a damsel in a high tower , imprisoned by her own fears , and had said imperiously , ‘ Here I am . |
| 8 | He had found them scruffy , and had said so in no uncertain terms . |
| 9 | The cloth was linen , for Mrs Maugham held that plastic table cloths were the last resort of the working classes , and had said so often and at length ; but it was adorned with place mats of plastic . |
| 10 | Her father disapproved of him , and had said so , but she had always thought that he would come round to her point of view . |
| 11 | Hank decided that , in this instance , honesty was the only policy possible and had said frankly that he wanted to try to write a book . |
| 12 | That was how I heard Old Red had been as angry as Sister over the Charlie Peters affair , and had said as much to Dr Jones . |
| 13 | Teachers do n't like the idea , and have said so loudly . |
| 14 | But put say like in the Body Shop and get a couple of animal soaps . |
| 15 | He has a job in mind , but refuses to say directly what it is . |
| 16 | In the past two chapters , I have been discussing the mechanisms of evolution , but have said little about the outcome of the process . |