Example sentences of "[adj] say [that] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Like the old saying that success has many fathers , but failure has none , nobody is prepared to claim parenthood of the old rating system . |
| 2 | We can now ask how far it is sensible to say that genes ‘ program ’ or ‘ control ’ development . |
| 3 | In his view , it is fallacious to say that Unix costs less per number of users than mainframes because no-one has ever put a large number of users on Unix boxes . |
| 4 | Briefly , if it is possible to interpret ( Ex ) Fx substitutionally as well as referentially , then it wo n't be superfluous to say that F 's actually exist , for on a substitutional interpretation they need not do so . |
| 5 | The hon. Member for Fife , Central says that TECs have been set up ’ at breakneck speed with scant regard to the complex and interrelated problems underpinning Britain 's skills crisis . ’ |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | The BBC reissue contained very poor transfers , but I 'm delighted to say that thanks to good engineering work by David Lennick on Music and Arts 's new disc we can now enjoy these 1935 performances in acceptable sound . |
| 8 | Many seem to be content to say that fashions change and that 's that . |
| 9 | It is quite impossible to say that Woolwich paid to close a transaction since it protested that it was not liable and it immediately sought to establish that the regulations were void . |
| 10 | You see , I 'm sad to say that Sidney never came back . |
| 11 | I do think it 's very easy to say that sums of money are not financially significant . |
| 12 | Its the , the market is there because people want it and this about er , I think its just too easy to say that people are mislead by them . |
| 13 | It would be easy to say that woman is a lesbian and then forget the personality . |
| 14 | Despite this , it is definitely untrue to say that lesbians are not at risk from HIV infection . |
| 15 | Libraries with no training officers were more likely to say that decisions were made by chief executives , and to specifically note that local authority approval was needed . |
| 16 | They are also the most likely to describe themselves as well endowed , through the least likely to say that size is important to women . |
| 17 | Again , the detailed survey cross-tabulations showed that , when they did have comments to make , old people , unskilled manual workers and — particularly , though hardly surprisingly — people without bank accounts were all specially likely to say that bank loans would be difficult to arrange . |
| 18 | This understanding may be due to the farmers being highly tolerant because there are so few walkers , but if you 've ever sat down to have a chat with a shepherd on the windy fellsides you might be more likely to say that tolerance and friendliness is in their nature . |
| 19 | Open Software Foundation chief David Tory has begun expressing hesitancy about the Novell Inc acquisition of Unix System Laboratories Inc in the US press , noting Novell 's tendency to go its own way and expressing curiosity about how it will handle the Unix Labs infrastructure : Tory said that Novell has become a lot more interested in the Foundation since the acquisition agreement , the implication being that Novell was interested in Unix Labs 's version of Distributed Computing Environment software . |
| 20 | It would be unfair to say that Archdeacon Richard Treadwell had retired on the job , but he saw that there was no further preferment likely to come his way and , to be honest , he did n't greatly regret it . |
| 21 | It would be unfair to say that Cohen plays safe , but it does seem that his range of touch is not yet as comprehensive as Zimerman 's ( DG ) , nor his structural grasp as infallible as Pollini 's ( also DG ) or his poetic sensibility as individual as Brendel 's ( Philips ) . |
| 22 | It would not be unfair to say that God , far from being superhuman , appears to be inhuman . |
| 23 | Lucky said that computer links have started a trend toward using ‘ offshore word processing ’ based in the Caribbean , where labour costs are less . |
| 24 | I am glad to say that Girobank have agreed to refund the 10 because , said a spokeswoman , ‘ Mr Kimbrey has never been overdrawn before , is a good customer , and it is a very small amount . ’ |
| 25 | On the hon. Gentleman 's last point , I am glad to say that work is being done on such devices so that we can trace cars more effectively . |
| 26 | I 'm glad to say that tickets for the rock and roll evening are going well although there are still a few left for late bookers |
| 27 | It 's stating the obvious to say that Brian May could probably open doors to any country he wanted to play in . |
| 28 | It was also after one of only two psychologists present said that programmers and computer scientists were ‘ arrogant ’ . |
| 29 | Frederick the Great said that Poland was all heath , moor and Jews , and |
| 30 | Well , it 's all very well to say that accidents like that should n't happen , but … |