Example sentences of "[be] [adj] say that " in BNC.
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| 1 | That is why , on the costing basis , we are right to say that it represents another 10p in the pound on basic income tax . |
| 2 | Perhaps Upton people are right to say that because they have a tremendous history . |
| 3 | How much easier and clearer it might have been if it had been possible to say that both parents and husband were equally concerned and that they might all talk together . |
| 4 | I am afraid it has met with a cool response from our colleagues , and in view of this , I am sorry to say that we will not be taking up your offer to publish . |
| 5 | I am sorry to say that I often broke the tenth commandment for I really coveted that model and expect many of my contemporaries were also guilty of that sin . |
| 6 | In fact I am sorry to say that many aspects of the book are disappointing . |
| 7 | I am sorry to say that some of them are dead now , and others have left the dale to live in Barnard Castle with their own families . |
| 8 | I am sorry to say that I never heard her at her best because of circumstances . |
| 9 | But I am sorry to say that , however alert Ivy 's attention was and no matter how much Herman admired Brenda Bruce , they seemed to miss the point . |
| 10 | I find it thoroughly fascinating , but I am sorry to say that as much as I enjoy your magazine there never seems to be much advice or any articles for that matter , for women like me . |
| 11 | I am sorry to say that all you were demonstrating was stubbornness and/or poor examination technique . |
| 12 | I am sorry to say that the same human impulses acted with me , particularly in relation to my bank manager , and I wrote a letter of acceptance . |
| 13 | Further to Neil 's Memo to you of the 24th June , I am sorry to say that Newport Borough Council came back to us saying that they could not meet with us on Friday 24th July after all . |
| 14 | I am sorry to say that there is no joy here , only despair . |
| 15 | I am sorry to say that the hon. Gentleman did not just stoop to the gutter in terms of smearing my hon. Friend : he used a series of inaccurate figures . |
| 16 | Nevertheless , none of the superpowers have been willing to say that they would not actually use these weapons in a second nuclear strike , on the grounds that for the deterrent to be credible the other side has to be convinced that a first nuclear strike would result in nuclear retaliation . |
| 17 | He found , for example , that one company was realising that the whaling situation had been allowed to become a terrible indictment of all those involved in the industry , the Governments concerned and the International Whaling Commission , but I am afraid to say that it was the attitudes of the other two companies that prevailed in Japan for the ensuing years . |
| 18 | But , I am afraid to say that this month 's Ultimate Brandy Snap , filled with gooseberry fool ( page 124 ) , is best served either on its own , or with a small tot of brandy . |
| 19 | An imaginary example can be so described that I am willing to say that the action it recounts is good . |
| 20 | If it is necessary for my argument , I am prepared to say that there is , as regards the particular situation under review , a general legal justification , and I will call it ‘ necessity ’ . |
| 21 | I am delighted to say that we do n't see any babies in this dream . |
| 22 | I am delighted to say that , to date , 315 schools have opted for grant-maintained status . |
| 23 | I am delighted to say that both previous Prime Ministers under whom I served are avid and enthusiastic collectors of that porcelain . |
| 24 | Bryson House director Peter McLachlan said : ‘ I am delighted to say that Belfast City Council has approved the initial planning stage for the watersports centre . |
| 25 | I am sad to say that some Conservative Members and one or two of my hon. Friends seem to have a little Englander mentality . |
| 26 | I am sad to say that we have a different record on pedestrian deaths . |
| 27 | You , you , you 're right to say that on the whole there , the managerial farms were in , in the north , although there w there was clearly some in the south |
| 28 | Er and I think we 're safe to say that you 're married and |
| 29 | I put that inversely i i he 's put down inversely fro from what we will we are obliged to do we 're obliged to say that these levels ha er have been erm have not been checked by SATS |
| 30 | They 're both saying that they |